Articles filed under Tollways
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Planes, trains and automobiles: A look at 2013Dec 30, 2012 10:00 pm - Today we will journey — to the future! Sort of. Four experts have lent their visionary powers to this column to forecast the major transportation stories of 2013. But f...
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Chicago Skyway fare to rise to $4 next yearDec 25, 2012 6:00 am - It's going to cost motorists more to travel on the Chicago Skyway next year. Tolls will jump from $3.50 to $4 on the Chicago Skyway starting Jan. 1. That 8-mile stretch ...
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One injured in tollway accidentDec 19, 2012 7:04 pm - One person was injured Wednesday evening in a one-car accident on the Northwest Tollway, according to police. A spokesman for the Illinois State Police said the accident...
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Tollway faces hurdles for expressway extension, interchangeDec 13, 2012 4:56 pm - More than $162 million of the Illinois tollway’s just-approved 2013 budget is earmarked for work on the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway extension and an interchange at I-57 and ...
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Follow tollway conditions on TwitterNov 20, 2012 6:54 am - Travelers using the Illinois tollway system this Thanksgiving holiday can sign up for Tollway Trip Tweets on Twitter.com. Drivers can “follow” each of the four tollways ...
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Three hurt in crash on I-90Nov 17, 2012 5:56 pm - Traffic on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway was snarled for about 45 minutes Saturday following a three-vehicle accident near Arlington Heights, authorities said. Three ...
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Chatty I-PASS transponders could cost $8-$9Nov 15, 2012 10:00 am - It won't change your oil or rotate your tires, but a future I-PASS transponder could alert you if you miss a toll payment. A recent survey of drivers showed about 85 per...
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How $2 billion in campaign cash could have been spent on Illinois roadsNov 11, 2012 10:00 pm - Tuesday night, I drove out in the rain along Butterfield Road to get to my election assignment — Congressman Peter Roskam's victory party in Wheaton. The going was a lit...
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Disputing incorrect toll violations should get easierNov 05, 2012 12:23 pm - If you’ve had the bad luck of having a car stolen, the last thing you need is a toll violation notice for the missing vehicle. As of Monday, the Illinois tollway will ma...
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Tollway budget promises plenty of construction zones next yearOct 25, 2012 5:00 pm - The Illinois tollway's 2013 preliminary budget is big on road building with steep increases in construction spending for projects such as expanding the Jane Addams Memor...