The following are the unofficial and, in some cases, incomplete results of the April 1, 1997 referendum in the six-county metropolitan area.
COOK COUNTY SUBURBS
Municipal
– Glenwood Park District-seeking to increase tax extension limit. Yes 764 No 970
– Glenwood Park District-seeking to extablish park district. Yes 878 No 858
– Justice-(advisory)-seeking to annex Sterling Estates subdivision. Yes 677 No 607
– Lemont-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 1187 No 1,876
– Lyons-seeking to open Costello Schol through 8th grade. Yes 1,635 No 905
– Melrose Park-seeking to become an electric utility. Yes 741 No 4,492
– Merrionette Park-(advisory) -seeking to create statewide consumer health association.Yes 212 No 76
– Midlothian Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by 25 cents. Yes 1,206 No 1,790
– Northbrook-seeking to sell $10.5 million in bonds to expand library. Yes 2,108 No 1,772
– Oak Forest-(advisory) -seeking to create the office of taxpayer advocate. Yes 3,916 No 2,151
– Palos Heights Fire Protection District-seeking to annex certain territory. Yes 76 No 8
– Rolling Meadows Park District-seeking to annex parts of Plum Grove subdivision. Yes 709 No 632
– Stickney Township-(advisory)-seeking to create statewide consumer health association. Yes 2,129 No 502
– Stickney-seeking to buy Hale School property. Yes 567 No 336
– Wheeling Park District-seeking to increase taxes by 7.5 cents. Yes 2,305 No 1,453
– Worth Township-(advisory)-seeking to create statewide consumer health association. Yes 16,518 No 4,374
Schools
– Wilmette Elementary 39-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.82 from $2.41. Yes 3,948 No 4,093
– Park Ridge-Niles Elementary 64-(2) education tax increase. Yes 6,174 No 4,965; and seeking to sell $23.2 million in bonds for school improvements. Yes 6,526 No 4,619
– Franklin Park Elementary 84-(2) -seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.50 from $1.94, Yes 639 No 991; and seeking to increase operations fund tax rate to 37.5 cents from 25 cents. Yes 577 No 1,011
– Bellwood Elementary 88-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.94 from $1.94. Yes 1,157 No 1,618
– Riverside Elementary 96-(2)-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.00 from $1.51, Yes 2,332 No 2,062; and seeking to sell $3.2 million in bonds to school improvements. Yes 2,535 No 1,733
– Ridgeland Elementary 122-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.98 from $2.13. Yes 2,707 No 1,812
DU PAGE
Municipal
– Burr Ridge -seeking to approve a 10 -screen movie theater complex. Yes 195 No 1,582
– Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District-seeking to elect the board, rather than have them appointed. Yes 3,851 No 949
– Lisle Park District-seeking to continue annual July 4th celebration. Yes 2,428 No 720
Schools
– West Chicago Elementary 33-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.74 from $2.26. Yes 1,918 No 2,251
– Center Cass Elementary 66-seeking to sell $11.9 million in bonds to build a new school and other improvements. Yes 1,121 No 1,720
– Downers Grove High School 99-(2) -seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.38 from $1.18, Yes 7,272 No 16,353; and seeking to sell $75 milliion in bonds to build a new high school. Yes 7,261 No 15,596
– Lake Park High School 108-(2) -seeking to sell $6.5 million in bonds for swimming pool and other improvements, Yes 1,997 No 4,371; and seeking to increase operations fund tax rate to 27 cents from 25 cents. Yes 1,617 No 4,684
KANE
Municipal
– Big Rock Park District-seeking to raise tax extension limit. Yes 311 No 181
– Geneva-seeking to sell $10 million in bonds to buy land for park and municipal purposes. Yes 3,246 No 689
– Huntley Area Library District-seeking to sell $2.4 million in bonds to build a library. Yes 901 No 473
– St. Charles Fire Protection District-seeking to create a 5 -cent tax to provide emergency and rescue crews. Yes 537 No 405
– Sugar Grove Library District-seeking to raise tax extension limit. Yes 179 No 673
– Sugar Grove Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by 5 cents. Yes 323 No 557
Schools
LAKE
Municipal
– Gurnee Park District-seeking to sell $15 million in bonds to construct a recreation center. Yes 1,545 No 3,306
– Lake Bluff Mosquito Abatement District-seeking to increase district tax rate. Yes 995 No 913
– Lake Bluff Park District-seeking to sell $5.9 million in bonds to construct a community center. Yes 967 No 984
Schools
– Winthrop Harbor Elementary 1-seeking to sell $5.8 million in bonds to build schools. Yes 723 No 948
– Gurnee Elementary 56-seeking to sell $23 million in bonds to build school additions. Yes 1,695 No 1,372
– Hawthorne Community 73-seeking to sell $11.5 million in bonds to construct new schools. Yes 1,843 No 1,352
– Diamond Lake Elementary 76-seeking to increase the educational tax rate to $2.84 from $2.25. Yes 391 No 562
– North Shore 112-seeking to sell $40 million in bonds to build school additions. Yes 4,477 No 3,858
– Fox Lake Elementary 114-seeking to increase the education tax rate to $2.31 from $1.91. Yes 534 No 1,269
– Barrington Unit 220-seeking to sell $19.4 million in bonds to construct schools. Yes 5,490 No 3,237
MCHENRY
Municipal
– Harvard Park District-(2)-seeking to create a district, and seeking to raise $295,000 in taxes. Yes 886 No 1,382
– Lake in the Hills-(2)-seeking to reduce term of elected officials to two years from four years, Yes 1,272 No 1,283; seeking to expand the airport. Yes 506 No 2,048
Schools
– Prairie Grove 46-seeking to issue $5.6 million in bonds to build a junior high and other improvements. Yes 533 No 289
– Marengo-Union Elementary 165-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.07 from $1.41. Yes 659 No 833
WILL
Municipal
– Elwood-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 344 No 137
– Frankfort Library District-seeking to increase tax rate to 30 cents from 15 cents. Yes 92 No 1,450
– Joliet Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by five cents. Yes 3,103 N0 5,301
– Manhatten Library District-seeking to annex certain territory. Yes 660 No 315
– Manhatten Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by 7.5 cents. Yes 364 No 513
– Wilmington Library District-seeking to increase tax rate to 22 cents from 15 cents. Yes 782 No 816
Schools
– Channahon Elementary 17-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.57 from 92 cents. Yes 611 No 774
– Homer Community 33C-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.70 from $1.51. Yes 797 No 793
– Chaney-Monge 88-seeking to increase the education tax rate to $1.99 from $1.34. Yes 412 No 725
– Richland 88A-seeking to increase dducation fund tax rate to $1.70 from $1.11. Yes 296 No 462
– Taft Elementary 90-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.88 from $1.20. Yes 205 No 75
– Beecher Unit 200C-seeking to sell $6.7 million in building bonds. Yes 000 No 000
– Peotone Unit 207U-seeking to sell $16 million in building bonds. Yes 63 No 124.
