Articles filed under Referendum
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Endorsement: Yes to Lake Park pool questionsMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - Lake Park High School District 108 is asking to borrow $8 million to build a swimming pool and to increase property taxes for its operation. The construction increase wo...
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Endorsement: Yes on tax for Round Lake Park police pensionsMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - For too long, Round Lake Park has let its police pensions fund languish, while the brutal economy continues to hamper what meager opportunities it has to keep the fund h...
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Endorsement: Yes to appointing, not electing, Mundelein village clerkMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - In recent years, Mundelein has seen its village clerk position play a diminishing role, and voters now have the choice of giving the clerk’s office nonelected status. By...
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Endorsement: Yes on electrical aggregationMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - Numerous suburbs have set a ballot resolution April 9 asking their residents for permission to negotiate with companies other than ComEd to supply electricity. We encour...
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Endorsement: Yes to replace center for special needs studentsMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 seeks to replace the Jefferson Early Childhood Center to house its special needs preschool. In the existing 1958 building, children...
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Endorsement: Yes to retain at-large elections in NapervilleMar 22, 2013 5:00 pm - Based on a 2010 vote, Naperville is on the verge of changing the way it elects the city council. Beginning in 2015, five councilmen would be selected from newly drawn di...
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Endorsement: Yes to McHenry Dist. 156 bond issueMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - McHenry High School District 156 lags badly in helping its students prepare for the world they will face after graduation. While some districts are giving every student ...
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Endorsement: Yes to reduce size of fire district boardMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - The Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District Board is to be commended for seeking to cut its own size. A question on the April 9 ballot asks voters who live in the area ...
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Endorsement: Yes on Winfield sales tax increase for roadsMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Winfield is asking for approval to begin collecting a .25 percent sales tax with the intention of paying for road repairs. Half of Winfield’s roads are deemed by the sta...
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Millburn District 24 seeks taxpayers' help in April electionMar 18, 2013 10:00 am - Millburn Elementary District 24 officials say they've done everything possible to shore up finances and now hope to gain support from taxpayers for a measure on the Apri...