Articles filed under Politics
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Glenbard voters leaning in favor of borrowing planMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Voters in Glenbard High School District 87 appear on the verge of letting the district borrow $35 million to help fund facilities work at all four district schools. Wit...
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Long Grove voters reject proposed property taxMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Long Grove voters on Tuesday handily defeated a measure that would have paved the way for the village's first property tax. With all precincts reporting, unofficial tot...
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Winfield voters wait for results on sales tax increaseMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - The polls are closed, and voters in Winfield now must wait to see if the local sales tax will be raised to 7.75 percent. Unofficial results from four of 13 precincts sho...
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Voters reject Palatine Rural Fire tax hikeMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - A proposed property tax increase for the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District failed Tuesday by a vote of 611 to 517, with only slightly more than 6 percent of regist...
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Brainerd proposal overwhelmingly rejected by Libertyville votersMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - A seven-year quest to revive the former Libertyville High School building as a community center fell hard Tuesday with voters overwhelmingly rejecting a tax hike to pay ...
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Voters reject Dist. 116's request to borrow for high schoolMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 was rejected Tuesday in its request to borrow $29 million for high school expansion and renovation. With all 18 precincts counted, unof...
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Voters reject road-repair plan in Fox LakeMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Fox Lake voters on Tuesday rejected a plan to raise taxes for local road repairs. With ballots in all 13 precincts counted late Tuesday, unofficial totals showed 509 vot...
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Hallock, Tegeler score GOP judge nods in Kane CountyMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - A longtime judge and a Geneva defense attorney earned the Republican nomination Tuesday for two circuit judge seats in Kane County. James C. Hallock, a Kane County asso...
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DuPage County ballot features facility questionsMar 17, 2014 5:15 am - From a proposed indoor swimming pool at Lake Park High School to a plan to make numerous improvements to Glenbard High School District 87's schools, DuPage County primar...
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Weather affecting primary election campaignsMar 17, 2014 5:00 am - The awful winter weather that dogged the suburbs for months also made the campaign season for local candidates harder than usual as volunteers have had to hammer yard si...