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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: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Book, Unemployment, Woodstock (McHenry, Illinois)
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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: Dwayne Johnson, Business, Travel, Transportation, O'Hare International Airport
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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: Transportation Accidents, O'Hare International Airport, Rosemont (Cook, Illinois), Motorvehicle Accidents, 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: Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Business, Illinois Department of Transportation, Small Businesses
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Detours, closings scheduled on Tri-State ramps near O'Hare
Motorists who use the northbound Tri-State Tollway to access the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway and O'Hare International Airport will face construction detours and weekend closings starting next week, the Illinois Tollway announced Thursday. The Tollway...
Tags: Travel, O'Hare International Airport, Transportation, Road Transportation, Traffic
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Detours, weekend closures ahead for Tri-State Tollway ramps near O'Hare
Tribune reporterMotorists who use the northbound Tri-State Tollway to access the Jane Addams Tollway and O’Hare International Airport will face construction detours and weekend closings starting next week, the Illinois Tollway announced today. The Tollway will...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Highway Transportation, Road Transportation, Traffic
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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, Services and Shopping, Passenger Cars, Nissan, Ford
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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: Illinois Department of Transportation, House Building, Cook County Government, Northfield, Construction
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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: Chicago Tribune, Michigan Avenue, Travel, Transportation, Business Enterprises
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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: Labor Markets, Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Lake Forest College, Illinois Governor
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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: Sleepy Hollow, Union Pacific Railroad, Rosemont (Cook, Illinois), Huntley, Elgin
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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: Weather Statistics, Weather, McHenry County, McHenry, Weather Reports
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