Articles filed under Transportation
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I-PASS users vent on toll hikeAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Tollway drivers questioned at the Des Plaines Oasis on I-90 reacted strongly to news of a toll increase. “I can see it go up a little bit because it hasn’t been increase...
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Toll hike likely, but rival plan to be debated, tooAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - All indications are tollway drivers should prepare for a rate hike effective Jan. 1. With a discussion scheduled for today on the Illinois tollway's proposed $12 billion...
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Quinn backs toll hikeAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn came out strongly Wednesday in favor of a toll increase to pay for a major public works program. While he noted the decision was up to the tollway's board...
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Hearings concluded, toll increase vote could come ThursdayAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois tollway leaders signaled they'll vote on proposed toll hikes this week as a series of tempestuous public hearings concluded Tuesday. “At this point, we've had n...
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Routes 59 and 20 construction to cause delaysAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation is expected to start the next phase of the roadway construction at the intersection of Rte. 59 and Rte. 20/Lake Street on or ab...
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In Buffalo Grove, higher tolls win support if Route 53 is extendedAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - More than 200 residents and elected officials crowded into the Buffalo Grove village hall for a standing-room-only hearing Tuesday night on the tollway’s proposed capita...
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Feared beetle found in sacks of rice at O’HareAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. Customs and Border Patrol investigators said Tuesday that they intercepted a feared nonnative beetle in bags of rice that arrived at O’Hare International Airport fr...
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Prospect Heights updates roadwork progressAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - Prospect Heights has issued an update on Phase I of its Road Bond Construction Project. Rob Roy will have concrete completed by end of work on Monday, weather permitting...
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Power fleets with natural gasAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - The trend to switch vehicle fleets to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) is on the rise in Illinois as told in the article, “Suburban fle...
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Ill. Tollway adds hearing on capital planAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois Tollway officials have added a Kane County public hearing to its schedule of meetings about a proposed $12 billion capital construction plan. The hearing will ...