Inside the Tollway
Inside the Tollway
News, stories and insight from inside the Illinois Tollway.
In 2009, after a decade of working as a civil engineer, Mae Whiteside Williams decided to bet on herself and launch her own engineering firm out of her home in Chicago’s Roseland Heights neighborhood. “Some people will say ‘well, that’s ludicrous,’ but I just thought I could do it and believed in myself,” Whiteside Williams said, recalling how she started the business with $700 and a laptop computer. Since then, CKL Engineers has grown into a successful small business with 28...
2023-05-11
What’s the best way for high school students to find out if a career in the transportation industry is for them? Put on hard hats and safety vests to get a close-up look at construction projects underway on the Illinois Tollway.“Giving students access to real-world...
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2023-04-27
When the Illinois Tollway began building a new state-of-the-art maintenance facility in Hoffman Estates, it also built a new path for a small stream crossing the property as part of a sophisticated drainage system that will help protect local water quality. Engineers...
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2023-04-24
Today, the Illinois Tollway recognizes Go Orange Day to show support for the men and women working on our roadways. We’re wearing orange for the maintenance workers, H.E.L.P. truck drivers, Illinois State Police troopers and construction workers who risk their lives every day...
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2023-04-20
To train the Illinois Tollway’s Aurora (M-8) maintenance facility crew to safely and effectively do their jobs, M-8 Manager Brian Fuqua uses a tried-and-true technique he used when he was a high school football coach: circuit training. Just like athletes get conditioned...
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2023-04-19
Reminding drivers that they play a critical role in maintaining safe work zones, the Illinois Tollway is joining other safety and transportation agencies, industry partners and construction workers to mark National Work Zone Awareness Week With roadway construction...
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2023-04-18
As roadway construction shifts into high gear, the Illinois Tollway is urging drivers to slow down and take extra precautions in work zones to protect themselves, construction and roadway workers, and emergency responders they’re likely to encounter while traveling this year...
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2023-04-17
Diversity, equity and inclusion remain a top priority for the Illinois Tollway under the leadership of new Tollway Board Chairman Arnie Rivera. Rivera reaffirmed the Tollway’s commitment to helping small and diverse businesses grow and succeed at a recent Illinois...
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2023-04-14
Public safety dispatchers are often called the unsung heroes in headsets. They’re the calm voice in the dark. The thin gold line that connects the bold red and blue lines representing firefighters and police. They are the first voice you hear when you call 911 for...
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2023-04-12
When Jennifer Kelecius and a business partner launched Foundation Mechanics in 2011, they mostly did consulting work for another company, then began doing a variety of smaller construction and landscaping projects.The firm continued with only a handful of employees until 2016...
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2023-04-05
They paint walls, construct offices, lay carpeting and even repair broken door locks at 200 buildings and garages across the Illinois Tollway system.The 12 carpenters and 4 painters who staff the Tollway’s Carpenter Shop “do it all—whatever needs to be done,” said Chief...
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2023-04-04
Illinois Tollway finances are in the hands of a woman recognized as one of the best in the business. Crain’s Chicago Business named Tollway Chief Financial Officer Cathy Williams among its “2023 Notable CFOs” for her accomplishments at the agency, leadership in the...
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2023-04-03
Last-chance discounts now offered on outstanding invoices alongside fee dismissal for income-eligible customers enrolled in I-PASS Assist.After an overwhelmingly successful amnesty program, a broad expansion of the I-PASS Assist program and completion of complex technological...
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2023-04-03
Senior Project Manager Rick Hanba loves seeing his work as a civil engineer transform from concept to reality. Community Relations Manager Lauren Platt enjoys using her skills to solve a variety of issues in collaboration with others. Their advice for students...
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2023-03-23
Always looking to adopt new technologies available in the transportation industry, the Illinois Tollway is increasingly turning to cutting-edge tools such as 3D modeling, intelligent transportation systems in planning, designing and building roads and bridges. So,...
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2023-03-22
A quick, money-saving way for drivers to pay their tolls and avoid any fees or fines now is as close as their smartphone. It’s the Official Illinois Tollway App, which lets drivers use their phones or mobile devices to easily update or manage their I-PASS accounts,...
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2023-03-20
There are more career opportunities available in the transportation industry than just engineers, planners and traffic managers. There are also opportunities in traditional office professions such as IT, HR and finance, as well as in warehouse positions and the skilled...
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2023-03-03
In his 10 years working in various customer service positions at the Illinois Tollway, Messenger Services Supervisor Bryant Rule is used to helping others. And, it carries over into his life outside the Tollway where he serves as one of the pastors with the Church of God...
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2023-03-03
They continuously patrolled 37 miles of roadway, assisting drivers and clearing crash scenes, operated snowplows and other heavy equipment and staffed shifts around the clock—all without sustaining a single on-the-job injury in 2022. The Illinois Tollway is honoring the...
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2023-02-21
The Illinois Tollway congratulates all the firms behind the four Tollway projects earning 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois. Tri-State Tollway (I-294)/I-57 Interchange – T.Y. Lin (T.Y. Lin International) and Wight...
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2023-02-17
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