Articles filed under Referendum
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Don't give home rule to Villa ParkJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Back in the 1980s Villa Park had home rule, and the citizens voted to take it away from the village board. None of the promises that this board makes is binding on futur...
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Big Hollow asking for helpJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Big Hollow Elementary District 38 will take $2.35 million in loans to help offset cash woes, officials said. School board vice-president Jan Carsella said the money was...
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Air conditioning merits 'no' voteJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The board of education of Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89 has a referendum on the Feb. 5 ballot requesting $24.8 million in bonds for various repairs and upgrades to t...
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Endorsement: Mundelein District 75 referendumJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - As the owner of any older home knows, sometimes you have to replace outdated equipment, improve safety or make nagging repairs that can no longer be ignored. Mundelein E...
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Endorsement: Villa Park referendumJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Mention "home rule" and someone invariably will howl, "higher taxes." That's not an unfounded complaint, in that many home-rule governments have used their home-rule aut...
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Endorsement: Ela Township referendumJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Voters in Ela Township are being asked if they want the township to accept bids on the contract for township garbage collection services in unincorporated areas. Residen...
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Endorsements: District 89 referendumJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - In Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89, voters are asked to forgo a drop in the tax rate to begin next year and instead give permission to borrow money for things like new...
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Fox Valley Parks can't keep upJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - With an overflowing list of capital projects on their plate, Fox Valley Park District leaders say they can't tackle it on their own. They need help from voters. That's w...
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Sugar Grove library asks for bigger budgetJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - On Feb. 5, the Sugar Grove Public Library will ask voters to approve its first operating rate increase since being established in 1963. It isn't that the library has nev...
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Vote yes for Grant High's referendumJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - On Feb. 5th, our community has an opportunity to do something almost unheard of: Vote yes on a referendum that will not raise the tax rate! Grant Community High School h...