Articles filed under Referendum
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Endorsement: No on McHenry County change in governmentOct 19, 2012 5:00 am - Clarification: Subsequent to Jack Franks refusing to answer whether he would be interested in running for county executive, he emphatically said that he would not. This ...
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Wauconda residents hear details, speak out on Lake Michigan water referendumOct 18, 2012 5:01 pm - Told they face “the most important decision” in Wauconda’s history, residents at a town-hall meeting about switching to Lake Michigan water unleashed a torrent of questi...
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McHenry County vote could appoint a ‘czar’Oct 16, 2012 2:25 pm - Editor’s Note: In a conversation after this article ran, Jacqueline Byers, director of research for the National Association of Counties, tempered her original statement...
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Questions and answers on the state pension referendumOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — After a period of dire warnings and scandal, voters will decide next month whether to change the Illinois Constitution so that it’s harder to improve retir...
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Group forms to back Arlington Heights parks referendumOct 13, 2012 8:00 am - With support from parents and residents across town, one Arlington Heights man is trying to garner support for the $39 million park district tax increase proposed in a N...
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Should Wauconda get water from Lake Michigan?Oct 11, 2012 10:46 am - Wauconda Mayor Mark Knigge points to this summer’s drought when asked why the town needs to do something about its drinking water supply. After weeks without rain, the w...
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How much an Arlington Hts. parks tax hike would cost youOct 07, 2012 11:00 pm - With about a month until Election Day, the Arlington Heights Park District is clarifying what the $39 million bond issue will mean for homeowners' pocketbooks if it pass...
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Professional vs. political managementOct 06, 2012 4:40 am - We are all aware there are several key decisions on the ballot this November. One question that very few voters have seen before is the referendum question on the creati...
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Your chance to limit corporate influenceOct 06, 2012 4:40 am - Americans just don’t seem to agree on much these days. However, the one thing they can agree on is the need to get all this unregulated, unlimited and anonymous money ou...
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Take back our election processOct 05, 2012 4:40 am - I am writing to urge Kane County Voters to vote “yes” for the advisory question on the Nov. 6 ballot. The question on the ballot reads: Should the United States Constitu...