Agency’s new online service helps customers contest violations for which they are not responsible, usually when a vehicle is stolen or sold, officials said.
Vehicle owners who seek to contest tollway violations and fines for which they believe they are not responsible will no longer have to call customer service or travel to the Illinois Tollway headquarters in Downers Grove, officials announced. The Illinois Tollway launched Monday a new online service for contesting violations for which drivers are not responsible, usually in situations where vehicles have been sold or stolen prior to the violation date. Now, customers can contest toll violations at illinoistollway.com, where they will download a form, attach the required documentation and return it to the Tollway for review. Prior to this new process, customers would need to call the Tollway or visit a customer service center to make their …
"A Cook County judge will hear arguments Tuesday on a taxpayer group’s lawsuit seeking to stop the Illinois Tollway from raising tolls Jan. 1," according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Board approves 15-year, $12 billion capital plan funded by the first general toll increase since 1983.
Replenish your I-PASS; tolls are going up. Illinois Tollway Board members approved a 15-year, $12 billion capital plan during Thursday's board meeting in Downers Grove. Starting Jan. 1, most I-PASS drivers can expect to pay a 35-cent increase at the tolls to fund the project. Cash-paying toll users will see a 70-cent increase. While 50 percent of Illinois Toll Plazas will carry the 35-cent increase for I-Pass users, other plazas will see a greater increase, ranging from 45 to 90 cents, while cash-paying toll users will be hit with an increase ranging from 90 cents to $1.80. The board approved the capital plan with a vote of 7-1, with director William Morris casting the only no vote, largely because he felt the plan failed to make I-53 in …
RegularGuy
3:41 pm on Monday, September 5, 2011
A lot of the justification I kept hearing in the news was 'job creation'. When has it EVER been the Tollway Authority's role to CREATE JOBS? Their scope (I thought) was limited to operating tollways. Now they suddenly decide they need to become a 'stimulus program' to create jobs. What the geniuses on the Tollway Board don't get is that the more discretionary income you squeeze out of the public… more ›