Articles filed under Referendum
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Thanks to residents for referendum OKNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - I would like to extend my deep appreciation to Lake County residents for once again making a commitment to preserving open space. The $185-million referendum approved by...
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'No' vote means Prospect Heights streets to go unrepairedNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The negative outcome of the Prospect Heights home-rule vote means the "city will do nothing" different than it is now, Mayor Pat Ludvigsen said, sounding frustrated as h...
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We applaud more discerning votersNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - There were predictions of a Democratic tsunami. Of record voter turnout. There were calls to toss every incumbent out. There was anger and frustration over our economic ...
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Sugar Grove residents say no new taxesNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Sugar Grove area voters sent a strong message to officials Tuesday regarding expansion of services: not if it means new taxes. Voters turned down requests from both the ...
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Lake Co. tax hikes might have been matter of voter trustNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - With economic concerns swirling around the United States, voters in Wauconda and the Grayslake area will part with their hard-earned money in the form of tax increases a...
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Voters in no mood for tax hikesNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Don't accuse suburban voters of being "yes" men. On Tuesday, voters answered "no" to several ballot questions, especially those requiring substantial tax hikes for prope...
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Defeated ballot questions likely to returnNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The motto for referendums in DuPage County could easily be "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." With a broad brush Tuesday, county voters turned down any que...
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Wheeling will have to find 911 money somewhere elseNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Voters may have rejected an increase in the 911 surcharge on their phone bills, but Wheeling residents will still see that money taken out of their pockets. The referen...
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Campton Hills group might try for dissolution againNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A day after facing defeat at the polls, proponents of a referendum to dissolve the village of Campton Hills wouldn't rule out the possibility of trying again. "It's mos...
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Villa Park voters reject request for new libraryNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Villa Park officials will have to make another pitch to voters about why the town needs a new $24.9 million library. With all precincts counted, unofficial tallies showe...