Articles filed under Referendum
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Batavia school referendum: 'No' to borrowing $15 millionNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Batavia school officials wanted to know what residents thought about borrowing $15 million for buildings and grounds projects, and residents overwhelmingly told them not...
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Voters approve Butterfield Park District tax increaseNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Voters have given the Butterfield Park District the go-ahead to borrow nearly $3 million to purchase a vacant lot on the northeast corner of Butterfield Road and Route 5...
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Grayslake fire district voters OK tax hikeNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Voters approved a tax hike to help maintain Grayslake Fire Protection District operations. Grayslake fire district voters show 5,770, or 55 percent, voting yes and 4,75...
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Gail Borden library referendum an early 'Yes'Nov 04, 2014 12:01 am - A majority of voters answered "Yes" to a referendum question to annex land to the Gail Borden Public Library District in early vote counts Tuesday night. District reside...
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Barrington rejects home ruleNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Voters in Barrington have declared they feel quite at home remaining non-home rule. With all six precincts counted in Cook County, voters cast 1,196 votes against home r...
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Voters approve Palatine Rural Fire tax hikeNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Palatine-area voters approved a 0.05 percent tax hike for the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District Tuesday night, a measure voters previously rejected in the spring. ...
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Prospect Heights voters reject changes to clerk, treasurer postsNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Voters in Prospect Heights on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected proposals to make the city clerk and city treasurer positions appointed posts, rather than elected ones. Th...
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Voters reject calls to trim Elk Grove Rural fire board from 7 to 5Nov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Voters within the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District have decided to maintain the size of the district's board of trustees, despite calls from district officials t...
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Voters support electrical aggregation in Des Plaines, Maine TownshipNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Voters in Des Plaines and Maine Township have given elected officials the OK to explore getting an alternative electricity supplier that could offer cheaper rates than C...
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Cook County voters favor gun control, mental health fundingNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Cook County voters voted "yes" in a pair of advisory referendums Tuesday night, according to unofficial election totals. With 3,577 out of 3,742 precincts reporting, 984...