Articles filed under Referendum
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Dundee Township voters reject Longmeadow Parkway extensionMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - Dundee Township voters told the Kane County Board to stop construction of the Longmeadow Parkway extension Tuesday. Unofficial results showed 70 percent of voters reject...
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What will Roselle District 12 cut if tax hike fails?Mar 11, 2016 4:30 am - Roselle Elementary District 12 officials faced questions at a forum Thursday night about what programs could end up on the chopping block if primary voters reject a prop...
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How Roselle District 12 would use $500 average tax hikeMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - Voters in Roselle Elementary District 12 will decide March 15 whether to approve the district's first operating tax rate hike in more than 30 years. Supporters say the i...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' on Elburn sales tax increaseFeb 28, 2016 12:00 am - Four years ago, Elburn voters rejected a property tax increase that was intended to fund the village's police pensions. That left the village to rely solely on its opera...
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Fox Lake voters consider tax hike, fire protection changesFeb 28, 2016 12:00 am - Fox Lake voters will decide two measures on the March 15 ballot that aim to boost the village's sales tax and change how fire protection is organized. One question asks ...
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Endorsement: Yes to Winfield fire district tax increaseFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - The Winfield Fire Protection District is seeking a tax increase that would raise roughly $650,000 a year to hire, train and equip six firefighters to staff its south sid...
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Endorsement: Yes to appointed Mundelein village clerkFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - For the second time in two years, Mundelein voters will decide if the village clerk should be an elected or appointed post. Voters rejected an identical proposal in Apri...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to repair Green Oaks roadsFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - Green Oaks voters in the March primary election will be asked whether the village should borrow $18.8 million through a bond issue to repair nearly all the town's street...
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Endorsement: Yes to Sleepy Hollow's reasonable third try for a tax increaseFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - Story corrected Friday, Feb. 26, to note Mike Tennis' position with the village. The proud and independent-minded people of Sleepy Hollow enjoy their community's co...
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Endorsement: Fox Lake sales tax increaseFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Fox Lake is asking residents to approve a 1 percentage point sales tax increase to raise roughly $1 million to hire police officers and staff, pay for street repairs and...