Articles filed under Referendum
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Opposing groups readying for fight over graduated taxJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Days after the governor donated $51.5 million of his personal fortune to a committee supporting a graduated income tax constitutional amendment, a new coal...
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Plan to shrink Lake County government headed to voters this fallJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County residents will have the rare opportunity to reduce the size of local government when they vote this fall. The county board on Tuesday agreed to ask voters if...
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Should Lake County eliminate the recorder's office? Voters could decideJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Cook County voters approved a merger of the two offices in 2016. Years after the idea first was proposed, a plan to eliminate the office of the Lake ...
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DuPage voters could be asked about reducing size of county boardMay 27, 2020 5:00 am - DuPage County voters this fall could be asked to weigh in on whether the county board should eliminate one-third of its seats. County board members on Tuesday started a ...
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Senate OKs language for graduated tax referendum, voter pamphletMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Thursday took the chamber's last step in putting language for a graduated income tax constitutional amendment on the November genera...
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Rolling Meadows aldermen make term limits officialMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen this week officially made changes to city code placing tighter term limits on themselves in the wake of a binding referendum in March. More than...
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Organization sues state over ballot obstaclesMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois organization aiming to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot is suing the state, alleging that restrictions implemented to co...
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Should recreational pot sales be allowed in Batavia? Voters to decide this fallApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Voters will decide this fall whether recreational marijuana businesses could have a future in Batavia. The city council on Monday unanimously approved placing an advisor...
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Batavia Park District looking ahead after voters reject recr center proposalMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - A failed tax-hike referendum to fund a new indoor recreation center won't stop the Batavia Park District from looking ahead at other major projects on the horizon, leade...
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Barrington District 220 superintendent thanks communityMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris issued a statement Wednesday thanking voters for approving a request to borrow $147 million for building pr...