Articles filed under Referendum
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Cary District 26 mulls over another tax hike requestNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Officials in Cary Elementary District 26 may ask voters for help in erasing a deficit - less than a year after voters soundly rejected a proposed tax hike. The District ...
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Mount Prospect residents to pick election processOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect will leave it up to the residents to determine how the village conducts their local elections. The village board voted four to three to place a referendum...
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Dist. 118 referendum petition challengedOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Two Wauconda residents are challenging signatures on a petition filed in an attempt to force a referendum vote on Wauconda Unit District 118's decision to sell $16.9 mil...
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"Yes" vote is not consensus on Rt. 53Apr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - This week roughly 22 percent of the voters of Lake County went to the polls and voted on the advisory referendum question, "Shall the State of Illinois construct the ext...
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Stroger says county wouldn't block secessionApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger said he wouldn't stand in the way of towns looking to secede from the county, though he warned the grass isn't always greener on...
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Does support of Route 53 extension mean action? Not quiteApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that Lake County voters have voiced overwhelming support for a long-planned extension of Route 53, you might expect the Lake County Board and administration would pu...
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Local voters hate Stroger taxApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - In case it wasn't clear, now it's official: northwest suburban voters don't like Cook County's 2008 sales tax increase. Across Barrington, Elk Grove, Hanover, Maine, Pal...
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Prospect Heights police department won't see cuts for at least a yearApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite Prospect Heights voters rejection of a new police protection tax, the police department won't lay off more employees for at least a year, officials said Wednesda...
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ECC officials pledge ethics, fiscal responsibility with referendumApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - A squeaker victory for Elgin Community College referendum proponents, a tanking economy and hefty campaign contributions from area firms may seem a volatile combination ...
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Was there a failure to communicate in St. Charles District 303?Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - It was all about communication both before and after St. Charles Unit District 303's referendum flopped. Superintendent Don Schlomann knew it Tuesday night. Leading refe...