Articles filed under Tollways
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Report: Suburbs spending more on lobbyingJun 12, 2011 12:23 am - SPRINGFIELD — Local officials are spending more tax money to pay for lobbyists in Springfield, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform reported Thursday. The report e...
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Budget impasse could cost 52,000 jobs, halt road projectsJun 07, 2011 12:14 pm - Road and bridge construction projects around the suburbs could be halted this summer — along with 52,000 jobs statewide — if lawmakers don't return to Springfield to app...
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Tollway chief: Transponders may become obsoleteJun 07, 2011 5:09 am - Will we be converting our transponders into coasters? That could be the future of tolling, said Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Executive Director Kristi Lafleur, ...
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Funding cuts mean lighter summer roadwork in the suburbsMay 31, 2011 5:14 pm - If you're fuming in gridlock along I-90 this summer, take comfort in the fact it could be much worse. For many drivers in the West and Northwest suburbs, the 2011 constr...
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Express buses could replace STAR Line on I-90May 28, 2011 12:34 am - Fast buses could replace a proposed commuter train service in the future along I-90. Illinois tollway board directors agreed Thursday to partner with the Regional Transp...
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No oasis from ads, tollway contemplates electronic billboards at rest stopsMay 24, 2011 8:54 pm - There's money to be made selling ads on tollway oases but the public won't see any payoff in the foreseeable future. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority officials are ...
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Hoping for another lane? IDOT targets the IkeMay 24, 2011 12:02 am - The Eisenhower Expressway and I go way back. It's one of those dysfunctional relationships. I've driven the Ike through two excruciating resurfacing projects and one rec...
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Illinois tollway, Argonne team up on fuel solutionsMay 13, 2011 5:33 pm - They can chase down bad guys and frighten speeding motorists into slowing down to a crawl on sight. But how fuel efficient are the squad cars Illinois State Police troop...
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Tollway political hires fired for slacking off, harassmentMay 11, 2011 12:01 am - Good connections don't necessarily mean good attitudes for a few current and former toll road employees. Sleeping on the job, bucking authority and creating a hostile wo...
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Rosemont breaks ground on Balmoral off-rampMay 08, 2011 9:02 am - Rosemont broke ground Wednesday on a $14.2 million off-ramp project on the northbound Tri-State Tollway at Balmoral Avenue. The village entered into an intergovernmental...