Articles filed under Referendum
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Foundation ready for pool to be a realityNov 02, 2021 12:41 am - After 40 years in existence, the Wauconda Pool Foundation believes it is closer than ever to the sounds of kids playing in a village pool. "We're really plugging for it,...
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Tentative deal on Big Hollow parcelNov 02, 2021 12:08 am - If all goes according to plan, a high-profile parcel in Fox Lake will go from vacant schools to retail shopping in two years. Big Hollow Elementary District 38 officials...
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Batavia parks feeling out of the loopNov 01, 2021 11:50 pm - Alan Leard doesn't have a problem with the components of a Batavia High School expansion plan. What the vice president of the Batavia park board does have a problem with...
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Tiny Volo looks to join big towns with home ruleNov 01, 2021 11:15 pm - Normally, it takes a population of 25,000 for a community to achieve home rule status. But, Volo -- with only 1,600 residents -- doesn't want to wait that long. Villag...
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Fox Lake Library plan is a sound oneNov 01, 2021 9:28 pm - I was in the Fox Lake Library recently, reading Lee Filas' article about the February library bond issue, when I noticed a 9-foot crack in the thermopane glass next to t...
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Hainesville to vote on village retirement fundNov 01, 2021 9:17 pm - Preliminary review by the village of Hainesville to set up an Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for its longtime employees has led to a question on the February ballot....
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Villa Park's home rule bid comes down to trustNov 01, 2021 8:52 pm - Villa Park officials want to rule their own destiny. They'll ask residents in February for approval to return to the home rule status voters stripped from the village in...
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Antioch fire district lobbying for tax hikeNov 01, 2021 8:12 pm - Drivers on Grass Lake and Deep Lake roads are seeing the latest attempt by the Antioch Fire Protection District to garner support for a tax increase. This week, the dis...
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Big Hollow puts tax hike on ballotNov 01, 2021 7:46 pm - Big Hollow voters will decide at the Feb. 5 polls whether the district should take out a $10 million loan and raise tax rates by 54 cents to put the district back in the...
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How much will Big Hollow ask for in February?Nov 01, 2021 7:23 pm - Big Hollow school district officials will decide Monday on the amount of the tax-rate increase they will ask voters to approve. The latest idea floated is to seek appro...