Articles filed under Referendum

• Ela, Palatine township voters approve electrical aggregation Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Voters in unincorporated Ela and Palatine townships loved the idea of getting cheaper electricty, supporting ballot questions asking if they wanted an electrical aggregation program.
  

   
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  Bartlett residents reject electrical aggregation Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  After voting it down a year ago, Bartlett residents for the second time rejected a plan for the village to solicit bids from electricity suppliers other than ComEd. With all 37 precincts reporting in Cook, Kane and DuPage counties - Kane County precinct results added early Wednesday morning - only 1,674 Bartlett voters said “yes” to aggregation Tuesday night, and 4,178 said no, according to unofficial totals.
  

   
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  Winfield voters approve sales tax increase for roads Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Winfield voters took a small step toward raising much-needed money to fix their roads Tuesday when they gave the village permission to add a quarter-cent local sales tax to other sales taxes already in place. ccording to unofficial results from all of Winfield’s 13 precincts, 1,578 voters approved the sales tax plan while 1,386 opposed it. The proposal, which increases the total sales tax paid in Winfield from 7.25 percent to 7.5 percent, was put on the ballot to help the village raise money for road repairs.
  

   

• Voters reject Elk Grove fire district’s cost cuttingApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Voters Tuesday rejected the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District’s request to reduce the size of its governing board to five members from seven to save money. With all six precincts reporting, unofficial vote totals show 14 “no” votes to 12 “yes” votes.
  

   

• Naperville voters want at-large representation Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Naperville voters will continue to elect their city council members in an at-large system, at least until the next election. With 100 percent of DuPage and Will precincts unofficially reporting, 9,622 voters supported a proposal to elect council members at large while 4,681 wanted to elect at least some members by district.
  

   

• Round Lake Park voters reject police pension tax hike Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Round Lake Park officials will have to look for other areas to trim after voters Tuesday defeated a proposed tax hike to pay for police pensions. With all six precincts reporting, unofficial totals showed the measure failed 449 to 195.
  

   

• Millburn District 24 voters approve tax hikeApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Voters gave permission Tuesday to Millburn Elementary District 24 to shore up its finances and avoid potential program cuts. With all 12 precincts reporting, unofficial results showed the tax hike measure passed easily, 867 to 732. It allows District 24 to push the property tax levy increase limit from 5 percent to 12 percent next year, generating $900,000 and setting a higher financial base for the future.
  

   

• No tax increase in Itasca District 10 Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  A proposed tax increase to help cover operating costs in Itasca Elementary District 10 fizzled at the ballot box Tuesday. The measure, which would have added $1 million annually to the district budget, failed 1,107 votes to 743, according to unofficial results.
  

   

• Voters sink Lake Park pool planApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  An attempt to build an indoor swimming pool at Lake Park High School once again has been sunk by voters. With all 45 precincts reporting, unofficial totals show 4,329 votes against and 3,698 votes in favor of the proposal to borrow $8 million to build the facility at the Roselle school’s east campus.
  

   
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  Lake County voters approve electrical aggregationApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Lake County voters approved all eight electrical aggregation ballot questions posed to them during Tuesday’s election. Unofficial results show voters in five municipalities and three townships approved the measures that allow residents to choose different electricity suppliers than ComEd through a series of public hearings and bidding processes.
  

   

• District 200 voters reject early childhood centerApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed tax increase to finance a new Jefferson Early Childhood Center. With all precincts reporting, unofficial totals show 59 percent of voters opposed the measure that would have allowed the district to borrow $17.6 million to fund construction of a new Jefferson in Wheaton.
  

   
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  No new school for Butler Dist. 53 in Oak BrookApr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Oak Brook voters on Tuesday rejected two measures that could have resulted in a new school for Butler District 53 on village-owned land at the Sports Core. Villagewide, voters rejected selling the land for the school as district voters opposed borrowing $15 million for construction.
  

   

• Voters want Mundelein clerk to be elected post Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Mundelein’s village clerk will continue to be an elected position, local voters decided Tuesday. With ballots in all 21 precincts counted, unofficial results showed 1,172 people voted to keep the post elected. Conversely, 983 people favored making the clerk an appointed job.
  

   

• Naperville referendum to remain on ballot Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Illinois Appellate Court has ruled Naperville voters can decide April 9 whether to continue electing city council members at large.In Wednesday's ruling the court upheld earlier rulings by the DuPage County circuit court and the city's electoral board. As a result, Naperville voters will be asked "Shall the city of Naperville elect city council at large instead of part of the councilmen at large and part of the councilmen from districts?"
  

   

• Dist. 108 voters to decide fate of pool proposal Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  The idea of building an indoor swimming pool at Lake Park High School keeps rising to the surface, despite multiple failed attempts over the last two decades. This time, however, an organized group of residents and parents is hoping to convince Lake Park High School District 108 voters to support an indoor pool by emphasizing that the facility would be used for much more than high school athletics. "I think a major difference is the fact that the school has committed to having the pool available for use by the community," said Lisa Gregor, president of People for a Pool.
  

   

• Watchdog group battles Dist. 10 over tax increase Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  A government watchdog group is leading opposition against Itasca Elementary District 10's effort to convince voters to approve a property tax increase to raise more money for operations. Now both sides are debating over how much the proposal tax hike would cost property owners if it's adopted on April 9.
  

   
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  Site proposed for new District 53 school draws opposition Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  When Butler Elementary District 53 began developing plans for a new school, finding an appropriate site was one of the biggest challenges. A school built to serve almost 500 students should have access to 20 or more acres of land, according to state recommendations, and district officials found only one Oak Brook property meeting that criteria: the Sports Core. One of two ballot questions many Oak Brook voters will see April 9 asks all residents of the village to approve or deny the sale of up to 8.5 acres of village-owned Sports Core land on which the district hopes to build the new school.
  

   
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  Oak Brook voters to decide fate of new school proposal Mar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  Voter response to two questions on the April 9 ballot in Oak Brook could lead to development of a new school for Butler Elementary District 53 on village-owned land at the Sports Core. If voters approve both questions -- one involving a tax increase and the other a land sale -- District 53 officials say they will move forward with plans to construct an almost 120,000-square-foot building with 28 classrooms to replace the aging Brook Forest Elementary and Butler Junior High schools.
  

   

• Endorsements summary for DuPage County races Mar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  A summary of Daily Herald endorsements in DuPage County municipal and school board races.
  

   

• Endorsement: Yes to appointing, not electing, Mundelein village clerk Mar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Daily Herald recommends a yes vote to change Mundelein's clerk position to appointed rather than elected.