Articles filed under Referendum
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Palatine Dist. 15 bond sale goes downNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A promise by Palatine Township Elementary District 15 leaders to abandon the most controversial portion of a massive borrowing plan wasn't enough to win over voters. Wit...
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Villa Park road repairs will have to waitNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Villa Park voters narrowly rejected a sales tax increase to pay for repairs to the village's crumbling side streets. With all precincts reporting, the tally was 53 perce...
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Voters reject Medinah School District 11 tax rate increaseNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Voters in Medinah School District 11 defeated a measure to allow the district to borrow $8 million for building upgrades and consolidation, according to unofficial vote ...
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District 33 voters approve $39 million projectNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Sixth-graders in West Chicago Elementary District 33 will be attending classes at the middle school by as early as 2013. Voters on Tuesday narrowly approved a measure to...
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Voters say no to Grafton town hallNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Grafton Township: A plan to borrow $3 million to erect a new town hall in Grafton Township was shot down by voters Tuesday by a ratio of more than 5 to 1. ...
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St. Charles library request deniedNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - St. Charles Public Library officials will continue to live in cramped quarters for at least two more years after voters Tuesday rejected a tax increase to double the siz...
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Naperville voters back districting, term limitsNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Naperville voters on Tuesday fundamentally changed the way their city will be run by approving both the creation of term limits beginning in April 2011 and the installat...
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Voters OK District 56 plan to borrow $28.5 million for new schoolNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Voters gave Gurnee Elementary District 56 a ballot-box victory by allowing $28.5 million to be borrowed mostly for construction of a new school in Wadsworth. With all 20...
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Wheeling voters nix 911 feeNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - 911 fee fails: For the third time Wheeling voters have rejected an increase in the fee on phone lines to keep the 911 service up to date. The fee assessed only on land l...
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Deer Park approves tax for road repairsNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Deer Park voters Tuesday bucked the trend of anti-tax sentiment this election season to approve a plan to improve village roads with a higher sales tax. Residents of the...