Articles filed under Referendum
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Endorsement: Yes on Antioch fire district mergerOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Antioch residents will be asked whether the village should join the First Fire Protection District of Antioch Township and officially pay for fire and ambulance services...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to borrow funds for Round Lake Park police pensionsOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Three years after Round Lake Park voters rejected the village's request for a property tax hike to fix its woefully underfunded police pension fund, the problem remains ...
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Endorsement: Yes to improve Bloomingdale parks facilities: YesOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - On Nov. 8, voters will be asked to support Bloomingdale Park District's request to borrow $9.9 million to repair and improve three facilities. District officials have l...
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Endorsement: Yes to raise sales tax for Villa Park infrastructureOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Villa Park voters are being asked to approve a half-percentage-point sales tax increase to raise money for infrastructure work not included in the village's street impro...
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Endorsement: Yes to repair Green Oaks roadsOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Green Oaks voters are asked to support a first in the village's 56-year history - a municipal property tax. It would be used to provide a steady revenue source for road ...
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Endorsement: Yes on River Trails District 26 building proposalOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Voters in River Trails School District 26 will decide whether to increase their taxes so the district can build a $29 million Early Learning Center to provide preschool ...
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Opposition surfaces for Round Lake Park police pension proposalOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Formal opposition has surfaced regarding a Round Lake Park ballot initiative seeking permission to borrow $5.4 million to boost the police pension fund. Taxpayers United...
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Round Lake Park wants more cash for police pensionsOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - Round Lake Park residents next month will be asked to pay more toward village government to beef up the ailing police pension fund. Under the proposal, Round Lake Park w...
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District 15: New school would help low-income studentsOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - As the population of low-income and minority students in Palatine Township Elementary District 15 has increased over the past 20 years, district officials say a proposed...
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'Yes' vote is giving D15 a blank checkOct 10, 2016 5:00 am - We attended two District 15 referendum information meetings, hoping to hear clear objectives and supporting data that would justify voters approving $130 million for two...