Articles filed under Referendum
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Healthcare group backs ECC referendumMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A regional group representing nearly 150 Chicago area hospitals and health care organizations on Friday endorsed Elgin Community College's $178 million bond referendum q...
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Tax increase needed to protect Prospect Heights police serviceMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - As abhorrent as the thought of a tax increase is in the current depressed economy, we urge "yes" votes on the two-part proposal for a police protection tax in Prospect H...
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Police pension fund is now mandated in Hawthorn WoodsMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Voters in Hawthorn Woods are being asked to approve a tax increase so the village can create and fund a police pension fund. Although more taxes are probably the last th...
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Support ECC's building planMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Right now jobs are scarce for constructions workers, plumbers and other skilled laborers. Though I'm lucky enough to have a job right now, many of my friends and co-work...
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Grayslake parks seeking tax increasesMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Grayslake Park District officials hope residents will set aside recession concerns and approve a tax increase for a 70-acre land purchase and more development of an exis...
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Now's not the time to raise taxesMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The Antioch Township Fire District makes its fifth attempt to pass a tax increase that would fund 24-hour firefighting staffing at its three stations. Unfortunately, wit...
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Parker Farm purchase not a bad plan, it's just the wrong timeMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The Grayslake Park District is asking voters to approve a tax rate increase to finance the purchase of a 70-acre parcel at the northwest corner of Lake and Washington st...
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Grayslake parks' fate based on tax increase voteMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Grayslake Park District officials hope residents will set aside recession concerns and approve a tax increase for a 70-acre land purchase and more development of an exis...
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ECC expansion will create jobs now and laterMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - In this sluggish economic climate, one of the best things we can do for our local economy is to keep our communities working. That's why I'm supporting the Elgin Communi...
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Lake County officials take Route 53 plan to the WebMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Taking a page from President Obama's campaign playbook, Lake County officials on Tuesday went high-tech to spread the word about an upcoming referendum on the long-plann...