Articles filed under Referendum
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Why pay for more parks in Gilberts?Oct 23, 2012 4:40 am - As a senior citizen I am worried about the news that some people have persuaded the Village of Gilberts to put on the November ballot a vote on a new tax for park improv...
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Gilberts residents must decide on new tax for parks and recOct 22, 2012 4:46 pm - The second and final pre-election open house in Gilberts will be held Wednesday evening to give residents a chance to learn more about how money from a parks and recreat...
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Montel Williams campaigns for medical marijuanaOct 21, 2012 6:12 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Talk show host Montel Williams has accused opponents of an Arkansas ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana of resorting to “racist” ima...
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Endorsement: Yes to appoint Island Lake clerkOct 21, 2012 5:00 am - Island Lake voters will decide whether the village clerk should continue to be an elected office or will become an appointed post similar to the police chief or other to...
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Endorsement: Yes on appointment of Bloomingdale clerkOct 21, 2012 5:00 am - Bloomingdale residents will be asked whether their village clerk should be appointed rather than elected, beginning next April. State law allows village boards to make t...
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Yes to privatize trash pickup in Rolling MeadowsOct 21, 2012 5:00 am - Rolling Meadows residents love their garbage pickup. The old couch goes away without extra fees or phone calls, and the crews act extra responsibly. For years residents ...
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Endorsement: Yes on electrical aggregationOct 21, 2012 5:00 am - After floating successful referendums in the spring, many suburbs have already begun saving their residents money on their utility rates through electrical aggregation. ...
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Endorsement: Yes on Arlington Heights parks proposalOct 19, 2012 5:00 am - We thought Arlington Heights residents shouldn’t pass up the opportunity last spring to leverage low borrowing and construction costs to make needed renovation work at s...
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Endorsement: Yes to East Dundee fire stationOct 19, 2012 5:00 am - The East Dundee Fire Protection District, which serves the village and extends east into Hoffman Estates and South Barrington, is asking voters for $5.5 million to build...
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We already told the park district ‘no’Oct 19, 2012 5:00 am - It seems like we the people just fended off one obscene attempt by the park district to stick us with $48 million in completely unneeded buildings in March, and barely f...