Illinois Tollway Streamlines Process to Contest Violations

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 …

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Will They Play Again Next Year?

Brain injury and concussions in the NFL are getting a lot of media attention this year. Do the penalties of playing football as a kid outweigh the rewards?

After week six, the NFL fined three players for excessive hits: $75,000 to James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steelers and $50,000 apiece for the Patriots' Brandon Meriweather and the Falcons' Dunta Robinson. Both Robinson and the player he hit, Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, suffered concussions as a result of the hit. Bears' quarterback Jay Cutler was concussed after being sacked nine times in the first half of week four's game against the New York Giants, and linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer has been on injured reserve since the first game of the season, and might be considering retirement because of repeated concussions. The 2010 season was preceded in April by the suicide of Owen Thomas, a University of Pennsylvania junior lineman …

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