Articles filed under Politics
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Barrington rejects home ruleNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Voters in Barrington have declared they feel quite at home remaining non-home rule. With all six precincts counted in Cook County, voters cast 1,196 votes against home r...
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Voters approve Palatine Rural Fire tax hikeNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Palatine-area voters approved a 0.05 percent tax hike for the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District Tuesday night, a measure voters previously rejected in the spring. ...
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Prospect Heights voters reject changes to clerk, treasurer postsNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Voters in Prospect Heights on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected proposals to make the city clerk and city treasurer positions appointed posts, rather than elected ones. Th...
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Voters reject calls to trim Elk Grove Rural fire board from 7 to 5Nov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Voters within the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District have decided to maintain the size of the district's board of trustees, despite calls from district officials t...
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Voters support electrical aggregation in Des Plaines, Maine TownshipNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Voters in Des Plaines and Maine Township have given elected officials the OK to explore getting an alternative electricity supplier that could offer cheaper rates than C...
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Cook County voters favor gun control, mental health fundingNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Cook County voters voted "yes" in a pair of advisory referendums Tuesday night, according to unofficial election totals. With 3,577 out of 3,742 precincts reporting, 984...
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What you need to know to vote todayNov 03, 2014 4:30 am - You made it, Illinois. It's Election Day, and while a record number of people have voted already, Tuesday is the day polls open statewide for you to make your picks in a...
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3 Fox Valley referendums: Gail Borden, Sleepy Hollow, fire districtNov 03, 2014 12:01 am - Voters in the Fox Valley will have three referendum questions on Tuesday's ballot, including one asking if they want to add land on the western edge of the Gail Borden P...
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Lake County voters can decide ballot questions seeking more tax moneyNov 03, 2014 12:01 am - Some Lake County voters will decide Tuesday if they want to pay more for proposals such as an upgraded recreation center, an expanded high school and public safety opera...
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Fire, library, borrowing questions on Kane County ballotsNov 03, 2014 12:01 am - Some voters Tuesday get to decide what fire district to be in, tell school officials whether to borrow money to pay for artificial turf sports fields, and whether to add...