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County unveils millions in suburban roadway projects
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced in Schaumburg on Thursday 21 upcoming roadway improvement projects resulting in $35 million of construction throughout the suburbs. Among them will be a $3 million project patching 3.1 miles of...
Tags: Highway Transportation, House Building, Toni Preckwinkle, Deborah Sims, Roselle
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Preckwinkle announces $35 million roadwork in suburbs
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Thursday in Schaumburg 21 roadway improvement projects resulting in $35 million of construction throughout the suburbs. Among them will be a $3 million project patching 3.1 miles of Schaumburg...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Toni Preckwinkle, Transportation, Travel, Roselle
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Indiana E-ZPass users may face extra fee on Illinois Tollway
Indiana drivers who use E-ZPass transponders to pay tolls electronically on the Illinois Tollway might soon be charged an extra fee to balance out what Illinois officials see as a long-unresolved fairness issue. Since 2010, Illinois Tollway I-Pass...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Consumers, Transportation, Travel, Chicago Tribune
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Bill to raise Illinois interstate speed limit revs up debate
Illinois has its posted highway speed limit and its populist highway speed limit — a fluid relationship based mostly on driver whim and the presence of the gentlemen and ladies in state police squad cars. State Sen. Jim Oberweis, R-Sugar Grove,...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Toni Preckwinkle, U.S. Congress, Executive Branch, Sugar Grove
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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: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Tesla
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North suburban road projects to impact communities
Major construction on Lake-Cook and Willow roads are among the headaches in store for North Shore motorists this spring and summer — but they are just two of the 75 projects outlined by officials recently for north Cook and Lake counties....
Tags: Highway Transportation, House Building, Northbrook, Transportation, Northfield
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Tollway to hold public meetings on Jane Addams project
Tribune reporterWith construction beginning this spring on the $2.2 billion rebuilding and widening of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90), the Illinois Tollway will hold two public meetings this week to provide businesses, communities and customers with construction...Tags: Highway Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad, Elgin, Sleepy Hollow, Rosemont (Cook, Illinois)
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Arlington Heights approves weather sensors
Arlington Heights is installing high-tech weather sensors at two locations in the village. "You can't simply tell (the weather conditions) by looking out the window," said Mike Reynolds, the village's superintendent of maintenance. "We're trying to...Tags: McHenry, Weather Reports, Weather Statistics, Weather, McHenry County
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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: Highway Transportation, Transportation, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, Road Transportation
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Tollway awards contract to study Highway 53 extension proposal
Tribune reporterAn Illinois Tollway committee today recommended awarding a $4 million contract award to Schaumburg-based TranSystems Corp. to continue planning for the proposed extension of Illinois Highway 53/120 in Lake County. The contract will develop a detailed...Tags: Highway Transportation, Contracts, Engineering, Technology, Land Resources
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Lake Zurich chamber names educator of year, and more
News briefs from Lake Zurich, Wauconda. Village announces website improvements Lake Zurich Mayor Suzanne Branding announced upgrades to the village's website at the town's last board meeting. First, residents are now able to pay water bills through...Tags: Toshiba Corporation, Lake Zurich, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Local Government
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Winter storm: Snow tapers off here, Northeast braces for blizzard
A winter storm dumped almost 9 inches of heavy, wet snow in some far northern suburbs before tapering off Thursday evening. A winter storm warning was set to expire at midnight for Lake and McHenry counties, with Cook, DuPage and DeKalb counties under a...
Tags: Heart Attack, Judges, Weather Warnings, Elgin, Hanover Park
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