Articles filed under Referendum
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Several governmental bodies in DuPage go for tax hikes in NovemberSep 06, 2016 5:32 am - Experts used to tell taxing districts that the best time to ask voters for more money is when there are fewer of them at the polls. Times have changed. Six government bo...
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Tax increase, advisory questions on ballots in several Lake County townsSep 03, 2016 7:29 am - Besides a lengthy list of national, state and local candidates, voters in seven Lake County communities will decide several binding and advisory referendum questions in ...
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Tax increase, advisory questions on ballots in several Lake County townsSep 03, 2016 7:29 am - A story that ran Sept. 3 in some editions of the Daily Herald involving referendum questions in Lake County contained incorrect information. Voters in Round Lake Par...
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Proposed Barrington underpass to be subject of referendumSep 02, 2016 5:30 am - Voters in Barrington will get to weigh in this November on whether the village should spend public funds to build an underpass where Route 14 meets the Canadian National...
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Dist. 15 releases schedule for referendum meetingsSep 01, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 on Thursday released the schedule of informational meetings the district will hold on its proposal to borrow $130 million for th...
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Proposed referendum to combine Round Lake-area towns draws oppositionAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - A proposal to use a binding referendum on the November ballot to merge three Lake County communities has spawned a local opposition group and a likely court challenge. T...
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District 26 voters to decide fate of proposed Early Learning CenterAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - Voters in River Trails School District 26 this November will decide whether to increase their taxes so the district can build a $29 million Early Learning Center that to...
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Dist. 15 meeting to address board limitations for upcoming referendumAug 24, 2016 1:00 am - The referendum, which will be on the November ballot, will ask voters to approve borrowing $130 million to build two new schools. Thursday's meeting will be held at Jose...
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Fox River fire district to pose tax increase feeler in NovemberAug 23, 2016 5:30 am - Voters accustomed to seeing a tax increase request from the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District on the ballot will experience déjà vu this November. But this ti...
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Coalition aims to merge three Round Lake-area towns into oneAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - A grass-roots movement is pushing a proposal to merge three Round Lake-area villages into one, creating Lake County's second largest city, organizers announced Thursday....