According to Shaw Local’s Brenda Schory’s posting on January 5, 2024, Longmeadow Parkway is due to open in 2024 without tolls.

Follow the link DailyHerald.com’s posting for the full article, but here’s an excerpt:

Kane County can look forward to Longmeadow Parkway in 2024

The biggest changes Kane County residents can expect in 2024 include the opening of the Longmeadow Parkway and the county taking ownership of a stadium.

Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog said the opening of the Longmeadow Parkway over the Fox River – without tolls – will be “a huge economic driver” for the entire region, as Kane and southern McHenry County commuters will have an additional way to cross the river to and from work and avoid traffic backups.

“This is a mark in the win column,” Pierog said. “Everybody said I could not get the (money) from the state for it. I said, ‘I can try.’”

The first allocation was $17.5 million in the state’s budget for the 2023 fiscal year and an additional $12.5 million in the 2024 budget, she said.

And there was local buy-in, she said.

“McHenry County gave us $1 million. Cook County promised another $1 million,” Pierog said. “And we will provide the rest of the $3 million needed to eliminate the toll.”