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Project turns Addams into 37-mile construction zone
Just in time to wreak havoc on summer travel, the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway has become one long and challenging construction zone. From Elgin to Rockford, the 37-mile stretch of Interstate 90 is under construction, forcing motorists to pay close...
Tags: Traffic, Huntley, Schaumburg, Roselle, Highway Transportation
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Tollway contracts near $180 million
Flush with cash, the Illinois Tollway on Wednesday endorsed spending nearly $180 million for the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway and other projects — the largest single-day round of construction contracts ever awarded by the agency. Most of the...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Elections, Illinois Governor, George Ryan, Itasca
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Tollway advances $160 million in projects
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Tollway today tentatively approved construction contracts totaling nearly $160 million for work on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) , the proposed Elgin-O’Hare Western Access and other projects. The biggest contracts are for...Tags: Hoffman Estates, Elgin
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Elmhurst gets look at Elgin O'Hare expansion plans
Elmhurst City Council members heard Monday that Illinois Tollway plans for new western access to Chicago O'Hare International Airport are getting underway and include some direct benefits for the city. Lidia Pilecky of consulting firm CH2M Hill laid out...
Tags: Elmhurst, Irving Park, Elgin, O'Hare International Airport
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More than 1,700 Illinois workers warned in May of layoffs
Tribune staff reportMore than 1,700 Illinois workers received notice in May that they could be laid off in the coming weeks, according to filings with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caterpillar warned it could add 299 workers to a round of...Tags: Lisle, Berkeley (Cook, Illinois), Book, Layoffs and Downsizing, Waukegan
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As tollway link gets ready to open, housing boom awaits Homer Glen
Tribune staff reporterWhen developers talk about building in the fast lane, they might well be talking about the construction boom in and around Homer Glen. The rapidly expanding southwest suburb, as well as a corridor of other communities, is about to receive a huge boost of...Tags: Veterans Day, Real Estate, Homer Glen, Manhattan (New York City), Road Transportation
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Plans for Elgin O'Hare Expressway unveiled
In a sneak preview of the $3.4 billion Elgin O'Hare Western Access construction project, members of the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission heard how the tollway will charge for distances traveled and is expected to dramatically reduce commuter travel...
Tags: Travel, Transportation, Business, Highway Transportation, Dwayne Johnson
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Tri-State motorists face overnight shutdown
Thousands of motorists will face a lengthy detour overnight Saturday when one of the Illinois Tollway's busiest stretches will be shut down for emergency bridge repairs, officials said Thursday. The Tri-State Tollway will be closed between the Reagan...
Tags: Schaumburg, Transportation Accidents, Rosemont (Cook, Illinois), Highway Transportation, Woodstock (McHenry, Illinois)
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Legislators give go-ahead to new Elgin-O'Hare toll road
Amid the divisiveness this spring over pension reform and casino gambling, legislators managed to agree overwhelmingly on at least one thing: The Chicago area needs a new toll road. With little more than a dozen "no" votes — mostly from...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Executive Branch, Illinois Governor, Business, Public Transportation
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Tollway's job numbers from $12 billion program don't add up
The Illinois Tollway this year will go full speed on a $12 billion construction program, touting it as a jobs generator that will put an estimated 120,000 people to work over 15 years. But while additional billions in increased tolls already are adding...
Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Executive Branch, Illinois Governor, Waukegan
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Deerfield considers electric car charging stations
Electric charging stations may be coming to Deerfield as the village considers joining other North Shore communities in offering the green transportation technology for their shopping districts. Since early 2012, Deerfield has belonged to North Shore...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Hybrid Vehicles, Nissan, Passenger Cars, Tesla
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Tollway vows to get violation notices out quicker
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Tollway said today it will implement a new policy requiring that all violation notices be mailed within 90 days of a tollway user's third violation. Previously the tollway would sometimes not send out such notices out for years when backlogs...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Lake County (Illinois), Elgin, Road Transportation
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