Articles filed under Referendum
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McHenry Co. weighing whether to put county executive info onlineSep 27, 2012 9:48 am - The chairman of McHenry County Board’s legislative committee said he wants to put information on the county’s website about the county executive form of government befor...
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Support limits to campaign spendingSep 27, 2012 4:40 am - On Nov. 6, voters in Kane County will have an opportunity to vote on the following advisory referendum: Should the United States Constitution be amended to limit the use...
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Array of questions on DuPage County ballotsSep 17, 2012 10:26 am - From term limits to video gambling to whether corporations are people, voters throughout DuPage County will be asked to weigh in on a wide range of topics in the Novembe...
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E. Dundee may give $2 million to help offset fire referendumSep 17, 2012 5:30 am - The joke in East Dundee is its police station is so old that when crews from the John Dillinger movie, “Public Enemies,” were on the hunt for period jails, they said the...
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No need for park district tax hikeSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - The aspect of our elected leaders being cost-conscious is totally lost by projecting costs above current high tax dollars now levied; unfortunately it’s on the national,...
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Referendums for Lake Michigan water and more on November ballotsSep 10, 2012 12:04 pm - Certain Lake County voters in the November election will be asked to decide local issues such as whether to borrow $41 million for a Lake Michigan drinking water pipelin...
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Proponents of Island Lake referendum looking aheadSep 10, 2012 5:30 am - Leader of grass-roots campaign already feels victorious
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Rolling Meadows to hold info meetings on outsourcing garbageSep 05, 2012 1:52 pm - Before Rolling Meadows residents vote on privatizing garbage collection, city officials want them to have the facts. Two informational meetings, meant to dispel rumors a...
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Island Lake challenge withdrawn, question will appear on November ballotAug 27, 2012 3:56 pm - Island Lake voters on the Nov. 6 ballot will be asked what they think of a proposed new municipal complex after all. Residents who had sought to put the advisory questio...
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Referendum not on Wauconda Township ballotAug 24, 2012 3:50 pm - Wauconda Township voters will not be asked to decide if the township supervisor, assessor and road commissioner should pay 85 percent of their state-supported benefits o...