Articles filed under Referendum
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McHenry County Board to consider term limits, reducing its sizeAug 02, 2018 1:00 am - Efforts to shrink government size and encourage turnover among elected officials are moving forward in McHenry County, pending approval from the county board. An ad hoc ...
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Should Barrington have a village sales tax? Voters will decide.Jul 27, 2018 5:30 am - Barrington voters will decide whether a village sales tax should be enacted to generate up to a projected $1 million in annual revenue to help pay for infrastructure imp...
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Nonbinding referendum on sweetened beverage tax on Elk Grove Township ballotJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - Elk Grove Township voters will have a chance to weigh in on Cook County's short-lived sweetened beverage tax - which expired last November after commissioners overwhelmi...
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District 73 to seek $48.7 million for building expansion, upgradesJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - After months of discussion and fine-tuning, Hawthorn Elementary District 73 officials will seek voter approval to borrow $48.7 million for school renovations and expansi...
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Batavia Library asks voters to swap debt tax for increase in operations taxJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - Operations cash would replace tax for debt
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Prospect Heights will try again for home ruleJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - Hoping to generate more money for flood relief and drainage improvement projects without imposing a municipal property tax, the Prospect Heights city council will again ...
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Prospect Heights expected to vote on home rule ballot referendum MondayJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - Prospect Heights aldermen could vote Monday to put a referendum on the November ballot seeking home-rule status. If the city council approves the resolution, voters wil...
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Batavia group wants referendum to remove city's home-rule statusJul 18, 2018 1:00 am - Batavians for Responsible Government is again hoping for a referendum to remove Batavia's home-rule powers. The group is working to collect 1,200 signatures on a pet...
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Could Prospect Heights seek home rule in November election?Jul 13, 2018 1:00 am - Momentum is shifting in Prospect Heights toward putting a home-rule referendum on the November election ballot. Initially, city council members seemed leery about askin...
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Lake County Board wants Rauner to alter legislation targeting chief assessment officerJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - After much debate, a divided Lake County Board voted Tuesday to ask Gov. Bruce Rauner to alter legislation that could change how the county's chief assessment officer is...