Articles filed under Referendum
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Hoped recall would never be necessaryOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I am truly saddened that the question of recalling Buffalo Grove Trustee Lisa Stone is on the ballot in November. I like having a recall ordinance as a way to remind ele...
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Library should be user-fee basedOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - So the St. Charles library wants $35 million in taxpayer money to build a new library. Where is their vision? With the advent of computers and e-books, the library of th...
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Vote down Winfield road referendumOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - On Nov. 2, Winfield goes to the polls to decide the fate of the two referendums. The referendums aim to answer the question of whether the citizens should have their rea...
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Batavia mayor favors downtown rec center ideaOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Count Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke among supporters of a plan to build a combined recreation center, stores and parking garage at Wilson Street, Houston Street and Island...
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Lake Zurich official calls tax plan a tossupOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - A proposal to increase Lake Zurich's sales tax by half a percentage point probably stands a 50-50 chance of passing on Election Day, Village Administrator Bob Vitas said...
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Batavians Against Debt ... who are you?Oct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Who are the people putting out the signs urging a “No vote against the Batavia Park District recreation center? Batavians Against Debt. Determining the identity of the g...
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Sleepy Hollow to vote on sales tax bumpOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Todd Stroger's successful push for a 1-percentage-point sales tax increase in Cook County continues to drive controversy more than three years after he first proposed it...
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Winfield makes case for road referendumOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - With half of Winfield's roads in poor to failing condition, village officials say a proposed property tax increase is the best way to get the town's street maintenance p...
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Stone never a good fit for village boardOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I have been a resident of Buffalo Grove for 24 years. I have never been politically active, but I always exercise my democratic right to vote. More than 18 months ago, I...
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Defending Winfield road referendumOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to a letter submitted to the Daily Herald by Tony Reyes on Sept. 29. Sadly, Mr. Reyes has decided to use Winfield's road referendum as a tool fo...