Articles filed under Referendum
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No to Millburn Dist. 24Oct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Millburn Elementary District 24 based in Wadsworth is asking voters for a tax rate increase of 73 cents per $100 assessed valuation, a $732 property tax increase for a $...
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End the sideshow, vote yes on recallOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - In the course of the nearly three-hour village board meeting on Monday Oct. 18th, Trustee Lisa Stone interjected herself into the spotlight for a total of 52 minutes. Th...
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Nothing funny in Stone's behaviorOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - When an election rolls around, I expect those who win, regardless of my vote, to obey the rules, operate with competence and to work for and with the entire community. G...
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Recall warranted for sake of our villageOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Our community faces a historic choice in this election whether to recall and remove a trustee from office. Recall provides citizens direct control and a greater voice i...
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Don't add to D15's debt; vote no on refOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - On Nov. 2, the citizens who are residents of Community Consolidated School District 15 will be voting on whether or not the district should borrow $27 million. I, for on...
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COD idea's good, but timing isn'tOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The College of DuPage seeks to borrow $168 million to seed nearly $415 million in construction on the Glen Ellyn campus. It's an attractive idea, from an institution tha...
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Closer, but still 'no' in BataviaOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago, the Batavia Park District wanted $36 million to build a recreation center and rehab the quarry beach, which would have significantly raised taxes. We rec...
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Naperville Township waste deal a slam dunkOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Here's a ballot question that actually might save the taxpayer some money. Many of the 8,500 residents in unincorporated Naperville Township are on their own to work out...
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Vote 'No' on recall in Buffalo GroveOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - As we indicated several months ago when the Buffalo Grove village board first proposed a measure to permit the recall of elected officials, we are troubled by the concep...
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No to Grafton town hallOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Saying Grafton Township government is in disarray is an understatement on par with suggesting that passengers on the Titanic could have had a more comfortable voyage. M...