Articles filed under Referendum
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Taxes, home rule, size of government on ballot for suburban Cook Co. votersSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - America's system of government by the people usually works by electing representatives to make the actual decisions. But sometimes voters have the opportunity through re...
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Arlington Hts. denial of term limits not a pretty pictureSep 01, 2014 5:01 am - Let me recount. A large number of people agreed that a petition for term limits should appear on the ballot. One person objected. Three persons of the village board acce...
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Arlington Hts. board should put term limits to votersSep 01, 2014 5:01 am - The denial of the term limit petition presented by Bill Gnech is really quite a disappointment. But really more worrisome is the fact that the village board of Arlington...
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Plethora of questions on Lake County ballots in NovemberAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Should Antioch raise taxes to fund ambulance service? Should Lake Zurich become a home rule community to have greater control over its tax revenue? Should the Wauconda C...
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Batavia school board refining needs for referendum moneyAug 26, 2014 1:00 am - If it comes to spending $15 million quickly on capital projects, the Batavia school board wants to make sure high-priority work on school buildings isn't pushed down the...
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Term-limit backers seek state Supreme Court rulingAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Republican Bruce Rauner and other supporters of political term limits asked the Illinois Supreme Court Thursday to jump into the debate about whether the question can go...
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Appeals court says term limits can't be on ballotAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Proponents of term limits for Illinois lawmakers were preparing a last-minute appeal to the state Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Wednesday that...
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Lake Zurich board puts home rule on ballotAug 19, 2014 5:00 am - Lake Zurich voters will decide whether village government should have more control over taxes and other issues through home-rule power. Village board members Monday nigh...
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Home rule question put on the ballot by Barrington boardAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Barrington voters will be asked in November whether their village should become a home-rule community, a move supported by an independent committee of residents impanele...
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No term limits in Arlington Heights' near futureAug 17, 2014 1:01 am - With a referendum on term limits off the November ballot, the idea may be dead in Arlington Heights for the foreseeable future. Last week, the village's electoral board ...