Articles filed under Referendum
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Pocketbook questions on the ballotSep 19, 2026 10:19 am - School districts and other government entities across Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties have placed questions on the November ballot to seek voter approval for property tax increases and borrowing authority. Here is a look at some of them.
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Midterm elections bring wave of referendums to suburban votersSep 19, 2026 10:14 am - A slew of measures to increase property taxes to fund school renovations, library expansions and other projects are among the referendums suburban voters will consider when they head to the polls this fall.
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Lake County voters to decide on sales tax to pay for school improvementsSep 17, 2026 4:30 pm - Voters throughout Lake County will be asked Nov. 3 whether a 1% sales tax should be imposed to be used exclusively to improve school facilities or to hire school resource officers and mental health professionals.
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Ethics probe clears District 214 for pre-referendum polling, but critic calls it ‘unwritten loophole’Sep 17, 2026 6:14 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 was cleared of ethics violations after an investigation into pre-referendum polling activities. The complainant disputes the findings.
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District 214 offering behind-the-scenes tours before $295 million referendumSep 08, 2026 5:43 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has scheduled public behind-the-scenes tours of its schools ahead of a $295 million referendum to renovate its six aging buildings.
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No decision yet on whether recall referendum questions will be on fall ballot in AuroraSep 03, 2026 12:59 pm - The Aurora electoral board has yet to reach a final decision on whether two referendum questions aiming to allow for the recall of a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen can appear on the November ballot in Aurora.
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As demand for mental health services grows, providers turning to publicly funded 708 boardsSep 01, 2026 7:21 am - As mental health agencies in the suburbs scramble to find funding, they are turning to community mental health boards.
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Elk Grove Township panel rejects challenge to 708 board referendumAug 30, 2026 5:52 pm - An Elk Grove Township electoral panel has rejected an attempt to remove from the November ballot a referendum creating a township community mental health board.
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Bartlett Public Library planning informational meetings on November referendumsAug 26, 2026 4:00 pm - Bartlett Public Library officials have scheduled six informational meetings to further explain the two referendum questions on the Nov. 3 ballot and the relationship between them.
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District 214 to send mailers ahead of referendum, but won’t be ‘urging a yes vote,’ officials sayAug 21, 2026 5:32 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will send three mailers to 106,000 addresses in advance of its $295 million referendum, but officials emphasize the materials will inform voters without advocating for passage.
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