Articles filed under Referendum
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Home rule question put on the ballot by Barrington boardAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Barrington voters will be asked in November whether their village should become a home-rule community, a move supported by an independent committee of residents impanele...
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No term limits in Arlington Heights' near futureAug 17, 2014 1:01 am - With a referendum on term limits off the November ballot, the idea may be dead in Arlington Heights for the foreseeable future. Last week, the village's electoral board ...
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No term limits vote in Arlington Hts. this fallAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Residents in Arlington Heights will not vote this November on whether their mayor and trustees should be bound by term limits - after a petition asking for a referendum ...
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Group continues fight to put term limits on ballotAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - A group that wants to put legislative term limits on the November ballot told an Illinois appeals court Thursday that voters deserve a chance to approve a measure the Ge...
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Term limits may be on Arlington Hts. ballot in NovemberAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - An Arlington Heights resident is trying again to get term limits for elected officials enacted in Arlington Heights, and has presented petitions that may get the initiat...
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As mobiles increase, referendum planned for Round Lake HighAug 03, 2014 6:45 am - More students than ever will attend class in trailers outside Round Lake High School starting this school year, officials said. Construction has started on seven new tra...
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Prospect Hts. clerk and treasurer could be appointedJul 30, 2014 1:01 am - Prospect Heights voters will decide Nov. 4 whether the city clerk and city treasurer positions should be appointed rather than elected, the city council decided this wee...
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Voters may decide on Wauconda Community Center expansionJul 28, 2014 5:00 am - A $4.75 million expansion plan could nearly double the size of the Wauconda Community Center — but it would first need voter approval. The Wauconda Park District's propo...
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Quinn backs county ballot measure on gun lawsJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has thrown his support behind a Cook County ballot measure that asks voters to weigh in on Illinois gun laws. The Democrat called on county residents Thu...
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Home-rule push in Barrington raises questionsJul 21, 2014 5:00 am - If there were a morgue for failed suburban referendum requests, many of its drawers would be filled with home-rule measures. Over the past 20 years, a large majority bal...