Articles filed under Referendum
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Bartlett Fire District voters back tax hike, avoid service cutsMar 20, 2018 8:00 pm - Voters appeared to have changed their minds from last year and backed a measure Tuesday allowing the Bartlett Fire Protection District to raise taxes and avoid service c...
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Fox River & Countryside fire district tax hike too close to callMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Voters appeared to narrowly reject the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District's request for a property tax hike, but results were too close to call Tuesday night. ...
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DuPage voters favoring election commission consolidationMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - DuPage County voters appear to be signaling they want elections handled by the county clerk's office instead of by the separate election commission. In unofficial total...
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West Chicago voters appear to not want video gamblingMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - West Chicago voters have had years to think about video gambling and they still don't want it. When asked whether the city should permit video gambling, 69 percent of vo...
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Borrowing plan rejected in Gavin District 37Mar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Gavin Elementary District 37 voters are rejecting a ballot proposal to borrow money to help fund life-safety and other building improvements for years to come. With all ...
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Cook County voters say legalize marijuana in IllinoisMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Cook County voters largely favored a nonbinding referendum Tuesday asking whether Illinois should legalize marijuana for recreational use. With ballots in 1,559 of 1,599...
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Voters rejecting York Fire tax increase requestMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - York Center Fire Protection voters opposed a property tax increase proposal that officials said was needed to improve minimum staffing levels and replace aging equipment...
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Deer Park voters approve local sales tax hikeMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Deer Park voters resoundingly approved a ballot proposal Tuesday that will allow village government to collect more local sales tax to help pay for stormwater drainage i...
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Geneva residents OK sales tax increaseMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Geneva residents favor doubling the city's portion of sales tax to give the city about $2 million more a year. With all 19 precincts reporting, unofficial results indica...
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East Dundee keeps home rule, rejects garbage feeMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - East Dundee will retain its home-rule status after voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a state representative's attempt to eliminate it. The binding referendum que...