Articles filed under Referendum
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Across the state, voters approve electricity aggregationMar 21, 2012 8:17 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Measures giving local officials power to negotiate for lower-priced electricity have passed in most of the nearly 300 Illinois towns where they were on...
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Elburn could consider service cuts to fund police pension obligationMar 21, 2012 4:59 pm - Elburn President Dave Anderson said Wednesday he was disappointed, but not surprised, by voters’ refusal to establish a property tax to pay police pensions. He said he u...
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Fox River Grove sales tax hike may not face challengeMar 21, 2012 4:00 pm - Success rates for referendums involving tax increases were split across the Northwest suburbs in Tuesday's election and none were closer than in Fox River Grove where vo...
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Bartlett, Barrington Hills alone in opposing electricity referendumMar 21, 2012 12:00 am - Bartlett and Barrington Hills were the only holdouts in Cook County's Northwest suburbs on a referendum allowing municipal leaders to negotiate with companies other than...
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Most DuPage towns want new electric optionsMar 20, 2012 10:48 pm - Nearly all of the 17 DuPage County towns that voted on shared electrical service want a change, based on Tuesday’s election results. Voters were asked whether they want ...
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Itasca residents say ‘no’ to home ruleMar 20, 2012 10:46 pm - Itasca voters told village officials they don’t want them to have home-rule power. With all 10 precincts reporting, about 55 percent of voters opposed the measure that ...
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Glen Ellyn voters say ‘yes’ to field lightsMar 20, 2012 10:32 pm - Glen Ellyn voters strongly support allowing Glenbard West High School to install and operate four 70-foot and two 60-foot light poles at Memorial Field. With all 38 pre...
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West Chicago voters reject rec centerMar 20, 2012 10:10 pm - West Chicago voters rejected a proposal to borrow $19.5 million in bonds to build a park district recreation center. With all 26 precincts reporting, roughly 53 percent...
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Evanston voters support dissolving townshipMar 20, 2012 10:08 pm - Evanston voters supported dissolving Evanston Township by a nearly 2:1 ratio Tuesday. An advisory referendum asking if voters want Evanston Township to dissolve, transfe...
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Voters reject proposal for Winfield election districtsMar 20, 2012 10:06 pm - Winfield voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to change the village board from at-large representation to a six-district system. With all 13 precincts reporting, r...