Articles filed under Politics
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Green Oaks tax hike for roads appears to squeak byNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Motorists in Green Oaks apparently can look forward to smoother travel through town as voters narrowly approved a measure to raise funds to repair local roads. With all ...
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York Center Fire District given green light on tax increaseNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - The York Center Fire District can move forward with plans to buy two new vehicles, replace aging equipment and renovate its fire station after voters approved a proposal...
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Glen Ellyn District 89 voters approve tax increaseNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - ssarkauskas@dailyherald.com Voters in Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89 turned out Tuesday to support a tax increase to pay for higher operating costs. The tax increase...
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District 21 voters overwhelming support tax increase for building upgradesNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters on Tuesday gave Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 permission to raise taxes to fund building upgrades. About 73 percent of voters supported the tax hike wi...
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Voters support Oak Brook Park District initiative to buy McDonald's propertyNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - With all but four precincts reporting, it looks like Oak Brook Park District residents have approved a proposal to buy 34 acres of open space from McDonald's. The park d...
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Round Lake voters favor fire requestNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters roundly approved the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District's request to borrow $4.5 million to fund modernization projects. Unofficial totals Tuesday night...
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Barrington voters have rejected sales taxNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Barrington voters Tuesday have rejected a 1 percent local sales tax that village officials said was needed to provide a steady income source for infrastructure improveme...
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Voters say 'no' to Pingree Grove fire referendumNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - For the third consecutive time voters rejected a request from the Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire District to approve borrowing $8.5 million to replace two of its three...
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Pritzker, Rauner raised $255 million. Here's what they could have spent that money on.Nov 06, 2018 4:30 am - Election Day is finally here. That means no more vile and insulting television commercials, no more unrelenting political robocalls, and no more unsightly clutter of cam...
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How you can follow the midterm election results tonightNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - The contest for control of Congress will come down to the outcomes in as many as 70 House and 11 Senate races spread across time zones from Maine to Alaska. Polls in the...