Articles filed under Tollways
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High speed rail, electric cars and railfan harassment — readers get their sayNov 27, 2011 11:00 pm - It's that season to overeat and give thanks, so I'm serving up a heaping helping of letters and emails. I can't thank you enough for reading, commenting, advising and h...
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The Soapbox: The end to toll perksNov 19, 2011 4:00 am - A benefit costing a buck or two a day per employee doesn’t sound like much. But $478,300 does. That’s the yearly cost — after a toll increase coming Jan. 1 — of an Illin...
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Tollway ready to end free tolls on employees' commutesNov 16, 2011 11:00 pm - The free ride is over for Illinois tollway employees accustomed to getting back and forth from work using a complimentary I-PASS. The policy shift came Thursday during a...
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New evidence shows distraction dangerNov 14, 2011 4:00 am - Last month, the three-day interruption of Blackberry services led to an unanticipated consequence halfway around the world. In Dubai, traffic accidents fell 20 percent o...
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Construction season for tollway equals hiringNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Directors to vote on $266 million proposal
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Bad time to dump tollway criticNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - “Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” The quote is attributed to Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi, and the philosophy makes sense: Defending a proposal ag...
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Tollway redoes invalid voteOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - For the second time in a week, the Illinois tollway board approved a preliminary $973 million budget Monday. Board members re-enacted a Thursday meeting that turned out ...
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Which suburban roads creep us out?Oct 31, 2011 12:00 am - It was the very witching time of night that Ichabod, heavy-hearted and crestfallen, pursued his travel homeward. The night grew darker and darker; the stars seemed t...
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Tollway budget grows with road expansionOct 27, 2011 12:00 am - As the Illinois tollway expands the road system, it’s also expanding spending and adding engineering jobs, the preliminary 2012 budget shows. The agency will hire 20 eng...
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New tollway directors speak out as Quinn stands behind dumping criticOct 25, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn is defending his decision to drop the only Illinois tollway director who voted against a rate increase. Quinn on Monday replaced half the tollway board, g...