Articles filed under Referendum
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Third time’s the charm? District 23 will consider another referendum, spending cutsMar 20, 2024 6:30 pm - After falling short on two tax-hike referendums within the last 12 months, Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 is weighing its options to pay for state-mandated full-...
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Vote on Glenbard Dist. 87’s $183 million request too close to call; Roselle voters OK home ruleMar 20, 2024 6:18 pm - Voters across DuPage County delivered a mixed bag of results for taxing bodies seeking additional funding in Tuesday's election. Glenbard High School District 87 official...
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District 23 tax hike request fails for second time in a yearMar 19, 2024 11:13 pm - One year after a similar ballot question was narrowly defeated, a measure to approve a tax hike in Prospect Heights Elementary School District 23 seems headed for another...
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Split vote on tax hikes: Round Lake library falls short; Grayslake District 46 approvedMar 19, 2024 8:55 pm - Voters approve Deer Park non-home-rule sales tax A tax hike request by the Round Lake Area Public Library District to build a new facility fell short Tuesday but vo...
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School, library, sales tax requests to be decided in Tuesday’s electionMar 17, 2024 11:46 pm - Voters throughout the suburbs on will weigh in Tuesday on whether to build new schools, increase sales taxes, construct a new library and more. The two biggest ballot mea...
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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 ...