TAX BILLS, TEMPERS RISE IN COOK COUNTY
Retirees Charles and Ella McCall of Arlington Heights were among the unlucky ones in this year's property tax lottery: Their out-of-pocket tax bill rose by nearly 31 percent. When the...
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BEVERLY ROAD RAMPS PLANNED
Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority have opted for a simpler, cheaper interchange at Beverly Road and the Northwest Tollway (Interstate Highway 90)...
WINFIELD RD. INTERCHANGE PLANS OKD
Tollway directors approved an agreement with Du Page County that paves the way for a new, full interchange at Winfield Road and the East-West Tollway (Interstate Highway 88). As part...
U.S. HOUSE PANEL BACKS RAIL LINE
The startup of commuter rail service on the Wisconsin Central got a big boost Friday when a congressional subcommittee recommended a $10 million federal grant to get the project rolling....
LOW RIDERSHIP FORCES PACE TO CUT ROUTE 603
Pace Route No. 603 Cedarcrest, a rush-hour bus service from Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg to the Roselle Metra station, is scheduled to stop running on July 2 as a result...
TRI-STATE ON-RAMP AT ROOSEVELT SHUT
The entrance ramp from westbound Roosevelt Road to the southbound Tri-State Tollway is scheduled to be closed from 10 p.m. Thursday until the completion of the Tri-State (Interstate Highway 294)...
PACE CANCELS RUSH-HOUR BUS TO LOMBARD STATION
Friday will be the last day of service for Pace Route 672 Southeast Lombard, a rush-hour bus service that operated from the Lombard Metra station. Pace said it is discontinuing...
LOCKPORT GOES TO BAT FOR FOX VALLEY ROUTE
In a few months, Gov. Jim Edgar may decide whether to continue the Fox Valley expressway study or kill the project outright. And Lockport officials are taking no chances on...
LEAKY TUNNEL TO BE FIXED
Directors of the tollway authority voted last week to spend nearly $1 million fixing drain tiles and eliminating leaks in a tunnel that carries the North-South Tollway beneath the East-West...
1 TOLL SUIT ENDING, ANOTHER RETURNS
The last major lawsuit still pending from the construction of the North-South Tollway is near settlement, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority disclosed Wednesday. At the same time, though, a...