Articles filed under Referendum
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to Glenbard 87Feb 24, 2014 4:01 am - Voters in Glenbard High School District 87 will see a ballot request March 18 seeking permission to borrow $35 million to pay for building repairs and improvements. The ...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to maintain Palatine rural fire district staffingFeb 23, 2014 12:01 am - Like most suburban government bodies reliant on property taxes, the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District has lost money as property values drop - $300,000 between 201...
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Endorsement: Yes on electricity proposalFeb 23, 2014 12:01 am - Yes on electricity proposal ...
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Endorsement: No on general election for County Board chairFeb 23, 2014 12:01 am - Many voters say they oppose any expansion of government and decry the influence of big donations on the political system. The former is especially true in conservative-l...
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Endorsement: 'No' on Long Grove road tax planFeb 22, 2014 12:01 am - No one is arguing that Long Grove roads and bridges aren't in need of repair and consistent maintenance. The question is how. Because the village does not levy a propert...
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Endorsement: Yes to debt restructure for RLHS expansionFeb 21, 2014 4:01 am - Voters in Round Lake Unit District 116 are being asked to consider a debt restructuring that would pay for a major expansion of Round Lake High School. Under the proposa...
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Endorsement: No on borrowing to fix Fox Lake streetsFeb 21, 2014 4:01 am - Towns often borrow to fix local streets, but we find two problems with that: interest payments add substantially to taxpayers' total costs and road fixes don't last all ...
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Endorsement: No to Huntley Park District referendumFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - The Huntley Park District, which serves 40,000 residents, wants voters to approve an $18.75 million construction bond to build an indoor artificial turf facility. Offici...
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Palatine Rural Fire District asking for tax increaseFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - The head of the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District said a drop in local property values is the reason the district is asking for a .05 percent tax hike on the ballo...
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Endorsement: No, for now, on special needs panelFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - After the Kane County Board rejected a plan in 2012 to ask taxpayers if they wanted a new tax to support people with developmental disabilities, the Association for Indi...