Articles filed under Politics
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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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Ultrawealthy are souring on Chicago’s most elite neighborhoodMar 19, 2024 7:03 am - When Ken Griffin left Chicago, the billionaire listed several of his high-end properties in the Gold Coast, the city’s most exclusive neighborhood. Two years later and he...
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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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Pritzker proposal would more than double sports betting tax rateMar 15, 2024 10:04 pm - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is willing to bet an increase that would more than double the tax rate on sports gambling won’t negatively affect an industry that generated m...
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Group rallies in Naperville urging city leaders to support Gaza cease-fire resolutionMar 16, 2024 6:29 pm - A group of more than 100 people marched Saturday in downtown Naperville to keep pressure on the city council to adopt a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Naper...
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Central 301 asks voters for $195 million for new high schoolMar 15, 2024 7:25 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 15, 2024 7:20 am - 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 7:10 pm - 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 6:59 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 ...