Illiana Expressway

The End of the Illiana Expressway Is Nigh

According to a recent op-ed, the Illiana Expressway "was built upon faulty assumptions, and motivated largely by crony intentions."

June 15, 2015 - Illinois Policy

Illinois Betting On Tolls to Cover Highway Costs

The state of Illinois is actively pushing two highway projects that might fail to pencil-out for users and for state taxpayers.

February 15, 2014 - Chi.Streetsblog

Rebuffing Planner Recommendations, Illinois Officials Approve New Expressway

The approval of the Illiana Expressway by the CMAP Policy Committee rejects the recommendation of the organization's own planners and years of regional cooperation. Yonah Freemark says the decision will have an effect on regional planning nationwide.

October 19, 2013 - the transport politic

Decision Over Proposed Chicago Area Tollway Divides Regional and State Planners

Amid heavy political pressure, a plan to build a new expressway between Chicago's suburbs and Indiana backed by Gov. Pat Quinn and the Illinois Department of Transportation was dealt a significant defeat by Chicago's regional MPO this week.

October 9, 2013 - Daily Herald

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