Articles filed under Referendum
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Bartlett puts electric aggregation on ballot againNov 20, 2012 3:09 pm - Bartlett residents will get a second chance to decide if they want the village to solicit bids from electricity suppliers other than ComEd. The village board agreed to p...
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National group spent money to defeat Arlington Hts. parks bondsNov 14, 2012 10:05 am - Opponents of tax increases in referendums in 12 Illinois municipalities got help from an outside advocacy group this election cycle with mailings and thousands of roboca...
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Residents want to support park districtNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - We take no great pleasure in having the Arlington Heights Park District referendum defeated. Most of us would have gladly supported the referendum if they had just remov...
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In Island Lake, new debate over new village hallNov 09, 2012 4:30 am - Island Lake residents trying to quash plans for a new village hall may have an unexpected ally. Trustee Chuck Cermak believes officials should reconsider the effort, now...
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Voters in 10 counties say they want concealed carryNov 08, 2012 3:00 pm - Residents in some Illinois counties sent a message to lawmakers this week: Give citizens the right to carry concealed weapons. Measures supporting concealed carry were o...
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Legal battle looms over marijuana initiativesNov 07, 2012 5:46 pm - Washington Post The approval of ballot initiatives legalizing recreational marijuana use in Washington state and Colorado on Tuesday could set the stage for a significan...
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Quinn vows to keep working on pension reformNov 07, 2012 4:57 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn played down voters’ rejection of a proposed amendment to the Illinois constitution that would have made it harder to expand public employee retirement ben...
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Electric aggregation approved in Dundee TownshipNov 06, 2012 3:44 pm - Unofficial results show Dundee Township voters giving officials permission to negotiate electricity rates. With all 35 precincts reporting, 56 percent of Election Day vo...
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State pension amendment failsNov 06, 2012 3:40 pm - Editor’s note: A proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have made it more difficult to expand public employee retirement benefits had support from 56 pe...
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Voting snafu regarding referendums in Island LakeNov 06, 2012 2:37 pm - At least one Island Lake voter was handed the wrong ballot Tuesday morning and missed his chance to cast his vote in two referendums. Island Lake Trustee Shannon Fox sai...