Articles filed under Politics
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Pritzker proposal would more than double sports betting tax rateMar 17, 2024 5:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is willing to bet an increase that would more than double the tax rate on sports gambling won’t negatively affect an industry that generated m...
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Group rallies in Naperville urging city leaders to support Gaza cease-fire resolutionMar 16, 2024 4:46 pm - A group of more than 100 people marched Saturday in downtown Naperville to keep pressure on the city council to adopt a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Naper...
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Central 301 asks voters for $195 million for new high schoolMar 15, 2024 12:25 pm - Voters will decide Tuesday whether Central Unit District 301 should have a new, larger high school. The Burlington-based district is asking permission to borrow $195 mill...
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Cary says home rule has ‘no downside,’ but opponents see it as a license to taxMar 14, 2024 8:40 pm - The village of Cary seeks to be a home-rule municipality to have more control over funds and ordinances. But opponents say that increased local power is why Cary shouldn’...
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Glenbard District 87 seeks money to improve high schoolsMar 13, 2024 11:36 am - Voters in Glenbard High School District 87 are being asked to approve paying more in property taxes to fund various building projects at the district’s four high schools....
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Will voters eliminate Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District?Mar 12, 2024 5:24 pm - The Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District halted fire and emergency medical service operations in October. Now it falls to voters to decide whether to pound the final...
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Butterfield Park District voters to weigh annexation of Walmart, other commercial propertiesMar 12, 2024 3:58 pm - The tiny Butterfield Park District serves about 10,000 residents near Glen Ellyn and Lombard. Voters will decide next week whether to expand the district’s boundaries to ...
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Chicago Bar Association makes Cook County judicial recommendationsMar 11, 2024 6:14 pm - The Chicago Bar Association, the state’s second largest bar association, released its recommendations for judicial candidate running in the March 19 primary.
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Round Lake Area Library seeks voter approval to borrow $36.4 million for new buildingMar 11, 2024 12:24 pm - Project would add about $346 to the annual property tax bill for a median-valued home. Round Lake Area Public Library supporters say their library building on Hart ...
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Will Elgin voters get to voice their opinion on the future of dam in November?Mar 11, 2024 5:30 am - Elgin Mayor David Kaptain wants the city to put an advisory question on the November ballot allowing voters to weigh in on whether the Kimball Street dam should be remove...