Articles filed under Referendum
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Prospect Hts. seeks voter approval for police protection taxJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Prospect Heights residents may be a bit puzzled when they see two questions on the April 7 ballot that together achieve one purpose: raising property taxes to fund the c...
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Bad time for open space referendumJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The economy is in a depression, maybe another Great Depression. Unemployment is going up and continuing to rise. The federal deficit is at an all-time high, and state an...
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Question on Palatine Twp. ballot: Want to secede?Jan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - At least Palatine Township residents will see a question on their April ballot asking if they want to secede from Cook County. It's one of a pair of referendums other to...
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D303 referendum opponent says he might back cheaper alternativeJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - One of the leading opponents of a potential $294 million tax increase referendum in St. Charles Unit District 303 says a smaller referendum might be more palatable if th...
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Scaling back Dist. 303 schools plan?Jan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - St. Charles Unit District 303 residents will almost certainly see a referendum on the April ballot, but it may not be the $294 million question they've been prepped for ...
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Lake County Board to decide on Route 53 advisory voteJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Lake County Board members are expected to decide as soon as next week on whether an advisory vote should be held to gauge public sentiment on the idea of extending Route...
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Yes, ask the voters about Route 53Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Amid the embarrassment of the Blagojevich fiasco in Springfield, one bit of abiding politics has been almost amusing. In opposing calls for a special election to fill B...
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Referendum on Route 53 a no-brainer, Stolman saysJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Could support from Lake County voters help persuade lawmakers to extend Route 53 north through Lake County? County board member David Stolman hopes so. "It's a no-braine...
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Island Lake may ask for $10 million for village hall, policeJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - The Island Lake village board Thursday night discussed asking voters in April for up to $10 million to build a new village hall and police facility. One proposal, by des...
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Dist. 303 must be more accountableJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - I am writing in response to Josh Stockinger's article about St. Charles schools' recommendation to pursue a massive taxpayer-funded construction project. How did Dist. 3...