Articles filed under Referendum
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Villa Park voters shoot down roadwork bond issueFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Voters in Villa Park today chose their pocketbooks over pothole repairs. With 100 percent of the vote in, voters turned down a $27.5 million bond issue to fix the villa...
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East Dundee voters say no to video pokerFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Residents of East Dundee have underscored the village board's ban on video gambling, approving an advisory referendum question to ban gambling machines in licensed bars,...
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Voters deny Bensenville fire tax hikeFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Voters Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed $110 property tax increase for Bensenville Fire Protection District No. 1. According to unofficial results, the measur...
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Wheeling rejects 911 tax increaseFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Wheeling residents rejected the proposed increase in the monthly 911 surcharge fee in a narrow vote Tuesday night. With 22 of the 22 Cook County precincts reporting as ...
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Carol Stream voters backing rec center planFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Carol Stream Park District will have the money to build a new recreation center and improve parks thanks to voters, who approved a $37 million bond issue. With all preci...
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Barrington voters backing pension questionFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Opponents' complaints that a referendum question was stacked in its wording didn't keep Barrington residents Tuesday from speaking strongly in favor of statewide pension...
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Voters reject Winfield Library requestFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - For the second time in less than a year, Winfield voters narrowly rejected a request to borrow $1.8 million to improve handicapped accessibility and alleviate crowding a...
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Tower Lakes OKs tax hike for trash pickupFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Tower Lakes residents Tuesday voted resoundingly for a tax hike to keep their garbage-pickup funding system as it is. The tax hike received 179 yes votes and 51 against,...
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Voters reject Sugar Grove library questionFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Sugar Grove Library District voters again rejected a request for more tax money. Unofficial results Tuesday night indicated 66 percent of the 2,851 voters said "no" to r...
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Beyond the governor: What to decide in Kane Co. TuesdayFeb 01, 2010 10:00 pm - State Rep. Kay Hatcher is being criticized as a leader who goes along just to get along by one of her 50th District Republican opponents. Kane County Treasurer David Ric...