Articles filed under Referendum
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Endorsement: Yes to merge Lake County recorder, clerk officesOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - For many years, we have added our voice to those calling for more to be done to reduce the number of units of government in Illinois, which long has ranked as the nation...
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Where the 81st state House District candidates stand on a graduated income taxOct 16, 2020 5:30 am - The candidates vying to represent the 81st state House District know their constituents - and the state's budget - have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. In the face...
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Winfield fire district chief taking questions on proposed tax increaseOct 15, 2020 5:30 am - Winfield Fire Protection District Chief Steve Evans has been fielding questions about the district's seeking voter approval for a property tax increase. "People can ask ...
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Endorsement: Yes on Dundee Township tax rate increaseOct 15, 2020 1:00 am - When Trish Glees became Dundee Township Supervisor three years ago, she saw trouble on the horizon. The last time the township had gone to voters for permission to raise...
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Graduated tax opponents say small business will sufferOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - An online panel discussion hosted by the Lincoln Forum about the proposed constitutional change to the state's income tax law focused largely on the effects to business ...
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Editorial: Don't ignore Nov. 3 ballot referendumsOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - The number of political flyers in the mailbox and candidate commercials on television these days might provide a sense the federal and state races on the Nov. 3 ballot a...
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Are barn, fire station upgrades worth sales tax hike? Lake Zurich voters to decideOct 08, 2020 5:27 am - A sales tax increase on the Lake Zurich ballot would pay for rebuilding the Paulus Park Barn, improving the 38-year-old Fire Station No. 1 and financing other projects. ...
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AARP, other senior groups stump for graduated taxOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Retirees organized through the senior advocacy group AARP held a virtual news conference Wednesday to express support for a graduated tax constitutional am...
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Watch Zoom debate on merits of graduated income tax amendmentOct 06, 2020 5:30 am - A graduated tax proposal voters face on their election ballots can't solve Illinois' pension funding gap, people on opposite sides of the issue agreed Monday. But their ...
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Think tank's lawsuit takes aim at graduated tax ballot languageOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A think tank once tied to Republican former Gov. Bruce Rauner is suing the Illinois State Board of Elections and secretary of state, charging that graduate...