Argonne National Laboratory and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority announced a three-year research partnership Thursday focusing on solar energy, fuel efficiency and technology to help manage traffic and the environmental impact of road-building.It will include tests of different types of solar panels at the tollway system's headquarters in Downers Grove, according to Argonne scientist ...

Two interchange ramps connecting Milwaukee Avenue and the Tri-State Tollway reopened Wednesday after being out of service for nearly two months.

DeKALB – The westbound exit and eastbound entrance ramps at the Peace Road interchange on the Reagan Memorial Tollway in DeKalb have reopened to traffic.

John "Quarters'' Boyle -- a heavy-equipment operator for the city of Chicago who was convicted of taking bribes from companies that wanted in on City Hall's Hired Truck Program -- is out of prison and back in Chicago. Boyle did more than five years of the seven-year prison sentence he got after pleading guilty and refusing to testify against his friends. Boyle, 50, is now on home confinement ...

DeKALB – The westbound exit and eastbound entrance ramps at the Peace Road interchange on the Reagan Memorial Tollway in DeKalb reopened to traffic Monday.

State police reroute photo enforcement vehicles to expressways Drivers who have sped through Illinois Tollway construction zones this year need not worry about receiving $375 tickets in the mail courtesy of the Illinois State Police 's photo speed enforcement vans, although the vans are still patrolling Chicago-area expressways.

Across York Road from O'Hare International Airport, jumbo jets scream low over Aviation World, a store where pilots and airplane enthusiasts browse for gear such as headsets, flight simulator controls and model planes. The shop opened last year in anticipation of a proposed western highway entrance and terminal that was expected to help attract more business. The owners say they are making a go ...

Local union workers protesting outside the Illinois Tollway building say they are looking for a fair contract after two years of negotiations.

State police reroute photo enforcement vehicles to expressways State police reroute photo enforcement vehicles to expressways.

Adult volleyball registration open Registration for the Downers Grove Park District winter/spring adult volleyball leagues is now open. The adult volleyball leagues are for players of all skills levels from highly competitive to recreational. Registration forms are available at www.dgparks.org or at the Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Road. Forms should …