Articles filed under Referendum
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Batavia school board narrows list of priority building projectsSep 24, 2014 5:30 am - Seats on the home side for varsity football games at Batavia High School could remain hard to come by, as the Batavia school board Tuesday pared a larger grandstand from...
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2 athletic plans on Batavia school board's mindSep 22, 2014 1:01 am - The Batavia school board is considering two options for renovations to Batavia High School's athletic fields as a referendum about borrowing $15 million for capital work...
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Grayslake fire district cites declining revenue in seeking tax hikeSep 20, 2014 7:20 am - Six years ago, voters approved a tax increase for the Grayslake Fire Protection District to build a new station, add to the staff and buy additional equipment. But after...
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Term limits needed in Arlington Hts.Sep 15, 2014 5:01 am - Twice Arlington Heights residents have met the legally required number of signatures to place a term limit question on the local ballot. And twice the term limit questio...
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Taxes, home rule, size of government on ballot for suburban Cook Co. votersSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - America's system of government by the people usually works by electing representatives to make the actual decisions. But sometimes voters have the opportunity through re...
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Arlington Hts. denial of term limits not a pretty pictureSep 01, 2014 5:01 am - Let me recount. A large number of people agreed that a petition for term limits should appear on the ballot. One person objected. Three persons of the village board acce...
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Arlington Hts. board should put term limits to votersSep 01, 2014 5:01 am - The denial of the term limit petition presented by Bill Gnech is really quite a disappointment. But really more worrisome is the fact that the village board of Arlington...
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Plethora of questions on Lake County ballots in NovemberAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Should Antioch raise taxes to fund ambulance service? Should Lake Zurich become a home rule community to have greater control over its tax revenue? Should the Wauconda C...
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Batavia school board refining needs for referendum moneyAug 26, 2014 1:00 am - If it comes to spending $15 million quickly on capital projects, the Batavia school board wants to make sure high-priority work on school buildings isn't pushed down the...
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Term-limit backers seek state Supreme Court rulingAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Republican Bruce Rauner and other supporters of political term limits asked the Illinois Supreme Court Thursday to jump into the debate about whether the question can go...