Illinois tollway study foresees plaza removal and cash toll hikes
A state panel released a report with more than 20 options for the Illinois Toll Highway Authority. Proposals include dismantling toll plazas, pay-one-time systems with fewer booths, and toll increases for cash payers. Governor Ryan may push bond refinancing and expanded I-PASS use while weighing restructuring the toll authority.
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Tollway options for Illinois future by Toll Authority
The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority proposed seven general options for Gov. George Ryan and the Legislature to chart tollway future. Options include eliminating tolls in parts or all of the system, removing or reconfiguring ramp plazas and booths, and promoting I-PASS usage with related rate changes.
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Trails and Trailblazers Conference Maps Southern Suburbs History
The 13th Annual South Suburban Cultural History Conference titled Trails and Trailblazers takes place April 8 at the Marie Irwin Center Homewood. It traces trails the first settlers used including Hubbard s Trail Vincennes Trail Sauk Trail and Michigan City Trail with lectures by Redd Griffin Peter Youngman Cynthia Ogorek and Vic Johnson and an interactive Wagon Trail to Illinois game.
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Alderman Reinwald exonerated to stay on council
Chicago Heights alderman Tony Reinwald survived a 5 to 8 party line vote to remain on the city council after a special meeting, with eight members voting to expel and five voting to save him. The measure accused him of taking $50 from Greek businessman James Pothos to influence territory removal from the prohibition district.
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City to mark Chicago road paving with grand day
Chicago Heights plans a Saturday June 22 celebration to honor the completion of the Chicago road improvement. Aiming for a memorable event, the organizing committee offers prizes for poetry and prose, poetry prizes five and two fifty, stories five and two fifty, stories capped at 250 words, and a potential legal holiday declaration by the mayor.
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