Articles filed under Referendum
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It's the wrong time to raise taxes for Hampshire parksJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - The Hampshire Park District has two referendums on the Feb. 2 ballot: one to issue $4.9 million in bonds, and one to increase the limiting tax rate by 5 cents per $100 e...
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Vote 'yes' on Wheeling 911 questionJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - The tax increase being sought by Wheeling to help pay for its 911 service is without ambiguity. The money - an additional 70 cents per month for every land line - goes d...
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Vote 'no' on Sugar Grove Library tax hikeJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Sugar Grove Library District voters will be asked, for the 12th time, for more money to run the library - a new library the voters paid extra for through a separate refe...
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Vote 'no' on Bensenville Fire Dist. 1 tax hikeJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Voters in unincorporated areas between Bensenville and Elmhurst will be asked to raise taxes roughly $110 a year on a $250,000 house to maintain fire protection services...
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Say 'no' to Carol Stream parksJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Carol Stream Park District is promising something that sounds like one of those late-night too-good-to-be-true deals: You can have $37 million in park improvements, a ne...
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Winfield library improvements can wait for better economyJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Last April, Winfield Public Library officials asked voters to approve a referendum that would allow them to borrow $1.8 million to improve the facility's handicapped acc...
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Now's not the time for pricey Villa Park road repairsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Villa Park voters are faced with a decision Feb. 2 regarding their roads, and their tax bills. A referendum asks voters whether the village should borrow $27.5 million t...
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Vote 'yes' for trash pickup in Tower LakesJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - In Tower Lakes, voters on Feb. 2 are being asked to approve a tax to pay for garbage collection. While we hesitate to recommend any kind of tax increase in today's econo...
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Vote 'Yes' to send message on pensionsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Barrington residents should take full advantage of their opportunity to show their concern about the state of Illinois' system of public pensions by voting yes on the ad...
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Vote 'Yes' for access to Winfield libraryJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - It is called the Winfield Public Library. That means it should be accessible to everyone. The library was built 1981 and has not been updated or renovated since then. Di...