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Illinois Tollway prepares for 8.3 million vehicles traveling for the Thanksgiving Holiday

| November 24, 2014 | 0 Comments

ILLINOIS TOLLWAY PREPARES FOR 8.3 MILLION VEHICLES TRAVELING FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Tollway customers can get in holiday spirit donating to Toys for Tots, Warm Our Heroes; visiting Santa DOWNERS GROVE, IL – Illinois Tollway customers motoring their way to grandma’s house for the annual Thanksgiving feast or to area malls for holiday shopping bargains are invited to […]

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ILLINOIS TOLLWAY ASKS DRIVERS TO AVOID TRAVEL IN DANGEROUS WEATHER

| January 5, 2014 | 0 Comments

Extreme cold, snow and strong winds make driving difficult DOWNERS GROVE, IL –The Illinois Tollway asked drivers Sunday to defer all non-essential travel because a winter snowfall followed by extreme cold and strong winds will make driving hazardous. For drivers who must get behind the wheel, the Tollway is advising travelers to use extra caution as strong […]

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Illinois Tollway Prepares for 17.6 Million Vehicles this Holiday Season

| December 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

ILLINOIS TOLLWAY PREPARES FOR 17.6 MILLION VEHICLES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Tollway offers access to holiday lights, free coffee on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve DOWNERS GROVE, IL – Holiday revelers looking to make the season a little brighter will find the Illinois Tollway offers convenient access to some of the region’s biggest holiday light displays […]

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Illinois Tollway Prepares for Thanksgiving Travel and Holiday Shoppers

| November 27, 2013 | 0 Comments

Approximately 10 million vehicles expected on the Tollway this Thanksgiving holiday DOWNERS GROVE, IL – Holiday shoppers driving for discounts and motorists traveling for turkey and pumpkin pie during the Thanksgiving holiday will find that each of the four Illinois Tollway roads offers convenient access to area shopping malls, as well as grandma’s house. And, to […]

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Illinois Tollway Open New Customer Service Center at UIC

| November 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

ILLINOIS TOLLWAY OPENS NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL CENTER AT UIC  What:   The Illinois Tollway and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) will unveil a new, larger and more modern customer service call center staffed by The Chicago Lighthouse. A tour of the new facility will follow a ribbon-cutting ceremony. When:   Today, November 5, at 10 a.m. Where:  UIC Student […]

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Illinois Tollway to Host Construction Contract Meeting

| November 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

  ILLINOIS TOLLWAY TO HOST CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT MEETING FOR ELGIN O’HARE WESTERN ACCESS PROJECT Focus on providing detailed information to contractors interested in bidding on upcoming work DOWNERS GROVE, IL – The Illinois Tollway will host a free event to educate interested contracting firms about upcoming construction opportunities on the Elgin O’Hare Western Access (EOWA) Project. Construction begins this […]

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PUBLIC COMMENT WANTED ON ILLINOIS TOLLWAY BUDGET

| October 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

ILLINOIS TOLLWAY INVITES PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON 2014 TENTATIVE BUDGET Public hearing, open house and webinar available for public to learn more; Comments welcome via email, U.S. mail or in person  DOWNERS GROVE, IL – The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors today invited the public to review and comment on the agency’s 2014 Tentative Budget by attending […]

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Tollway Seeks Firm to Help Streamline Fleet Parts Operations

| October 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

  ILLINOIS TOLLWAY SEEKS FIRM TO HELP STREAMLINE FLEET PARTS OPERATIONS New vendor will supply and manage Tollway vehicle parts inventory DOWNERS GROVE, IL – The Illinois Tollway today issued a request for proposals (RFP) from prospective vendors to provide a streamlined system to supply and manage the vehicle parts inventory required to operate the agency’s […]

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New Tolls already planned for Elgin-O’Hare Route

| February 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

Although the long-awaited, $3.4 billion Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project will not be completed until around 2025, Federal officials have already signed off on plans to convert the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway into a wider, longer, “all-electronic” tollway with an estimated 20 cents a mile toll that would access the western edge of O’Hare Airport by 2018.  The […]

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