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	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is an instrumentality and administrative agency of the State of Illinois.
		The Authority has the power to collect and raise tolls, and is responsible for the maintenance and construction of tollway roads and related signage (including electronic message boards, used for driving time notices, Amber Alerts and other notifications).
		The first toll highways in the Chicago area were planned, constructed simultaneously, and finally opened in 1958 under the authority of this Commission.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Illinois_State_Toll_Highway_Authority (1123 words)

	Strategic Plan: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
		States often wrote extensive restrictions into the charters of the toll companies, specifying how the companies would be organized and capitalized and even determining the par value of their stock.
		With some states supporting legislation that would allow for the mix of private and public investment in highway transportation, and with the longstanding federal opposition to tolls significantly reduced, the possibility exists that the ban on tolling the Interstates may be revisited.
		As a metro county authority, whose purview is limited to a local area (and their responsibility to bond-holders), they regularly confront the challenge of rural-oriented state legislators who look to the revenues generated by tolls as a resource to be redistributed to finance rural roads in other parts of the state.
	www.iti.northwestern.edu /publications/toll_strat_plan.html (12174 words)

	Illinois Attorney General - Opinion 96-026 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After the FCC auction, the Authority became the "incumbent" and retains primary status on the frequencies for a specified period of time, during which the PCS Licensees have a lesser status on the frequencies.
		The Toll Highway Act generally requires that construction work and contracts for services or supplies in excess of certain amounts be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding.
		Moreover, it is clear from the Authority's previous solicitation of bids for replacement of the system that the proposal advanced by PrimeCo, if accepted, will save the Authority (and hence its public users and toll payers) a significant amount of money which might otherwise have to be diverted from the tolls collected.
	www.ag.state.il.us /opinions/1996/96-026.html (1396 words)

	Infrastructure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The loudest opposition to the toll authority is brewing in the Chicago suburbs, where some residents worry about the impact of toll roads on the environment, and commuters complain they are the only drivers in Illinois who have to pay twice for the privilege of using roads.
		Toll authority critics have introduced a series of bills designed to harness the agency, including one submitted last year to turn toll roads into freeways and put them under the Illinois Department of Transportation's jurisdiction.
		In addition to the Route 53 and 1-355 extensions, the toll authority is studying a possible bypass along the west side of O'Hare International Airport and is identifying potential routes to connect the 1-355 extension to Interstate 57, Without the income from tolls, these roads will remain on the drawing board for a long time.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/1998/ii980540.html (1497 words)

	Pelco In Action - Toll Highway Authority Looks Toward Pelco
		Since there is such a widespread area under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA,) the Toll Services Department saw the need for the development of a plaza and roadway CCTV surveillance system to monitor traffic and to provide for plaza security.
		The toll road spans from Indiana to Wisconsin to Iowa across northern Illinois - with 471 toll lanes in all.
		The purpose of this system is to monitor the toll lanes, building docks, parking lots, and the roadway traffic within one mile in the approach and departure directions from the plaza.
	www.pelco.com /vm/transportation/09.aspx (1055 words)

	Illinois Attorney General - Opinion 98-003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Under section 24 of the Toll Highway Act (605 ILCS 10/24 (West 1996)), the State Treasurer is designated the ex officio custodian of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Fund.
		In its discretion, the General Assembly determined, when the Toll Highway Authority was created, to delegate the custody of its funds to the State Treasurer instead of to an officer of the Authority.
		Although section 25 of the Toll Highway Act directs the payment of administrative expenses from the funds of the Authority generally, and bank services charges incurred by the Treasurer relating to the custody of the Authority's funds could be included in administrative expenses, they are not specifically so designated.
	www.ag.state.il.us /opinions/1998/98-003.html (796 words)

	The Heartland Institute: The Illinois Tollway: An Opportunity for Reform (Policy Study) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ISTHA is expected to collect $370 million in tolls this year, equivalent to one-third of the amount raised by Illinois state gasoline and diesel taxes ($1,100 million).
		The Authority has all its lanes wired, and a long-term plan is in place for phasing in highway-speed open-road ET (i.e., drivers would not have to stop or even slow down to have their toll accounts automatically debited).
		Toll rates can be made to vary by time of day, thereby encouraging people to use the roadways during periods of relatively low use, and to find alternative routes or reschedule trips during periods of high use.
	www.heartland.org /archives/studies/samuel-ps.htm (5855 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - Official Who Quit Allegedly Posed As State Trooper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Illinois State Police also decided against charging Martin, who was the number two official in the tollway authority's inspector general's office.
		State police spokesman Lt. Lincoln Hampton told the Sun-Times the case did not warrant charges, even though impersonating a police office is a Class 4 felony that could lead to a prison sentence.
		State Sen. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, who is running for Congress in the 6th District, said the Martin case was a violation of state law.
	cbs2chicago.com /topstories/local_story_212110527.html (417 words)

	Merheb v. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No 00-247,2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
		Merheb was employed by the tollway authority as an auditor.
		He does note that the district judge, in dismissing the tollway authority's very curious counterclaim in which it charged Merheb with having assaulted Conrad (a charge that, as the judge correctly noted, the authority had no standing to make), said that Merheb hadn't committed an assault.
	www.securitymanagement.com /library/Merheb_Illinois0102.html (1570 words)

	Quinn: phase in toll hikes \| Crain's Chicago Business
		Steep increases in tolls for cars and trucks have been proposed to pay for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's $5.3-billion reconstruction and expansion of the 274-mile toll highway system.
		Tolls for passenger cars would rise to 80 cents from 40 cents, while tolls for heavy trucks would swell to as much as $4 from $1.50.
		In a concession to the trucking industry, the toll authority also has agreed to extend reduced overnight tolls for truckers who use I-Pass lanes during non-rush hour portions of the daytime and on weekends.
	chicagobusiness.com /cgi-bin/news.pl?id=14082 (508 words)

	Tollway Authority
		The commission became the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in 1968.
		The original routes consisted of the Northwest Tollway, now I-90, from Rosemont to South Beloit; the Tri-State Tollway, a bypass route running south and west of Chicago as I-294, continuing north to the Wisconsin border as I-94; and the East-West Tollway, now I-88, from Hillside to Aurora.
		The new highways both encouraged and served suburban development, however, and soon became Chicago-area commuter routes.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/1258.html (268 words)

	Illinois Department of Transportation
		Illinois has more than 2,000 miles of interstate highways, the third largest system in the nation.
		In addition to interstate highways there are toll highways in the Chicago area and across northern Illinois.
		The toll highways are under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
	www.dot.state.il.us /restarea/restinfo.html (297 words)

	Citizen Advocacy Center-Newsletter
		Moreover, Toll Authority representatives have implied that the proposed toll increase would only be used to fund the reconstruction and widening of the existing system and not to expand the system.
		By statute, the Toll Authority is required to hold public hearings in all 12 counties that the toll roads serve.
		State legislators in Colorado and Michigan and Illinois have proposed anti-SLAPP statutes in 2002.
	www.citizenadvocacycenter.org /spring2002.htm (1913 words)

	ELPC - Illinois Land Use
		Presently, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is planning to extend the toll highway system's outer rim in the Chicago metropolitan area.
		At the same time, the Illinois Department of Transportation should focus on transportation alternatives to alleviate the traffic woes in the areas that extensions would be built.
		The Tollway Accountability Campaign is a coalition of 14 statewide, regional and local grassroots citizen groups who believe that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA) should be more accountable to Illinois taxpayers, and that the Toll Highway Authority’s massive expansion plans should be reconsidered.
	www.elpc.org /transportation/illinois (749 words)

	Tri-State Tollway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tri-State Tollway is a U.S. toll road maintained by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in northeastern Illinois.
		The spur has one toll barrier, as it is still part of the Illinois toll highway system.
		It was at first marked as U.S. Highway 41 Toll, which continued east on the Kingery Expressway (now I-80/I-94) to Calumet Avenue (US 41) in Hammond, Indiana, and ended at the north end of the Tollway, where it merges with US 41.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tri-State_Tollway (1126 words)

	DNR
		State statutes require the review of these projects for compliance with the State Endangered Species Protection Act and the Interagency Wetlands Act of 1989.
		In the development of federally funded/regulated transportation projects, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is required to make special efforts to assure the preservation, protection and enhancement of natural resources to the fullest extent possible.
		In Illinois, federal policy requires that, during early planning or in the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or an Environmental Assessment (EA), IDOT must consult and coordinate with the state agency that has the jurisdiction and expertise concerning natural resource impacts.
	dnr.state.il.us /orep/nrrc/trans.htm (157 words)

	Citizen Advocacy Center
		Because the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority does not levy or directly use federal or state taxes, it is not controlled by many of the regulations that protect tax dollars when used by state agencies accountable to the citizens.
		The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority should mandate that ridership projections and tolls collected for any new extensions cover at least 75% of the road's cost over the life of the bonds financing the road.
		Moreover, at toll plazas, there are dozens of signs touting new oases and the name of the person collecting your toll, but zero signage or leaflets to the public of the impending public hearings.
	www.citizenadvocacycenter.org /toptentollway.htm (1270 words)

	Metropolitan Planning Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Therefore, extensions of the Toll Highway system should not be constructed now.
		Tolls are an integral part of funding the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
		Tolls or toll increases should be part of any comprehensive transportation funding program.
	www.metroplanning.org /resource.asp?objectID=264 (389 words)

	Lawmakers: tollway needs scrutiny \| Crain's Chicago Business
		Democratic legislators launched their assault on the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Monday by proposing legislation that would give the General Assembly control over the authority’s budget and require greater scrutiny of future toll increases or road expansions.
		The legislation would subject the authority’s annual budget to approval by the General Assembly and the governor, as is done for other state agencies and departments.
		He says the legislation would strengthen protections that dedicate toll revenue to the repayment of bonds and bring the authority’s hiring procedures in line with other state agencies.
	www.chicagobusiness.com /cgi-bin/news.pl?id=7899 (398 words)

	Public Roads Online
		In 1986, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority began construction of the 28-kilometer North-South Tollway (Interstate 355) in the western suburbs of Chicago.
		In late 1991, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority commissioned a formal study of the status of the mitigation efforts.
		Before joining the Toll Highway Authority four years ago, he worked for 15 years as a design engineer, engineering project manager, and construction project supervisor.
	www.tfhrc.gov /pubrds/pr97-12/p51.htm (2456 words)

	9th District, Jeff Schoenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A former six-term State Representative, Schoenberg is serving his first term as State Senator from Illinois' 9th Legislative District.
		Since his election to the state's General Assembly in 1990, Schoenberg has built a strong reputation for tackling some of state governments most challenging and technical problems.
		Additionally, Schoenberg is pushing legislation that will crack down on state employees who change careers to companies that are regulated or awarded contracts by the agencies they were employed with.
	www.senatedem.state.il.us /schoenberg/index.html (448 words)

	Transportation Oversight Providers Network
		Mission: The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is dedicated to providing and promoting a safe and efficient system of toll supported highways while ensuring the highest possible level of service to our customers.
		Mission: The mission of the OIG is to ensure integrity and accountability in the day-to-day operations of the Illinois Tollway by conducting fair and thorough investigations into reports and allegations of waste, inefficiencies, fraud, corruption, mismanagement, and misconduct.
		To this end, the OIG shall timely investigate complaints, allegations, or actions evidencing violations of law, rule or regulation, abuse of authority, gross or aggravated misconduct, or misconduct that may be criminal in nature, by Board members, executive management, senior staff, and all other employees (collectively, “Tollway employees”), contractors and/or vendors of the Illinois Tollway.
	www.topnet.gov /dir.jsp?state=IL (1170 words)

	SEIU Local 73 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The lease of the Skyway immediately impacted the public user with a 25% increase from $2.00 to $2.50 and then further allows for increases that would amount to more than 7% per year until the toll cost is $5.00 at which point their rate of return would drop to approximately 5% per year.
		These stakeholders include the everyday users of the Tollway system who are residents of Illinois, the businesses who rely on the Tollway's well kept roadways and quick connections to other interstates, as well as the employees who have devoted their careers to making the Illinois Tollway what it is today.
		There are already public examples of where private contractors of tollroads have failed the public and resulted in major disgruntlement of the citizens. Ontario, Canada is one such example where the private entity caused major public protests over their exorbitant and uncontrolled increases in toll rates.
	www.seiu73.org /illinois_tollway/cboardman_testimony.cfm (490 words)

	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority information and related industry information from Hoover's
		Though the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA) doesn't come in pill form, it is trying to give Illinois drivers a little relief from congestion, making their morning and afternoon commutes easier to swallow.
		The ISTHA maintains and operates about 275 miles of interstate tollways in 12 Northern Illinois counties.
		The Illinois Tollway is currently undergoing major improvements, including rebuilding, widening, and extending tollway segments; converting toll plazas to provide non-stop toll collection for I-PASS users; opening additional tollway oases; and adding electronic over-the-road signs to improve communication with tollway users.
	hoovers.com /illinois-tollway/--ID__152300--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (320 words)

	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
		As executive director of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Wehner was responsible for the direction and administration of the maintenance, safety, operations and improvements of a 274-mile toll road system.
		In addition, Wehner was responsible for initiating the study, design and construction of the authority's existing electronic toll collection system.
		Wehner's dedication to the public was demonstrated by his continued ingenuity in improving motorists' experiences on Illinois highways.
	www.asce.org /pressroom/news/display_press.cfm?uid=1053 (454 words)

	NorthernStar Online \| News Front (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The 10-year plan will reduce congestion and travel times by rebuilding and restoring almost the entire tollway system by replacing toll plazas with open-road tolls, adding lanes to the system’s major roads and building the south extension of I-355, according to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Web site.
		The normal rate of a toll is about 40 to 50 cents, but after Jan. 1, those tolls will increase to nearly 80 cents, said a customer service representative from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
		The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority reported that I-PASS gift cards also will be available at Chicago Premium Outlets, 1650 Premium Outlets Blvd. in Aurora, Gurnee Mills, 6170 W. Grand Ave.
	www.star.niu.edu /articles/?id=2311 (439 words)

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