Articles filed under Referendum
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Voters back funding for Gavin school repairsNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Schools in Gavin Elementary District 37 will receive a host of life-safety repairs as voters backed a referendum proposal to fund the projects. Unofficial totals showed...
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Maine District 207 voters approve tax hike for $240 million in building improvementsNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters have approved a tax hike Tuesday to help Maine Township High School District 207 pay for $240 million in improvements at its three high schools. With 93 of 102 p...
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Voters approve Harper College borrowing planNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - With 91 percent of precincts reporting late Tuesday, 61 percent of voters gave support to Harper College's plan to borrow money for an upgrade of its Palatine campus. Ac...
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Vernon Township road district on way outNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Vernon Township voters overwhelmingly eliminated the local highway district and shifted oversight of its duties to the township board. The decision means the elected hig...
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Voters shoot down Fox River & Countryside fire request for tax hikeNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - The Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District could be facing more budget cuts after voters Tuesday shot down a request to increase the property tax rate by 60 percen...
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Voters appear to support Itasca fire district tax hikeNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters appeared to be supporting the Itasca Fire Protection District's request to boost its annual property tax revenues by roughly $1 million - from about $4.6 million ...
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District 205 voters support $168.5 million construction planNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Elmhurst Unit District 205 voters approved a property tax increase that will pay for $168.5 million in construction projects throughout the district, including two new s...
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Split vote on borrowing, tax rate questions at District 73Nov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Voters were rendering a split decision on two Hawthorn Elementary District 73 ballot measures. Unofficial totals showed voters, by a margin of 5,840 to 4,398, supporting...
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Home rule defeated for fifth time in Prospect HeightsNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Prospect Heights voters rejected home rule powers for village officials for the fifth time in Tuesday's election. With nine of 11 precincts counted, 2,051 people, 56 per...
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Hanover Township voters reject tax for social servicesNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Hanover Township voters Tuesday shot down a tax increase that would have provided $1 million a year to fund drug and opioid education, family therapy and to operate a te...