Articles filed under Referendum
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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District 75 referendumJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - As the owner of any older home knows, sometimes you have to replace outdated equipment, improve safety or make nagging repairs that can no longer be ignored.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...
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'No' to Winfield Township roadsJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Seven times in the last decade, Winfield Township has sought a tax increase to bolster its road maintenance budget. It has gone to the ballot four times in the last two ...
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Hainesville question one for leadersJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Voters in the village of Hainesville are being asked, via an advisory referendum, whether they want the village's small staff to be covered by the Illinois Municipal Ret...
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'No' to DuPage Co. sales tax hikeJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - The Feb. 5 primary ballot contains a proposition that asks voters to approve a sales tax increase for DuPage County government. We strongly recommend a no vote. The sa...