Articles filed under Referendum
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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....
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Des Plaines health insurance referendum voluntarily withdrawnAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - An advisory referendum on whether Des Plaines elected officials should get health insurance is off the November ballot before it even got on. Wayne Woodworth, principal ...
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District 15 wants to build 2 new schoolsAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 will ask voters in November to approve borrowing $130 million for the construction of two new schools, district officials announ...
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Elk Grove Dist. 59 board member seeks referendum on library districtAug 12, 2016 5:22 am - Voters could get to decide as early as November whether to extend library services to unincorporated Elk Grove Township through the creation of a library district, if a ...
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Should Des Plaines officials get insurance perks? Voters to weigh inAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - An advisory referendum question this November will ask Des Plaines residents if they think the city's elected officials should get taxpayer-funded health insurance benef...
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Cook County recorder says merger not in best interests of Cook CountyJul 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Democratic Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen Yarbrough is unopposed for re-election this November, but she's suddenly in a fight for her political life. Cook County vo...
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Village president: Tax hike gives Sleepy Hollow 'breathing room'Mar 24, 2016 1:00 am - A referendum proposal to raise property taxes in Sleepy Hollow narrowly passed last week, but Village President Stephan Pickett isn't getting ahead of himself. On March ...