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Tollway tries to stay honest on new projects: Board approves $175 million in Move Illinois contracts

April 27, 2012
Daily Herald
By Marni Pyke
 
It delivered wider and smoother roads, but the Illinois tollway's $5.8 billion Congestion Relief building program also left drivers questioning the agency's

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Overdue reform: Signs of the times (Editorial)

May 10, 2011
Chicago Tribune

It's taken more than five years, but Illinois is now poised to outlaw the brazen use of state property for self-promotion that came to symbolize the egomaniacal reign of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

A small thing, really, considering the scale of the real problems our state faces, but a satisfying development nevertheless.

Openroad In late 2005, large overhead signs costing $15,000 each went up at 32 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority plazas heralding the introduction of I-PASS lanes and reading "Open Road Tolling. Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor."

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Tollway political hires fired for slacking off, harassment

May 9, 2011
Daily Herald

By Marni Pyke
Good connections don't necessarily mean good attitudes for a few current and former toll road employees.

Sleeping on the job, bucking authority and creating a hostile work environment are among their flaws listed in an Illinois State Toll Highway Authority audit.

The agency investigated 42 current and former employees after a media report identified them as political hires. The 42 started at the authority in 2003 and 2004.

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