Articles filed under Referendum
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Village board now reality show modelOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Please vote yes to recall on November 2nd. The damage that has been done to our community is so staggering that we cannot afford to let it continue for another 30 months...
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No to Millburn Dist. 24Oct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Millburn Elementary District 24 based in Wadsworth is asking voters for a tax rate increase of 73 cents per $100 assessed valuation, a $732 property tax increase for a $...
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End the sideshow, vote yes on recallOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - In the course of the nearly three-hour village board meeting on Monday Oct. 18th, Trustee Lisa Stone interjected herself into the spotlight for a total of 52 minutes. Th...
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Nothing funny in Stone's behaviorOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - When an election rolls around, I expect those who win, regardless of my vote, to obey the rules, operate with competence and to work for and with the entire community. G...
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Recall warranted for sake of our villageOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Our community faces a historic choice in this election whether to recall and remove a trustee from office. Recall provides citizens direct control and a greater voice i...
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Don't add to D15's debt; vote no on refOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - On Nov. 2, the citizens who are residents of Community Consolidated School District 15 will be voting on whether or not the district should borrow $27 million. I, for on...
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COD idea's good, but timing isn'tOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The College of DuPage seeks to borrow $168 million to seed nearly $415 million in construction on the Glen Ellyn campus. It's an attractive idea, from an institution tha...
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Closer, but still 'no' in BataviaOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago, the Batavia Park District wanted $36 million to build a recreation center and rehab the quarry beach, which would have significantly raised taxes. We rec...
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Naperville Township waste deal a slam dunkOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Here's a ballot question that actually might save the taxpayer some money. Many of the 8,500 residents in unincorporated Naperville Township are on their own to work out...
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Vote 'No' on recall in Buffalo GroveOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - As we indicated several months ago when the Buffalo Grove village board first proposed a measure to permit the recall of elected officials, we are troubled by the concep...