The following are the unofficial and in some cases, incomplete, results of the March 17, 1998, referendums in the six-county metropolitan area. Tax rates are based on $100 of equalized assessed valuation.
COOK COUNTY
– Countywide-(advisory)-seeking to enact the “Managed (Health) Care Reform Act of 1998”; Chicago Yes 255,061 No 19,836 suburbs Yes 224,849 No 22,003; Total Yes 479,910 No 41,839
Chicago
– 21st Ward-21st Precinct-seeking to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages. Yes 139 No 24
– 46th Ward-22nd Precinct-seeking to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages. Yes 191 No 21
Municipalities
– Acorn Library District -seeking to increas tax rate to 30 cents from 15 cents. Yes 1,330 No 1,837
– Brookfield -seeking to create a new Special Service Areas for street and sewer projects. Yes 1,234 No 1,035
– Cicero -(3)-seeking to have town employees to be required to live within the town, Yes 5,499 No 1,268; seeking to have police officers and firefighters to be required to live within the town, Yes 5,550 No 1,328; and seeking to consider construction of a recreational facility. Yes 4,516 No 2,118
– Dolton Park District -seeking to increase tax rate by 25 cents. Yes 871 No 2,068
– Glencoe Park District-seeking to sell $400,000 in bonds. Yes 519 No 1,316
– Glenview Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by 12 cents. Yes 4,822 No 4,073
– Homewood-Flossmoor Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by 25 cents. Yes 4,679 No 2,715
– La Grange Park Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by 13 cents. Yes 1,658 No 1,684
– Oak Park-(advisory)-seeking to establish a registry of the unions of same-sex couples. Yes 4,942 No 4,712
– Riverdale-seeking to impose up to a $1.95 monthly surcharge to upgrade the 911 emergency telephone system. Yes 394 No 746
– Robbins-seeking to become a home rule unit of government. Yes 501 No 449
– South Chicago Heights-seeking to enforce an ordinance requiring all elected officials, including the village president, clerk and trustees, to live in the village. Yes 367 No 107
Schools
– Wilmette School Elementary 39-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.56 from $2.41. Yes 3,652 No 3,567
– Schiller Park Elementary 81-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.94 from $1.25. Yes 994 No 691
– Kirby Elementary 140-seeking to build a new school building. Yes 1,889 No 787
– Calumet City Elementary 155-seeking to issue $3.4 million in bonds for construction of a new elementary school. Yes 443 No 574
– Hoover-Schrum Elementary 157-seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $2.20 from $1.80. Yes 626 No 421
– Barrington Unit 220-seeking to issue $69.9 million in bonds to build additions and improve upgrade existing facilities. Yes 5,127 No 3,721
– Rich High School 227-seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $2.67 from $1.87. Yes 4,347 No 3,830
DUPAGE COUNTY
Municipalities
– Clarendon Hills Park District-(2)-seeking to increase tax rate by 7 cents, Yes 655 No 1,131; and seeking to sell $3.5 million in bonds for acquire new land. Yes 886 No 927
– Glenside Public Library District-seeking to increase tax rate to 36 cents from 15 cents. Yes 1,711 No 1,892
– Oak Brook Park District-seeking to sell $9 million in bonds to purchase Village Green. Yes 1,414 No 695
– Wayne-seeking to create a police pension fund. Yes 195 No 62
– Winfield Township Road District-seeking to increase tax rate. Yes 1,882 No 3,289
Schools
– Winfield Elementary 34-(2)-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.31 from $1.87, Yes 467 No 581; and seeking to increase operations fund tax rate to 48 cents from 37 cents. Yes 473 No 555
– Glenbard High School 87-seeking to sell $16 million in bonds for school additions and renovations. Yes 13,445 No 9,148
– Carol Stream Elementary 93-seeking to sell $17.2 million in bonds for a new school and other additions. Yes 2,973 No 1,351
KANE COUNTY
Municipalities
– Algonquin Library District-(2)-seeking to sell $10.4 million in bonds to build a library, Yes 105 No 178; and seeking to increase the tax rate to 43 cents from 25 cents. Yes 83 No 197
– Sleepy Hollow-(2)-seeking to create a police pension fund, Yes 421 No 649; and seeking to increase tax extension limit. Yes 159 No 882
– Town and Country Library District-(2)-seeking to sell $2.9 million in bonds to build a library, Yes 736 No 510; and seeking to increase taax rate tp 25 cents from 15 cents. Yes 586 No 655
Schools
– Dundee Unit 300-seeking to sell $74.5 million in bonds to build new schools. Yes 6,625 No 7,923
– St. Charles Unit 303-(2)- seeking to sell $67 million in bonds for a new school and other improvements, Yes 5,259 No 4,605; and seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $3.26 from $3.16. Yes 4,756 No 5,068
– Geneva Unit 304-seeking to sell $35.6 million in bonds for school additions. Yes 3,416 No 1,619
– Hinckley-Big Rock Unit 429-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.52 from $2.52. Yes 119 No 418
LAKE COUNTY
Municipalities
– Antioch-seeking to sell $2.5 million in bonds for public safety building and equipment. Yes 726 No 430
– Cook Library District-seeking to increase tax rate to 40 cents from 25 cents. Yes 2,567 No 7,637
– Fremont Library District-(2)-seeking to sell $10 million in bonds to build a library, Yes 2,606 No 2,119; and seeking to increase tax rate to 33 cents from 22 cents. Yes 1,715 No 2,917
– Highland Park Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by 25 cents. Yes 1,821 No 3,022
– North Chicago-seeking to enact the “Managed (Health) Care Reform Act of 1998.” Yes 886 No 195
– Round Lakes Library District-seeking to increase tax rate to 36 cents from 27 cents. Yes 1,186 No 952
– Wauconda Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by 10 cents. Yes 290 No 773
– Zion-Benton Library District-seeking to increase the district tax rate to 22 cents from 15 cents. Yes 1,540 No 2,511
Schools
– Kildeer Elementary 96-seeking to sell $29.3 million in bonds to build new schools and renovate others. Yes 2,679 No 1,313
MCHENRY COUNTY
Municipalities
– Algonquin Library District-(2)-seeking to sell $10.4 million in bonds, Yes 2,264 No 3,165; and seeking to increase the maximum tax rate. Yes 1,541 No 4,089.
Schools
– McHenry Elementary 15-oseeking to sell $25 million in bonds to build a new school and other additions. Yes 3,287 No 3,298.
– McHenry High School 156-seeking to sell $46 million in bonds to build a new high school. Yes 3,548 No 3,793
– Richmond-Burton High School 157-seeking to sell $13.7 million in bonds to build a new school. Yes 1,308 No 734
– Huntley Elementary 158 -seeking to sell $14 million in building bonds. Yes 931 No 935
WILL COUNTY
Municipalities
– Beecher-seeking to sell $4.5 million in revenue bonds to buy a golf course, Yes 285 No 403;or seeking to sell $4.5 million in general obligation bonds to buy a golf course. Yes 274 No 400
– Frankfort-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 403 No 2,816
– Frankfort Library District-seeking to increase tax rate to 20 cents from 15 cents. Yes 2,179 No 2,789
– Minooka-seeking to become a home rule uhnit of local government. Yes 220 No 598
Schools
– Chaney-Monge 88-seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $1.91 from $1.34. Yes 323 No 376
– Lincoln-Way High School 210-seeking to sell $60 million in bonds for building improvements. Yes 7,388 No 7,244.
