Does the ‘C’ in Chicago stand for corruption?

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Sep 27, 2012

Looks like the "C" in Chicago really does stand for corruption. (For a whole web page on this, click here.) From corrupt governors (yes, the plural is correct — former Illinois governors Rod Blagojevich (trying to sell a Senate seat and ...

The Illinois Tollway is helping me find my desk again!

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 31, 2012

Here is just one of the small piles of papers on my desk that needs to be sorted through and shredded. If your desk looks anything like mine, it's stacked with papers that either haven't been sorted through or papers ...

Applications & Innovations

Better Roads Staff - Jul 03, 2012

Using RAS Recycled asphalt shingles are an acquired taste When going from the roof to the road in recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) mixes, “it’s all in the details,” says John Christensen, technical marketing manager for MeadWestvaco (MWV). It’s not impossible to get density ...

Tri-Level Bridge opens ahead of schedule

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 28, 2012

Reconstruction of the ramp carrying traffic from the northbound Tri-State Tollway (I-294) to the westbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) in April. Now open to traffic, this ramp is the final piece of the $13 million Tri-Level Bridge Project. The ...

Illinois: Wear your jammies while participating in Tollway meetings

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 03, 2009

If you want to see where the money is going for more than $6 billion in roadway projects in Illinois, you will now be able to see it online from the comfort of your office or home. Taking the lead from ...