Articles filed under Tollways
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Quinn unveils traveling memorial exhibition at Des Plaines OasisMay 25, 2013 11:51 am - Gov. Pat Quinn on Saturday unveiled the traveling “Portrait of a Soldier” exhibition commemorating Illinois soldiers killed in combat since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001...
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Should tollway have “website of shame” for scofflaws?May 03, 2013 10:59 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House Friday rejected by one vote a plan to set up a “website of shame” to display the names of scofflaws owing more than $1,000 in tollway fi...
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Suburban road projectsApr 29, 2013 5:30 am - Here's a look at some of the major road work ongoing this construction season across the region: Cook County Ÿ Willow Road reconstruction between Harlem Avenue and ...
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Spring ushers in Elgin-O'Hare, other road constructionApr 29, 2013 5:00 am - What's different about my annual summary of large and annoying roadwork projects this year? For the first time ever, I get to announce the debut of a significant constru...
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Tollway watchdog digs up scams, employee misdeedsMar 28, 2013 11:23 am - Recent shenanigans by now ex-tollway workers or contract employees included a supervisor who bullied underlings when he was not sleeping on the job and a call center att...
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I-90, Barrington Road interchange takes step forwardMar 20, 2013 5:40 pm - Timing is everything for communities hoping to take advantage of a massive widening project along the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) to build some long-desired interchanges ...
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Tollway expansion has fringe benefits for Elgin fenMar 20, 2013 4:24 pm - The rare swamp thistle, marsh marigold and skunk cabbage will get a piece of the action as the Illinois tollway moves forward on plans to widen the Jane Addams Tollway (...
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Construction revs up on Jane AddamsMar 13, 2013 1:46 pm - Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) drivers will see some dividends this year on higher tolls instituted in 2012 as construction to widen and reinvent the road kicks off. The Ill...
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Proposed hand-held ban puts distracted driving back in the hot seatMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - Could this be the year a hand-held cellphone ban goes viral in Illinois? I won't hold my breath ... but I will track the progress of a House bill prohibiting drivers fro...
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Route 53 consultants’ contract draws criticismMar 04, 2013 6:09 pm - Illinois tollway leaders will spend $4 million for consultants who will develop a detailed plan to extend Route 53 north into Lake County, including surveying how much d...