Marni Pyke

Marni Pyke is a reporter for the Daily Herald.

Traffic flows toward the Touhy Avenue toll plaza on I-294 in Des Plaines in 2012. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Residents speak out on 57% passenger car rate hike for I-PASS users in Illinois

July 23, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Gubernatorial politics emerged along with consumer concerns at the latest Illinois tollway hearing on a roughly 57% passenger car rate hike and new capital program Wednesday in Aurora.

Crews work on a bridge deck for I-490 near Des Plaines in July, 2024. The Illinois tollway has approved a $178 million contract for work on the new I-490, which will wrap around the west side of O’Hare International Airport, connecting I-90 to I-294. (Illinois Tollway)

I-490 toll road project advances with $178M construction contract

July 22, 2026 at 1:35 p.m.

Completion of the game-changing I-490 corridor is in sight with Illinois tollway officials approving a significant contract recently for the north leg of the project.

Drivers travel east along I-88 near the I-355 south exit on June 24, 2026, near Lisle. The Illinois Tollway plans to fix traffic congestion at the interchange with improvements such as more lanes on I-355. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

What’s in the Illinois Tollway’s $26.5 billion construction program?

July 5, 2026 at 7:38 p.m.

From a seismic interchange redo to an O’Hare International Airport facility, the Illinois Tollway’s sprawling new $26.5 billion capital program is a lot of concrete to absorb.

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