Articles filed under Referendum
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Judge rules term limits law unconstitutional in Elk Grove caseJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - A Cook County judge Wednesday ruled a new state law barring retroactive municipal term limits unconstitutional, giving hope to supporters of an Elk Grove Village proposa...
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Decision on Elk Grove term limits referendum delayedJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - Legal arguments over one of two objections against an Elk Grove Village term limits referendum were heard by a Cook County judge Monday, but a decision was delayed until...
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Objection to Elk Grove Village referendum question heads to courtJan 04, 2020 12:00 am - The fate of a March 17 term-limits referendum in Elk Grove Village now rests in the hands of the court. After nearly four hours of oral arguments Saturday, Elk Grove Vil...
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Lake Villa District 41 streamlines its loan pitch to votersJan 03, 2020 4:20 am - Voters in Lake Villa Elementary District 41 again will be asked for authorization to fund school projects, but the new pitch has been revised and greatly reduced. Instea...
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Elk Grove panel defers to court on one referendum objectionDec 23, 2019 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village's electoral board agreed Monday that one objection filed against a March 17 term-limits referendum is in the hands of the court, but set a hearing for ...
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Stand-ins appointed after Elk Grove mayor and trustee recuse selves from electoral boardDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - A Cook County judge has appointed two public members to the Elk Grove Village electoral board to hear two objections to a term limits referendum. Judge Sharon Sullivan a...
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Voters to decide whether McHenry County coroner should be elected or appointedDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - A shadow of uncertainty has been cast on the future of the McHenry County coroner's office amid debates over whether its leader should be elected or appointed. That deci...
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Gail Borden library district will ask voters to forgo tax decreaseDec 17, 2019 4:00 am - The Gail Borden Public Library District will ask voters in March to keep library taxes at the same amount after the library finishes paying off its bonds in 2021. The l...
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Should Des Plaines city clerk remain an elected office? Voters will decideDec 17, 2019 12:00 am - Des Plaines will ask voters this spring whether the city clerk's job should be an appointed post instead of an elected office. The city council voted unanimously Monday ...
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Term limit opponents file objection to Elk Grove referendumDec 16, 2019 12:00 am - An organizer of the effort to reject term limits in Elk Grove Village formally filed an objection Monday to a referendum that would effectively oust the town's longtime ...