Articles filed under Referendum
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District 205 to decide next week whether to ask voters for tax hikeAug 09, 2018 1:00 am - Following months of discussion, Elmhurst Unit District 205 officials are poised to decide next week whether to seek a property tax increase to pay for tens of millions o...
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Batavia aldermen on idea to end home rule: 'It makes my blood boil'Aug 09, 2018 1:00 am - Some Batavia aldermen wasted no time jumping into the fray about whether the city should keep its home-rule authority, after residents submitted petitions this week for ...
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Batavians seek referendum to take away city's home-rule powerAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Batavia residents will get to decide in November whether the city keeps its home-rule powers after members of Batavians for Responsible Government submitted petitions Mo...
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Cook County minimum wage, sick leave issues to be on ballotAug 03, 2018 1:00 am - Cook County's controversial minimum-wage and paid-sick-leave ordinances most suburbs opted out of last year will return as advisory referendum questions Nov. 6 asking vo...
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McHenry County Board to consider term limits, reducing its sizeAug 02, 2018 1:00 am - Efforts to shrink government size and encourage turnover among elected officials are moving forward in McHenry County, pending approval from the county board. An ad hoc ...
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Should Barrington have a village sales tax? Voters will decide.Jul 27, 2018 5:30 am - Barrington voters will decide whether a village sales tax should be enacted to generate up to a projected $1 million in annual revenue to help pay for infrastructure imp...
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Nonbinding referendum on sweetened beverage tax on Elk Grove Township ballotJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - Elk Grove Township voters will have a chance to weigh in on Cook County's short-lived sweetened beverage tax - which expired last November after commissioners overwhelmi...
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District 73 to seek $48.7 million for building expansion, upgradesJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - After months of discussion and fine-tuning, Hawthorn Elementary District 73 officials will seek voter approval to borrow $48.7 million for school renovations and expansi...
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Batavia Library asks voters to swap debt tax for increase in operations taxJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - Operations cash would replace tax for debt
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Prospect Heights will try again for home ruleJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - Hoping to generate more money for flood relief and drainage improvement projects without imposing a municipal property tax, the Prospect Heights city council will again ...