Articles filed under Referendum
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Schaumburg Township to ask voters if road district, highway commissioner post should endAug 07, 2026 4:04 pm - Schaumburg Township will ask voters on Nov. 3 whether the road district and highway commissioner position should be abolished in May 2029.
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Vernon Area Public Library expansion plan headed to ballotAug 06, 2026 2:51 pm - Vernon Area Public Library District residents will be asked this fall to approve a $53 million expansion plan.
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District 214 board pushes to trim renovation referendum ask below $300 millionJul 24, 2026 4:43 pm - Most Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members prefer keeping a potential referendum below $300 million - less than Superintendent Scott Rowe’s $318 million recommendation - in what would be the district’s first referendum in more than a half-century.
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Bartlett Library board approves two referendum questions for November on building’s futureJul 24, 2026 11:02 am - A majority of Bartlett Public Library trustees voted in favor of putting two referendum questions on the Nov. 3 ballot — one to renovate and expand the existing building and the other to replace it altogether.
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708 Mental Health referendum approved for November ballot in Downers Grove TownshipJul 21, 2026 8:58 pm - Downers Grove Township residents successfully petitioned to place a referendum on the November 2026 ballot that would establish a 708 Community Mental Health Board, funded by a small property tax (approximately $67 annually for a $400,000 home), to provide comprehensive mental health, developmental disability, and substance use disorder services exclusively for township residents.
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District 214 faces ethics complaint for referendum-related pollingJul 20, 2026 6:57 pm - A taxpayer advocacy group Monday filed an ethics complaint against Northwest Suburban High School District 214, alleging misuse of public resources for referendum polling.
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Lake Zurich seeks public input as officials consider $20.3 million fire station referendumJul 06, 2026 6:46 pm - Lake Zurich will hold three upcoming open houses at Fire Station 1 as village officials consider putting a tax-hike referendum on the November ballot to fund a new firehouse
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District 214 could ask voters to approve $300 million for school renovationsJun 30, 2026 7:03 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members are considering asking voters to approve at least $300 million in taxing authority for school renovations in November, in what would be the Arlington Heights-based district’s first referendum in some five decades.
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Ahead of possible referendum, District 214 hosts inaugural ‘State of the District’Jun 04, 2026 7:18 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 on Thursday held its first State of the District event, where Superintendent Scott Rowe laid the groundwork for the district’s first possible referendum in more than 50 years.
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‘Most pressing needs’: After public scrutiny, District 214 cuts potential referendum ask in halfMay 11, 2026 6:24 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has reduced its potential referendum request from more than $900 million to a maximum of $450 million after community feedback showed lukewarm support for the larger proposal.