TOLL HIGHWAY EXPANSION
Summary
Authorizes the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to expand the Illinois toll highway system, under a project to be known as the Elgin-O'Hare Western Access (EOWA), to include an O'Hare Airport Bypass with Extension, general access to O'Hare Airport primarily from the West and South, with the Bypass to be constructed generally along the western edge of the O'Hare Airport between I-90 (Northwest Tollway) near Elmhurst Road and I-294 (Tri-State Tollway) near Grand Avenue, and with the Extension to be constructed in a generally East-West direction between the Bypass at the East and the western terminus of the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway at U.S. 20 to the West; including, but not limited to, any necessary access ramps and bridges.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2013
Committee Review
May 2013
House Passage
May 2013
Senate Passage
May 2013
Governor
Introduced May 1, 2013
Last action May 23, 2013
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2013 · House May 1, 2013
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 47
May 23, 2013
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican17
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
6
Committee
7
May 23, 2013
Lower · Passed
Adopted Both Houses
lower
May 23, 2013
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted; 050-000-000
upper
May 15, 2013
Upper · Passed
Be Adopted Executive; 013-000-000
upper
May 9, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
May 1, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
May 1, 2013
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 1, 2013
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted 096-014-001
lower
Mar 22, 2013
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted Tollway Oversight Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 21, 2013
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Tollway Oversight Committee; Rep. Robert Rita
lower
Mar 20, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Tollway Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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