Articles filed under Referendum
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Yes to Itasca home ruleFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Homeowners are right to feel suspicious when their village leaders ask to expand municipal power with home rule authority. It gives local governments all the powers not ...
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Prospect Heights council promises to make raising taxes harderFeb 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Trying to allay fears voters have about home rule and taxes, the Prospect Heights City Council promised this week that any future tax increase would need the vote of fou...
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No argument on amount of park district tax hikeFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - The Feb. 20 article on the Arlington Heights Park District referendum states that we “argue” that the cost of the referendum is grossly understated. We are not arguing. ...
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Don’t fall for sales job on home ruleFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - It seems like Prospect Heights officials are now offering “bribes” for residents to vote yet again for Home Rule status. They claim they would cut our property tax rates...
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Arlington Heights parks seek $48 millionFeb 20, 2012 4:30 am - As the Arlington Heights Park District gears up for a series of public meetings on its plan to borrow $48 million to renovate four of its five major parks, two local gro...
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Forums on aggregation referendum start Feb. 21Feb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Arlington Heights Village Hall, 33 S. Arlington Heights Road, will host the first of several public forums on the Community Choice Aggregation refer...
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Why to vote ‘no’ on electric referendumFeb 13, 2012 5:00 am - When you vote March 20 you will have a referendum on your ballot that reads, “Shall the Village of Bartlett have the authority to arrange for the supply of electricity f...
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Kildeer looking to increase sales tax by half cent per dollarFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - On March 20, Kildeer residents will have a chance to vote on whether they want their town's sales tax to increase 0.5 percent, bringing it up to 7.5 percent. The referen...
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Judge rules Naperville smart meter referendum off ballotJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - A Naperville group suffered a potentially fatal blow Tuesday to its efforts to place an advisory referendum concerning smart meters on the March 20 ballot. DuPage Judge...
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Naperville referendum proposal was news to Will CountyJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - More than 27,000 Naperville voters in Will County would not have cast ballots on the smart meter advisory referendum question, even if a judge allowed it on the March 20...