Articles filed under Referendum
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Roselle Fire Protection District seeking tax hikeApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Editor's note: The following is a corrected reprint of a story that ran last week that inadvertently contained erroneous information. The Roselle Fire Protection Di...
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Valid reasons to vote against Rt. 53 planApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A referendum on extending Route 53, with little dissemination of information, doesn't constitute a valid opinion vote. If it's "yes," a hot-button issue slipped through ...
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Hawthorn Woods to ask taxpayers for police pension moneyApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Hawthorn Woods will ask taxpayers on Tuesday to support a tax rate increase to fund police pensions, and shift that burden away from the general fund. The village is req...
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Grayslake parks tax hike mailer under scrutinyApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Grayslake Park District supporters sent a mailer to residents this week encouraging a "yes" vote for a tax increase to buy 70 acres to preserve as open space, and noting...
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Vote NO on plan to extend Route 53Apr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - We need traffic relief in Lake County but a Route 53 expressway is not the answer. As was already demonstrated through the recent Route 120 Corridor planning process, La...
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'No' to District 303 referendumApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 is pitching a "no tax increase" referendum to spend $114 million to rebuild or renovate three middle schools and build a b...
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Money sought to make Winfeld's library accessibleApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Three years after Winfield voters overwhelmingly rejected a tax-increase referendum request that would have funded a new library, they are being asked to pay for improve...
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'Yes' vote on 53 is best for Lake CountyApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Lake County has been held hostage by a small politically powerful and extremely wealthy group of naysayers for over 40 years. On April 7. the citizens of Lake County hav...
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If you don't use it why pay for it?Mar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - If you live in either eastern or western Lake County you more than likely will seldom, if ever, use the proposed extension of Route 53. It then makes sense for you to v...
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BG mayor urges support for Route 53 referendumMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - I urge everyone in (Lake) County to join me in supporting the extension of Route 53 with a yes vote. As a mayor concerned about our regional traffic gridlock, I ave come...