Articles filed under Referendum
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DuPage tax supporters ready for month-long blitzJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Getting a countywide sales tax increase passed may not be the long shot some DuPage County officials believe if all voters are like Billie Stiltner, Richard Palicka Sr. ...
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New library good idea for Fox LakeDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - An important referendum for the Fox Lake District Library will be on the ballot in February. The Fox Lake District Library has done outstandingly well in handling financ...
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Foundation ready for pool to be a realityDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - After 40 years in existence, the Wauconda Pool Foundation believes it is closer than ever to the sounds of kids playing in a village pool. "We're really plugging for it,...
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Tentative deal on Big Hollow parcelDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - If all goes according to plan, a high-profile parcel in Fox Lake will go from vacant schools to retail shopping in two years. Big Hollow Elementary District 38 officials...
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Batavia parks feeling out of the loopDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Alan Leard doesn't have a problem with the components of a Batavia High School expansion plan. What the vice president of the Batavia park board does have a problem with...
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Tiny Volo looks to join big towns with home ruleDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Normally, it takes a population of 25,000 for a community to achieve home rule status. But, Volo -- with only 1,600 residents -- doesn't want to wait that long. Villag...
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Fox Lake Library plan is a sound oneDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - I was in the Fox Lake Library recently, reading Lee Filas' article about the February library bond issue, when I noticed a 9-foot crack in the thermopane glass next to t...
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Hainesville to vote on village retirement fundNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Preliminary review by the village of Hainesville to set up an Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for its longtime employees has led to a question on the February ballot....
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Villa Park's home rule bid comes down to trustNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Villa Park officials want to rule their own destiny. They'll ask residents in February for approval to return to the home rule status voters stripped from the village in...
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Antioch fire district lobbying for tax hikeNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Drivers on Grass Lake and Deep Lake roads are seeing the latest attempt by the Antioch Fire Protection District to garner support for a tax increase. This week, the dis...