Articles filed under Referendum
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District 23 board votes again to go to referendumAug 17, 2026 5:45 pm - Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 will again seek voter approval for a tax rate increase in November.
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DuPage board rejects proposed referendum on eliminating coronerAug 13, 2026 11:41 am - DuPage County Board members have rejected a proposal to ask voters in November if the county should have a coroner or medical examiner.
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District 45 hosts town hall meetings on upcoming ballot questionAug 11, 2026 11:45 am - Villa Park-based District 45 is hosting a series of town hall meetings before voters decide a Nov. 3 ballot question seeking an operational tax rate increase.
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‘Not vanity projects’: First District 214 referendum in more than a half century will ask for $295 million to fix buildingsAug 07, 2026 4:46 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members voted to place a $295 million bond referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot for building renovations across seven campuses, in what is the district’s first referendum in more than five decades.
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Schaumburg Township to ask voters if road district, highway commissioner post should endAug 07, 2026 4:04 pm - Schaumburg Township will ask voters on Nov. 3 whether the road district and highway commissioner position should be abolished in May 2029.
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Vernon Area Public Library expansion plan headed to ballotAug 06, 2026 2:51 pm - Vernon Area Public Library District residents will be asked this fall to approve a $53 million expansion plan.
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District 214 board pushes to trim renovation referendum ask below $300 millionJul 24, 2026 4:43 pm - Most Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members prefer keeping a potential referendum below $300 million - less than Superintendent Scott Rowe’s $318 million recommendation - in what would be the district’s first referendum in more than a half-century.
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Bartlett Library board approves two referendum questions for November on building’s futureJul 24, 2026 11:02 am - A majority of Bartlett Public Library trustees voted in favor of putting two referendum questions on the Nov. 3 ballot — one to renovate and expand the existing building and the other to replace it altogether.
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708 Mental Health referendum approved for November ballot in Downers Grove TownshipJul 21, 2026 8:58 pm - Downers Grove Township residents successfully petitioned to place a referendum on the November 2026 ballot that would establish a 708 Community Mental Health Board, funded by a small property tax (approximately $67 annually for a $400,000 home), to provide comprehensive mental health, developmental disability, and substance use disorder services exclusively for township residents.
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District 214 faces ethics complaint for referendum-related pollingJul 20, 2026 6:57 pm - A taxpayer advocacy group Monday filed an ethics complaint against Northwest Suburban High School District 214, alleging misuse of public resources for referendum polling.
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