Articles filed under Referendum
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Cook County gets snubbed by votersApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - If Northwest suburban voters had their way, Barrington, Hanover and Palatine townships would split off from Cook County to create the state's 103rd county. In all three ...
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District 26 tax hike referendum sinks and cuts could loomApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Voters in Cary School District 26 gave a tax increase a failing grade Tuesday. With all precincts reporting, unofficial results showed 1,106 people opposed compared to 6...
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Antioch Township Fire tax hike defeatedApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Voters coping with declining property values, pay cuts and job losses soundly rejected a tax increase request from the Antioch Township Fire Protection District. With al...
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St. Charles voters unkind to tax hike requestsApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether it's life and death or just to build new schools, now is simply not the time to ask for more money. That seemed to be the message behind the rejection of both S...
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Voters give green light to proposalsApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Campton Hills voters responded positively to three community proposals that appeared on the ballot Tuesday, unofficial results show. The village had three nonbinding re...
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By 3 to 1 ratio, voters want Route 53 extendedApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - By a crushing 3 to 1 ratio, Lake County voters overwhelmingly said they want the state to extend Route 53 northward into the county. But the question remains: Will shove...
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Tax hike rejected in District 33Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Voting to save money on tax bills instead of taking on new debt, West Chicago Elementary District 33 voters rejected a request to borrow $49 million to build an addition...
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Grayslake Park referendum failsApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Voters Tuesday narrowly rejected a tax increase for the Grayslake Park District to buy 70 acres near Lake and Washington streets and to develop 55 acres at Alleghany Par...
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Vole to lead Prospect Heights; voters deny police protection taxApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A town-hall meeting to discuss the city's financial situation is first on the agenda for Prospect Heights' newly elected mayor Dolly Vole, who served as Ward 3 alderman ...
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ECC bond issue passes -- by just 29 votesApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A nail biter to the very end. At 1:33 a.m. Wednesday, a mere 29 votes separated success from failure for Elgin Community College's $178 million bond request. With all 26...