Articles filed under Referendum
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No on Winfield voting districtsFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - There’s no doubt that the politics on the Winfield village board are just as heated — and just as counterproductive — as those we can witness on a national scale. Charge...
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Yes, for now, to extension of Dist. 114 taxFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Back in March of 2006, voters in Fox Lake Elementary District 114 approved a 25-cent tax rate hike to generate $3.75 million of additional revenue for the district and p...
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No to Fox River Grove sales tax hikeFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Voters in Fox River Grove will be asked to support an increase in the sales tax of a quarter percentage point to 7.25 percent to help spur economic growth in the village...
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Yes to Elburn police pensions taxFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Elburn voters next month have to decide whether to levy a separate tax to pay the village’s contribution to a new police pension fund. Even if the majority votes no, eve...
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One ‘yes’ vote for districting WinfieldFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Winfield is a small village of about 10,000 residents. A quaint, happy community, one would think. However, Winfield is a study in contrasts and resulting conflicts. Sin...
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No to future Kildeer road fundsFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Kildeer voters will decide March 20 whether the village can raise the sales tax half a percentage point to a total rate of 7.5 percent. Village administrator Michael Tal...
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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...