Articles filed under Referendum
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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...
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Endorsement: 'No' for Fox Lake to join fire districtFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Should Fox Lake residents fully join the Fox Lake Fire Protection District? The village says yes because it needs to get politics out of fire coverage and not negotiate...
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Green Oaks to ask voters to borrow $18 million for street repairsFeb 10, 2016 4:30 am - The first ballot question put to voters by elected officials in Green Oaks' 55-year history comes with a potential big impact for residents in cost and convenience. Vote...
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Road repairs, sales tax, clerk proposal among Lake County ballot issuesJan 24, 2016 6:45 am - What voters can expect on March ballot
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Roselle District 12 meeting on tax hike draws supportersJan 20, 2016 4:08 am - Supporters of a proposed tax hike in Roselle Elementary District 12 admit they'll face some stiff resistance. "You're going to hit a lot of opposition," said Rick Fazio,...
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Roselle District 12 seeking property tax increaseJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Roselle Elementary District 12 will ask voters in the March 15 primary election to approve a property tax increase that would cost the owner of a $250,000 home about $50...
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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire district ask voters for tax increaseDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - Citing health insurance costs and aging apparatus, the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District will ask voters for a property tax hike on March 15. The fire...
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Third fire station in Antioch area to reopen as voter approval for tax hike standsApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - The Antioch Fire Department will reopen a third fire station as planned, as voter approval of a tax hike to fund ambulance service is now in the books. "The late votes a...
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Dim prospects for video gambling in PalatineApr 14, 2015 5:30 am - The village council has gotten the message: Palatine residents do not want video gambling in their village. Last week, just over 60 percent of voters said "no" to an adv...