Articles filed under Politics
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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...
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Batavia Park District voters reject $27.1 million recreation center proposalMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Batavia Park District voters on Tuesday rejected borrowing $27.1 million to build a 65,000-square-foot activity and recreation center in the Fox Valley Business Park nea...
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Rosemont voters in favor of video gambling, recreational marijuana dispensariesMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Rosemont voters Tuesday showed their support for ending the village's long-standing ban on video gambling and allowing recreational marijuana sales in town. Residents ov...
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Naperville voters leaning yes in recreational pot advisory voteMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - A slim majority of Naperville voters appears to be sending the message that residents want recreational marijuana sales to be allowed in their town. A total of 14,905, ...
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Lake Villa schools $30.7 million tax hike passesMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Voters in Lake Villa Elementary District 41 approved a $30.7 million borrowing plan to fund building projects at four of the district's schools. Unofficial results show ...
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Mental health funding gets support in Elgin, Dundee townshipsMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Requests for a property tax hike to fund the creation of their own mental health boards passed Tuesday in both Elgin and Dundee townships, preliminary results show. With...
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Rolling Meadows voters tighten term limits on aldermenMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Rolling Meadows voters decided Tuesday to tighten term limits for aldermen in the city's seven wards. The binding question - favored by more than three-quarters of voter...
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For anti-fragile Trump Coronavirus can be a catalyst, not a threatMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - It has been a foregone conclusion among many economic thinkers that the cheaper manufacturing alternatives offered by China and other low-wage foreign countries made the...
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Town and Country Public Library voters reject request to fund retirement benefitsMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Voters in Elburn-based Town and Country Public Library District overwhelmingly rejected a request to provide taxpayer-funded retirement benefits to employees. Unofficial...