Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: Candidate numbers, diversity a win for the suburbsApr 02, 2019 8:00 pm - The polls are closed, the votes largely tallied. Newly elected and re-elected mayors, school board members and others have celebrated their victories. Disappointed oppon...
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Voters reject Fox River fire tax hike for sixth timeApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - The sixth time was not the charm for Fox River and Countryside Fire/Rescue District officials who were seeking a tax increase. Unofficial results Tuesday show voters nar...
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Lisle District 202 voters reject tax levy cutApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Willing to vote against a cut in their taxes, voters in Lisle Unit District 202 rejected a plan to reduce the school district's property tax levy by roughly $1.2 million...
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Warrenville voters approve tax hike to hire more firefightersApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Voters approved a property tax increase that will allow the Warrenville Fire Protection District to hire new firefighters, according to Tuesday's unofficial election res...
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Naperville Township voters back plan to scrap road district mergerApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Voters in Naperville Township apparently want to scrap one plan to consolidate a road district to pursue another proposal to dissolve the small unit of government. With ...
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Wheeling voters oppose runway extension that airport has already disavowedApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Wheeling voters fired a warning shoot about any possible runway extensions at Chicago Executive Airport, according to unofficial results in Tuesday's election. With all ...
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Palatine library tax hike wins easy approvalApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Palatine voters overwhelmingly approved improvements at the public library. With all but one precinct counted, unofficial results showed 4,434 voters saying yes to a Pal...
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Voters approve 1% sales tax hike in ElburnApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Elburn voters appear to have narrowly approved a 1 percent sales tax increase. Unofficial results Tuesday show 136 voters approved the measure, while 128 voters voted ag...
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Former tree nursery site to stay with South Barrington parksApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - South Barrington voters won't ax a vacant 34-acre lot that once was a tree nursery, results in Tuesday's referendum showed. With all precincts reporting, 350 voters oppo...
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Villa Park voters not backing plan to save Lufkin PoolApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - A nonbinding ballot question found that Villa Park voters aren't willing to spend money to save an aging pool. With 100% of precincts reporting, unofficial totals showed...