Articles filed under Referendum
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Winfield voters wait for results on sales tax increaseMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - The polls are closed, and voters in Winfield now must wait to see if the local sales tax will be raised to 7.75 percent. Unofficial results from four of 13 precincts sho...
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Voters reject Palatine Rural Fire tax hikeMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - A proposed property tax increase for the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District failed Tuesday by a vote of 611 to 517, with only slightly more than 6 percent of regist...
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Brainerd proposal overwhelmingly rejected by Libertyville votersMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - A seven-year quest to revive the former Libertyville High School building as a community center fell hard Tuesday with voters overwhelmingly rejecting a tax hike to pay ...
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Voters reject Dist. 116's request to borrow for high schoolMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 was rejected Tuesday in its request to borrow $29 million for high school expansion and renovation. With all 18 precincts counted, unof...
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Voters reject road-repair plan in Fox LakeMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Fox Lake voters on Tuesday rejected a plan to raise taxes for local road repairs. With ballots in all 13 precincts counted late Tuesday, unofficial totals showed 509 vot...
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DuPage County ballot features facility questionsMar 17, 2014 5:15 am - From a proposed indoor swimming pool at Lake Park High School to a plan to make numerous improvements to Glenbard High School District 87's schools, DuPage County primar...
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Some juicy Election Day action to watch in Lake CountyMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - Some Lake County voters Tuesday will have a meaty primary ballot, including a Republican state representative race with an incumbent who received attention for supportin...
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8th District primary among suburbs' hottest racesMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - Eighth Congressional District GOP rivals Manju Goel and Larry Kaifesh started their campaigns seeing eye to eye on most every major issue. Their shared criticisms of the...
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Fox Valley voters to decide four referendums TuesdayMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - Come Tuesday, voters in Kane and McHenry counties will decide whether to pay more for the care of developmentally disabled residents, if Huntley needs a new indoor turf ...
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Tax implications abound on Kane County primary ballotsMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - Kane County residents would pay about $55 more, on average, in property taxes if voters Tuesday approve a new tax to benefit developmentally disabled residents. The tax...