Articles filed under Referendum
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COD students back referendumOct 17, 2010 11:00 pm - After discussion and voting, the members of Student Leadership Council of College of DuPage unanimously approved the following public statement for the referendum: “Afte...
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Writer urges voters to reject recall of trusteeOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Imagine if you can that you are accused, arrested and brought to trial in a criminal court. And you are told the penalty for your crime is two years! You say, “What am...
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Recall proposal would only hurt democracyOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The Constitutional amendment on the Nov. 2 ballot proposes to recall a governor without cause. The procedure to recall a governor can only be accomplished by political p...
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D15 hasn't made its case for bond saleOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Imagine: Our school board acts as fiscal stewards of our taxpayer dollars? The school board oath reads: “I shall respect the taxpayer interests by serving as a faithful ...
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Hoped recall would never be necessaryOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I am truly saddened that the question of recalling Buffalo Grove Trustee Lisa Stone is on the ballot in November. I like having a recall ordinance as a way to remind ele...
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Library should be user-fee basedOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - So the St. Charles library wants $35 million in taxpayer money to build a new library. Where is their vision? With the advent of computers and e-books, the library of th...
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Vote down Winfield road referendumOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - On Nov. 2, Winfield goes to the polls to decide the fate of the two referendums. The referendums aim to answer the question of whether the citizens should have their rea...
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Batavia mayor favors downtown rec center ideaOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Count Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke among supporters of a plan to build a combined recreation center, stores and parking garage at Wilson Street, Houston Street and Island...
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Lake Zurich official calls tax plan a tossupOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - A proposal to increase Lake Zurich's sales tax by half a percentage point probably stands a 50-50 chance of passing on Election Day, Village Administrator Bob Vitas said...
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Batavians Against Debt ... who are you?Oct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Who are the people putting out the signs urging a “No vote against the Batavia Park District recreation center? Batavians Against Debt. Determining the identity of the g...