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Toll Increase

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Patch Flash: Porsche Driver Drove Wrong Way on Tollway, Charged in Deadly Crash

Chicagoland news to talk about: Crime Stoppers offers $5000 reward for hit-and-run information; Skunks swell in suburb.

  A Naperville man has been charged with reckless homicide in the deaths of two Elmhurst residents for  allegedly driving his Porsche at a high rate of speed into oncoming traffic on I-88, Aug. 6. Witnesses reported seeing William Howe, a dentist, drive erratically and throwing wads of cash out the window. Lake County Crime Stoppers is offering a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver that struck and killed 18-year-old Gabriella Drozdz, July 22, in Lake Zurich. Drozdz and two friends were on their way to Alpine Fest when the hit-and-run occurred.   An Arlington Heights woman faces criminal charges after fracturing the legs and skull of a 2-month old baby boy, according to Palatine Patch. Rubi Cabrera, 19, has been…

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3:14 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Really? Wads of cash, come on.   more ›

Friday, August 19, 2011

Toll Increase Addressed at Area Hearing

The Illinois Tollway is seeking input at the meeting that will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in Huntley.

The Illinois Tollway is seeking input on a plan that would increase the cost of tolls and McHenry County residents get to have their say this week. One of 12 public hearings across the state is being held in Huntley Friday. The meeting is scheduled from 7-9 p.m. at Huntley Village Hall,10987 Main Street. The tollway authority is proposing a $12 billion capital plan that would be funded by rate hikes for motorists. Tolls would increase by 35 cents at a typical mainline toll plaza. Revenue from the increase would fund capital improvements through 2026. The plan includes:      * Reconstructing and widening Interstate 90 from Interstate 294 to Rockford.     * Reconstructing more than 20 miles of the central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) and the …

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