– Seeking a state constitutional convention. Yes 889,461 No 2,696,063
– Seeking to reword state constitutional to conform with federal 18-year old voting age. Yes 2,067,817 No 1,148,407
– Seeking to reduce the time period following tax sales of certain types of property. Yes 1,486,515 No 1,024,331
SCHOOL REFERENDUMS
COOK
– Wheeling Elementary 21-seeking education fund tax rate increase to $2.50 from $1.80. Yes 8,555 No 9,100
– Oak Park Elementary 97-(2)-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.50 from $2.42, Yes 10,269 No 13,352; and seeking to increase building fund tax rate to 55 cents from 35 cents; Yes 9,502 No 13,812
– North Palos Elementary 117-(2)-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.97 from $1.52; Yes 3,313 No 5,706; and seeking to increase building fund tax rate to 40 cents from 25 cents; Yes 2,985 No 5,948
– Midlothian Elementary 143-seeking to elect board members by districts rather than at large. Yes 1,578 No 2,837
– Posen-Robbins Elementary 143 1/2-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.08 from $2.13. Yes 775 No 1,799
– Calumet City Elemetary 155-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.24 from $1.25. Yes 912 No 2,468
– Proviso High School 209-(3)-seeking to increase scope of basic programs; Yes 26,366 No 5,143; seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2 from $1.30; Yes 12,803 No 19,859; and seeking to increase building fund tax rate to 50 cents from 25 cents. Yes 11,704 No 21,109
– Argo Community High School 217-(2)-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2 from $1.24; Yes 2,322 No 7,128; and seeking to increase building fund tax rate to 55 cents from 25 cents; Yes 2,322 No 7,128
– Community High School 218-seeking to elect board members by districts rather than at-large; Yes 27,888 No 7,564
DU PAGE
– Winfield Elementary 34-seeing to increase the district`s education fund tax rate to $1.87 from $1.37; Yes 1,214 No 591
– Gower Elementary 62-seeking to issue $2.69 million for school addition; Yes 2,052 No 1,726
– Palisades Elementary 180-seeking to sell $3 million in school building bonds. Yes 941 No 633
– Indian Prairie Unit 204-seeking to increase the district`s education fund tax rate to $3.19 from $2.49. Yes 4,815 No 6,698
KANE
– Elgin Unit 46 (2)-seeking to sell $24.5 million in bonds for constructing three new schools and eight other additions; Yes 21,085 No 19,119; also seeking to increase the district`s building fund tax rate to 66 cents from 37 cents. Yes 16,332 No 24,708
– West Aurora 129-seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $2.97 from $2.47 Yes 8,391 No 7,955
– East Aurora District 131-(2)-seeking to increase the district`s education fund tax rate to $2.87 from $2.17; Yes 5,008 No 5,904; and seeking to sell $12.9 million in building bonds; Yes 5,396 No 5,122
– Central District 301-(2)-seeking to increase the district`s education fund tax rate to $3.40 from $2.85; Yes 1,809 No 1,544; and seeking to sell $9.15 million in school building bonds; Yes 1,615 No 1,675
LAKE
– Beach Park Consolidated 3-seeking to sell $700,000 in building bonds;
Yes 1,525 No 1,846
– Zion Elementary 6-seeking to increase building fund tax rate to 50 cents from 25 cents; Yes 1,356 No 2,519
– Cary Consolidated 26-seeking to sell $7.6 million in bonds for renovation of schools. Yes 130 No 112
– Grass Lake Elementary 36-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.99 from $1.49; Yes 425 No 548
– Woodland Consolidated 50-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.45 from $1.87; Yes 3,308 No 3,591
– Fremont Elementary 79-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.87 from $1.27; Yes 1,000 No 1,043
– Fox Lake Elementary 114-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.91 from $1.41. Yes 952 No 841
– Grant Community 156-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.62 from $1.32. Yes 0,000 No 0,000
– College of Lake County 532-seeking increases in building fund tax rate to 10 cents from 6 cents and in the education fund tax rate to 20 cents from 13 cents; Yes 50,016 No 72,107
MCHENRY
– Spring Grove Elementary 11-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.08 from $1.49; Yes 336 No 328
– Johnsburg Unit 12-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.43 from $2.58; Yes 1,897 No 1,742
– Cary Elementary 26-Seeking to sell $7.6 million in building bonds for remodeling and additions to four schools; Yes 3,040 No 2,638
– Harvard Unit 50-seeking to sell $5,950,000 in bonds to expand and remodel three schools and build a new school. Yes 1,049 No 1,753
– McHenry High School 156-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.62 from $1.32. Yes 4,608 No 5,752
– McHenry County College 528-seeking to sell $11.66 million in building bonds to remodel existing buildings and construct new buildings; Yes 30,015 No 24,725
WILL
– Minooka High School 111-seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $1.37 from 92 cents; Yes 1,092 No 1,533
– Manhattan Elementary 114-seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $1.92 from $1.55. Yes 530 No 908
– Elwood Consolidated District 203-seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $1.76 from $1.01; Yes 498 No 505
– Lockport High School 205-seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $1.32 from 92 cents; Yes 4,869 No 9,950
– Wilmington Unit 209-U-seeking to incrase the education fund tax rate to $2.85 from $2; Yes 1,537 No 1,503
– Lincoln-Way High School 210-(2)-seeking to sell $3.6 million in building bonds for a swimming pool and other improvements; Yes 6,397 No 10,072; and seeking to increase the building fund to 37 cents from 25 cents; Yes 4,746 No 11,430
MUNICIPAL VOTES
CHICAGO
-(In some cases the referendum questions are before just a portion of the ward).
– 1st, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 29th Ward, 31st, 32d, 33rd, 46th, 48th Wards-Should the city seek lower electric rates by pursuing agreement that charges only for needed electricity and allows purchase of electricity on the competitive market. Yes 114,460 No 15,348
– 4th and 5th Wards-should Murray School lot be developed as a park; Yes 2,684 No 613
– 4th Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 35th precinct; Yes 133 No 72
– 7th Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 19th precinct; Yes 0,000 No 0,000
– 8th Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 15th precinct; Yes 140 No 105
– 10th Ward-should city work towards giving permission for waste landfill in the ward; Yes 2,175 No 10,403
– 11th Ward-shall Prairie Material Services be permitted to continue operations; Yes 141 No 501
– 11th Ward-seeking to establish the Bridgeport Guaranteed Home Equity Program; Yes 10,282 No 2,412
– 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 23d Wards-seeking to establish a guaranteed home equity program; Yes 62,939 No 12,797
– 15th and 18th Wards-seeking to establish the Southwest Guaranteed Home Equity Program; Yes 10,962 No 2,076
– 21st Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 17th and 68th precincts; Yes 134 No 134
– 21st Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 41st precinct; Yes 0,000 No 0,000
– 23d Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 50th precinct; Yes 202 No 46
– 29th Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 32nd precinct; Yes 131 No 69
– 30th, 33d, 35th, 36th, 38th, 45th Wards-seeking to establish a guaranteed home equity program; Yes 49,644 No 14,693
– 31st Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 32d precinct; Yes 134 No 17
– 32d Ward-seeking to halt zoning changes until city has plan to protect jobs and housing; Yes 0,000 No 0,000
– 32d Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 41st precinct; Yes 176 No 62
– 32d Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 42nd precinct; Yes 285 No 111
– 34th Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 18th precinct; Yes 0,000 No 0,000
– 35th Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 25th precinct; Yes 0,000 No 0,000
– 36th Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 15th precinct; Yes 0,000 No 0,000
– 36th Ward-seeking to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 24th precinct; Yes 0,000 No 0,000
– 44th, 48th, 49th and 50th Wards (advisory)-seeking a city accountability in government ordinance. Yes 49,414 No 2,659
COOK SUBURBS
– Alsip-seeking to create a telephone use surcharge to pay for 911 emergency service; Yes 2,916 No 2,279
– Bartlett Library District-seeking a tax rate increase to 25 cents from 15 cents; Yes 2,801 No 3,115
– Blue Island-seeking to reorganize the city council by reducing the number of aldermen from each ward to one from two; Yes 2,105 No 3,489
– Buffalo Grove-seeking $3 million for an arts center; Yes 1,081 No 3,614
– Calumet City-seeking to create a utility occupations tax; Yes 2,954 No 7,569
– Calumet Park-seeking to create a telephone use surcharge to pay for 911 emergency service; Yes 878 No 1,161
– Chicago Heights-seeking to create a telephone use surcharge to pay for 911 emergency service; Yes 2,970 No 4,361
– Des Plaines-seeking to reorganize village government by reducing the number of aldermen from each ward to one from two; Yes 11,725 No 6,053
– Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District-seeking to elect district board members rather than appoint; Yes 1,078 No 245
– Elmwood Park-seeking to sell $28 million in bonds for flood control projects; Yes 1,524 No 7,429
– Flossmoor-(2)-seeking to issue $1.7 million in bonds for street project; Yes 2,527 No 1,577; and seeking to issue $1.6 million in bonds for public works projects; Yes 1,903 No 2,197.
– Glencoe-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government; Yes 1,088 No 3,172
– Glenwood-seeking to create a telephone use surcharge to pay for 911 emergency service; Yes 1,365 No 1,813
– Justice-seeking to create a park district. Yes 904 No 847
– La Grange-seeking to sell $3.2 million in bonds to renovate fire and police stations; Yes 3,461 No 3,253
– Lemont Park District-(2)–seeking to annex two pieces of land, one in Du Page County; Yes 2,991 No 560; and one in Will County; Yes 2,899 No 577
– Maywood-seeking to consolidate park districts. Yes 4,439 No 1,478
– Niles-seeking to create a telephone use surcharge to pay for 911 emergency service; Yes 4,837 No 4,565
– North Maine Fire Protection District-seeking a 5 cent tax increase to purchase emergency equipment; Yes 4,080 No 1,394
– North Palos Fire Protection District-seeking to set district boundaries; Yes 143 No 156
– North Riverside-seeking to install street lights; Yes 1,140 No 1,817
– Northbrook-seeking to adopt 911 emergency telephone system; Yes 8,855 No 4,687
– Northfield Woods Sanitary District-seeking to sell $2.5 million in bonds for sewer improvements; Yes 847 No 244
– Oak Forest-seeking to create a telephone use surcharge to pay for 911 emergency service; Yes 4,326 No 4,554
– Oak Park (2)-seeking to tear out the Lake Street mall and allow motor traffic on it; Yes 9,237 No 13,513; and seeking to create a nuclear free zone; Yes 15,455 No 7,489
– Orland Park-seeking to develop a 40-acre community park with a sale of up to $8 million in bonds; Yes 6,771 No 4,628
– Palos Heights-seeking to create a telephone use surcharge to pay for 911 emergency service; Yes 2,118 No 2,803
– Prospect Heights-seeking to annex some land; Yes 4 No 4
– Richton Park-(2)-seeking to build a water treatment facility; Yes 2,300 No 711; and seeking to construct a traffic interchange; Yes 1,874 No 1,128
– River Forest-seeking to issue $2.2 million in bonds for a library addition; Yes 3,496 No 1,434
– Riverside Lawn Fire Protection District (3)-seeking tax rate increases for fire protection; Yes 56 No 7; ambulance fees; Yes 55 No 9; and emergency crews; Yes 55 No 9
– Sauk Village-seeking to adopt a 911 emergency telephone system; Yes 933 No 1,103
– Schiller Park (3) -seeking to replace sewer fees, emergency user fees and utility tax; Yes 1,501 No 1,492; emergency services Yes 1,459 No 1,627; utility tax; Yes 1,550 No 1,459
– South Chicago Heights-seeking to use Lake Michigan water; Yes 706 No 562
– South Palos Township Sanitary District-seeking to elect board members rather than appoint them; Yes 642 No 94
– Summit Library District-seeking to sell $875,000 in bonds for a library addition; Yes 988 No 1,045
– Westchester-the village is seeking to operate its own garbage service; Yes 2,352 No 5,933
– Wheeling-should village clerk be appointive rather than elected; Yes 2,852 No 5,933
– Wilmette-seeking to defer a zoning ordinance change; Yes 9,157 No 4,297
DUPAGE
– Addison-seeking a surcharge of up to 60 cents to finance a 911 emergency telephone system; Yes 4,040 No 4,692
– Bensenville Fire Protection District (number) 1-seeking to increase the tax rate to 40 cents; Yes 417 No 554
– Burr Ridge-seeking a surcharge of to 60 cents to pay for 911 emergency service. Yes 1,222 No 643
– Carol Stream-seeking a 2 cent tax for repair of library building; Yes 3,040 No 4,907
– Carol Stream-(advisory)- seeking to disconnect all of Carol Stream from Elgin U-46 school district and annex those areas to school districts within village limits; Yes 4,016 No 3,023
– Darien-Woodridge and Belmont Fire Protection Districts-seeking to merge;
Yes 6,444 No 2,538
– Glendale Heights (2)-seeking to increase the size of the village board to 8 from 6 board members. Yes 3,028 No 4,131; and seeking to elect board members by district; Yes 4,920 No 2,226
– South Grove Park District-seeking to form a park district and elect five commissioners; Yes 658 No 50
– Villa Park-seeking to have the village clerk appointed rather than elected; Yes 2,307 No 5,839
– Wheaton-seeking to reorganize the city council to six members from four members, four of which would be elected from wards and two elected at large;
Yes 15,800 No 5,018
KANE
– Geneva-seeking to create a 15 cent mental health tax; Yes 2,666 No 2,710
– Hampshire-seeking to issue $675,000 in village improvement bonds; Yes 445 No 316
– North Aurora-(advisory)-seeking to allow off-track betting in their village; Yes 1,110 No 960
– Sugar Grove Library District-annexation of land; Yes 1,800 No 375
– West Dundee-seeking to create a firefighters pension fund; Yes 931 No 343
LAKE
– Chain O`Lakes Park District-seeking to create a park district; Yes 2,089 No 2,491
– Deerfield-seeking a tax surcharge of up to 50 cents for 911 emergency phone system; Yes 2,765 No 864
– Highland Park Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by 5 cents; Yes 4,811 No 10,591
– Lake County-seeking an increase in county tax rate for Winchester House to 1 cent from .25 cents; Yes 74,863 No 83,750
– Mundelein-seeking to sell $12 million in bonds for Lake Michigan water supply; Yes 3,406 No 3,141
– Round Lake-seeking to create board of fire and police commissioners; Yes 461 No 288
– Round Lake Park-seeking to create board of fire and police commissioners;
Yes 547 No 308
– Wadsworth-seeking to have village contract and levy taxes for police services from Lake County sheriff`s office; Yes 179 No 567
MCHENRY
– Crystal Lake Park District (2)-seeking a tax of 20 cents to build a community center with indoor pool and an outdoor pool; Yes 3,181 No 9,796;
and an advisory vote on whether to continue to build a $330,000 maintenance building and garage; Yes 3,060 No 9,557
– Harvard-seeking to impose telephone tax of 61 cents to allow a 911 emergency telephone system; Yes 941 No 318
– McHenry County Historical Museum District-seeking to create the district and levy a tax of 2 cents; Yes 24,552 No 32,627
WILL
– Bolingbrook-seeking a surcharge of up to 90 cents to finance a 911 emergency telephone system; Yes 4,652 No 5,915
– Bolingbrook Park District-seeking to annex land; Yes 8,381 No 1,532
– Braidwood-seeking to sell $1 million in bonds for street improvements; Yes 566 No 444
– Channahon, Custer, Florence, Jackson, Manhattan, Reed, Wesley, Wilmington and Wilton Townships-(advisory)-seeking to refund RTA taxes back to local government; Yes 5,843 No 1,678
– Homer Township-(advisory)-seeking to become an incorporated municipality;
Yes 2,000 No 5,260
– Joliet-seeking to impose a surcharge of 50 cents to finance a 911 emergency telephone system; Yes 9,473 No 10,649
– Plainfield-seeking to sell $2.3 million in waterworks and sewer bonds; Yes 1,025 No 558
– Reed Township-seeking to create a mosquito abatement district; Yes 694 No 392
– Shorewood-Troy Public Library-seeking to annex land; Yes 2,936 No 783
– Steger Estates Fire Protection District-(2)-seeking a 30 cent tax increase for ambulance service; Yes 266 No 128; and seeking to sell $34,000 in bonds; Yes 254 No 115
– Steger-South Heights Public Library-seeking to increase tax rate to 29 cents from 15 cents. Yes 1,276 No 3,872
– University Park-seeking to lenghten term of office for elected officers to four years from two; Yes 608 No 847
