Articles filed under Referendum
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Vernon Township road district on way outNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Vernon Township voters overwhelmingly eliminated the local highway district and shifted oversight of its duties to the township board. The decision means the elected hig...
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Voters shoot down Fox River & Countryside fire request for tax hikeNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - The Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District could be facing more budget cuts after voters Tuesday shot down a request to increase the property tax rate by 60 percen...
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Voters appear to support Itasca fire district tax hikeNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters appeared to be supporting the Itasca Fire Protection District's request to boost its annual property tax revenues by roughly $1 million - from about $4.6 million ...
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District 205 voters support $168.5 million construction planNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Elmhurst Unit District 205 voters approved a property tax increase that will pay for $168.5 million in construction projects throughout the district, including two new s...
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Split vote on borrowing, tax rate questions at District 73Nov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters were rendering a split decision on two Hawthorn Elementary District 73 ballot measures. Unofficial totals showed voters, by a margin of 5,840 to 4,398, supporting...
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Home rule defeated for fifth time in Prospect HeightsNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Prospect Heights voters rejected home rule powers for village officials for the fifth time in Tuesday's election. With nine of 11 precincts counted, 2,051 people, 56 per...
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Hanover Township voters reject tax for social servicesNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Hanover Township voters Tuesday shot down a tax increase that would have provided $1 million a year to fund drug and opioid education, family therapy and to operate a te...
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Glen Ellyn Mosquito Abatement District tax hike rejectedNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters in the Glen Ellyn Mosquito Abatement District have rejected a tax increase request by a former board replaced with new appointees Tuesday. Nearly 56 percent of vo...
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District 200 voters overwhelmingly approve a new JeffersonNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - The third time's the charm for Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 officials in their quest to replace the Jefferson Early Childhood Education Center. After two failed...
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'Yes' vote in Hampshire Fire referendumNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters granted permission to the Hampshire Fire Protection District to levy a new tax for an emergency and rescue fund Tuesday night. Voters cast 1,569 "yes" votes and 1...