Articles filed under Politics
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Newport Township fire district voters back $3.5 million borrowing planApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Three Newport Township Fire Protection District firefighters who officials said would lose their jobs if voters rejected a $3.5 million referendum Tuesday can rest easy....
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Rutland-Dundee Fire voters don't favor consolidation with neighborsApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Initial ballot counts of an advisory referendum in the Rutland-Dundee Township Fire Protection District show a slim margin of voters do not want district officials to pr...
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River Trails District 26 building expansion request defeatedApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - With all precincts counted, River Trails Elementary District 26's plan to borrow money to expand Park View School failed in Tuesday's referendum. Unofficial vote tallies...
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Round Lake Heights voters reject plan to create water systemApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Round Lake Heights has been buying water from neighboring Round Lake Beach for years, and will continue to do so as voters Tuesday rejected a proposal to borrow $2.7 mil...
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District 220 building expansion vote looks like a 'no'Apr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - With 95 percent of polls counted, Barrington Area Unit District 220's referendum question seeking permission to raise property taxes to pay for $185 million in building ...
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Lake Villa Elementary District funding proposals defeatedApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Plans to raise $50 million over 20 years for facility improvements in Lake Villa Elementary District 41 were soundly defeated by voters Tuesday. Unofficial vote tallies ...
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Hinsdale District 86 voters favor tax hikeApr 02, 2019 7:00 pm - Hinsdale Dist. 86 voters leaning toward tax hike #dhelections Faced with a promise that football, swimming and other school activities would be eliminated without m...
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Mission for two suburban shelters for young asylum-seekers: 'I am safe'Apr 02, 2019 5:30 am - Flags from 18 nations hang in the stairwell of the suburban Viator House of Hospitality as a colorful reminder of the 48 men who have lived here after coming to the U.S....
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'I have never felt this safe,' says teen awaiting asylum ruling in the suburbsApr 02, 2019 5:30 am - The last leg of her pilgrimage to escape the violence of her hometown in Honduras found 17-year-old Alma, who never learned how to swim, clinging to a flotation device s...
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Administrator-consolidation bill would boost school quality in IllinoisApr 02, 2019 1:00 am - "Our tax bills are too high. If we are truly interested in reducing our property tax responsibility, we really have to start with the school districts," Illinois state R...