Articles filed under Politics
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Villa Park schools tax hike passes handilyMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Villa Park Elementary District 45's plan to borrow $30 million for a series of districtwide upgrades appeared to cruise to victory. Unofficial results show the measure h...
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Wheeling voters reject appointing village clerkMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Voters in Wheeling said they prefer the current way of picking their village clerk. With all 19 precincts reporting, 2,467 voted to reject a referendum to make the clerk...
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Wood Dale Fire District tax hike leaning to defeatMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Voters appear to have rejected a property tax rate increase that would have allowed the Wood Dale Fire Protection District to maintain staffing levels, replace aging veh...
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Cliffhanger for Antioch fire district referendumMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Antioch fire officials were in limbo late Tuesday as a request for a tax increase to generate about $1.57 million per year for personnel and building repairs was too clo...
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Voters favor abolishing or consolidation of McHenry County regional schools officeMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - In a referendum that has no binding impact, people who lived in the McHenry County Regional Office of Education service area said Tuesday they favor either abolishing it...
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Maple Park voters favor allowing recreational pot dispensariesMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Maple Park voters decided Tuesday that they are OK with having recreational marijuana sold in the village. The votes were cast in an advisory referendum, however, wh...
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'Yes' votes prevail in Gail Borden library referendumMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Voters said "yes" to raising the operating tax rate for Gail Borden Public Library District. The referendum question received 10,364 "yes" votes, or 63%, and 6,049 "no" ...
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Rosemont voters approve request for new elementary schoolMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Rosemont voters overwhelmingly approved a request Tuesday to raise taxes to build a new Rosemont Elementary School. Unofficial totals show the binding question to issue ...
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Hoffman Estates voters say yes to three advisory questionsMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Hoffman Estates voters said yes to three advisory referendum questions Tuesday that village board members sought guidance on, according to unofficial results. With 29 of...
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Libertyville voters support new 1% sales taxMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Voters convincingly backed the creation of a 1% sales tax in Libertyville to fund road repairs and other infrastructure upgrades, according to unofficial vote totals lat...