The following are the unofficial, and in some cases incomplete, vote totals from the referendum proposals in the March 19, 2002, primary election ballots in the metropolitan area. Tax rates are based on $100 of equalized assessed valuation.
Cook County
CHICAGO
Seeking to create a public health trust fund to protect people from chemical and biological threats. Countywide, Yes 568,859 No 161,227.
Seeking to allow Chicago Bears to have Soldier Field naming rights, 4 precincts, Yes 270 No 729.
Should local issues be resolved before Wrigley Field expansion is permitted, 8 precincts, Yes 1,012 No 247.
MUNICIPAL
Barrington Countryside Fire District–seeking to create a 30-cent ambulance tax rate, Yes 2,246 No 1,228; and seeking to increase district tax rate to 40 cents from 30 cents, Yes 2,073 No 1,367.
Bridgeview–seeking to become a home rule unit of local government, Yes 1,754 No 757.
Brookfield–seeking a tax rate increase to 60 cents for the Fire Department, Yes 2,448 No 1,504; and seeking a tax rate increase to 60 cents for the Police Department, Yes 2,341 No 1,554.
Cicero–seeking to sell $30 million in bonds, Yes 4,556 No 3,192; seeking to have town employees be town residents, Yes 6,398 No 1,742; and seeking to build a facility for the homeless, Yes 4,382 No 3,643.
Flossmoor–seeking to increase the library tax rate to 48 cents from 40 cents, Yes 1,424 No 1,347; and seeking to sell $7.9 million in bonds, Yes 1,416 No 1,309.
Green Hills Library District–seeking a tax rate increase, Yes 2,142 No 2,864.
Harvey Library District–seeking to establish a tax rate, Yes 1,824 No 1,417.
Hazel Crest Park District–seeking to increase tax rate, Yes 1,265 No 1,516.
Indian Trails Library–seeking to increase tax rate to 27 cents from 23 cents, Yes 4,700 No 3,295.
Justice Park District–seeking to increase tax rate, Yes 315 No 582.
La Grange Park District–seeking to sell $9.3 million in bonds; Yes 1,951 No 3,455; and seeking a tax rate increase, Yes 1,889 No 3,484.
Lemont Fire District–seeking to sell $2.7 million in bonds, Yes 2,717 No 1,291.
Lincolnwood Library District–seeking a tax rate increase, Yes 1,297 No 937.
Lyons–seeking to retain the manager form of government, Yes 998 No 824.
Markham–seeking to become a home rule unit of local government, Yes 1,081 No 1,283.
Markham Park District–seeking a tax rate increase, Yes 972 No 1,294.
Maywood–seeking to retain the manager form of government, Yes 2,596 No 1,916.
Morton Grove–seeking a telephone tax surcharge for 911 service improvements, Yes 1,770 No 1,869.
Mt. Prospect–seeking to sell a $20.5 million bond issue, Yes 5,831 No 3,820.
Niles–seeking a telephone tax surcharge for 911 service improvements, Yes 2,126 No 2,605.
Northbrook–seeking to have the village clerk appointed rather than elected, Yes 2,614 No 3,613.
Orland Park –seeking to sell $20 million in bonds, Yes 7,357 No 4,228.
Palatine Rural Fire District–seeking a tax rate increase, Yes 1,026 No 1,014.
Posen–seeking to become a home rule unit of local government, Yes 280 No 384.
Prospect Heights Fire District–seeking a tax rate increase, Yes 934 No 703; seeking a tax extension increase, Yes 767 No 813.
Riverside–seeking a tax rate improvement, Yes 1,011 No 1,669.
Robbins–seeking to create a transfer tax of $25, Yes 319 No 218.
Rosemont Park District–seeking a tax rate increase, Yes 466 No 155.
Stickney-Forest View Library District–seeking a tax rate increase, Yes 511 No 560.
South Chicago Heights–seeking a tax rate increase for fire department, Yes 389 No 289; and seeking a tax rate increase for police department, Yes 389 No 300.
Summit Library District–seeking to sell $5.9 million in bonds, Yes 554 No 508; and seeking a tax rate increase, Yes 386 No 611.
Wilmette Park District–seeking to sell $25 million in bonds, Yes 5,078 No 4,146.
SCHOOLS
Kenilworth Elementary 38–seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $3.35 from $3.00, Yes 949 No 395.
Skokie Elementary 69–seeking to sell $9 million in building bonds, Yes 1,862 No 698.
Niles Elementary 71–seeking to increase the education fund tax rate $1.31 from $1.12, Yes 678 No 927.
Rhodes Elementary 841/2–seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $2.50 from $1.95, Yes 528 No 258.
Lemont-Bromberek Elementary 113A–seeking to increase operations fund tax rate to 50 cents from 25 cents, Yes 1,741 No 2,461.
Ridgeland Elementary 122–seeking to sell $24 million in building bonds, Yes 2,314 No 963.
Chicago Ridge Elementary 1271/2–seeking to sell $14.9 million in building bonds, Yes 1,373 No 632.
Forest Ridge Elementary 142–seeking to sell $17 million in building bonds, Yes 1,755 No 1,322.
Calumet City Elementary 155–seeking to sell $3 million in building bonds, Yes 920 No 582.
Hoover-Schrum Elementary 157–seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $2.80 from $2.20, Yes 778 No 717; and seeking to sell $8.2 million in building bonds, Yes 825 No 594.
Matteson Elementary 159–seeking to build a new school, Yes 1,499 No 1,280; and seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $3.29 from $2.80, Yes 1,291 No 1,636.
Sandridge Elementary 172–seeking to sell $1.9 in building bonds, Yes 224 No 145.
Oak Park River Forest High School 200–seeking to increase education fund tax rate $2.95 from $2.30, Yes 9,310 No 7,722.
Barrington Unit 220–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.00 from $2.80, Yes 5,928 No 5,597.
DuPage County
MUNICIPAL
Addison Fire District–seeking to create a 5-cent tax for rescue crew operation, Yes 2,131 No 2,002.
Addison Township–(advisory) seeking to expand O’Hare Airport, Yes 3,324 No 11,244.
Bloomingdale Park District–seeking to sell $14.7 million in bonds for new facilities, Yes 1,715 No 3,491.
Burr Ridge Park District–seeking to increase tax rate by 15 cents, Yes 774 No 1,145.
Clarendon Hills–seeking to sell $975,000 in bonds to purchase fire trucks, Yes 966 No 1,015.
Darien–seeking to become a home rule unit of local government, Yes 3,652 No 1,201.
Darien Park District–seeking to increase tax rate by 7 cents, Yes 1,945 No 3,173.
Glenside Fire District–seeking to sell $3 million in bonds, Yes 2,122 No 1,054.
Itasca Fire District 1–seeking to increase tax rate to 40 cents from 30 cents, Yes 1,092 No 862.
Lisle–seeking to annex unincorporated area of Woodridge Estates, Yes 69 No 75.
Lisle-Woodridge Fire District–seeking to increase tax extension limit, Yes 6,183 No 5,905.
West Chicago Library District–seeking to increase tax rat to 15 cents from 12 cents, Yes 1,914 No 1,823.
Wood Dale Fire District–seeking to create a 5 cent tax for rescue crew operations, Yes 1,463 No 1,338; and seeking to increase tax extensive limit, Yes 705 No 2,046.
Woodridge Park District–seeking to annex some territory, Yes 33 No 275.
Schools
Bensenville Elementary–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.26 from $1.46, Yes 2,326 No 1,841.
Marquardt Elementary District 15–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.91 from $2.24, Yes 1,106 No 1,667
Winfield Elementary District 34–seeking to sell $8 million in building bonds, Yes 863 No 533.
DuPage Elementary 48–seeking to increase tax extension limit, Yes 1,080 No 1,252.
Lake Park High School 108–seeking to sell $45 million in building bonds, Yes 5,849 No 5,077.
Naperville Unit 203–seeking to increase education fund tax rate, Yes 15,982 No 13,703.
DuPage College District 502–seeking to increase education fund tax rate, Yes 75,954 No 111,871.
Kane County
MUNICIPAL
Aurora–seeking to increase the size of the city council, Yes 10,727 No 6,737.
Batavia Fire District–seeking to increase district tax rate, Yes 454 No 241.
Batavia Library District–seeking to increase tax rate to 25 cents from 15 cents, Yes 2,991 No 2,950.
Big Rock Fire District–seeking to increase district tax rate, Yes 379 No 334.
Elburn Countryside Fire District–seeking to create a 30-cent ambulance fund tax rate, Yes 2,703 No 1,562; and seeking to increase tax rate, Yes 2,716 No 1,582.
Fox Valley Park District–seeking to sell $33 million in new bonds for community center, Yes 15,203 No 6,317.
Huntley Park District–seeking to create a 3-cent retirement tax levy, Yes 1,392 No 1,518.
Geneva–seeking to sell $6 million in bonds for a new fire station, Yes 3,214 No 1,625.
Grand Prairie Sanitary District–seeking to form district, Yes 8 No 0.
Mill Creek Water District–seeking to increase tax extension limit, Yes 291 No 95.
Montgomery and Countryside Fire District–seeking to increase tax rate to 40 cents from 30 cents, Yes 652 No 488.
North Aurora Countryside Fire District–seeking to create a 5-cent rescue crew tax rate, Yes, 1,951 No 909; and seeking to increase tax rate to 40 cents from 30 cents, Yes 1,566 No 1,227.
Sleepy Hollow–seeking to create a police pension fund, Yes 459 No 737; seeking to increase tax rate, Yes 322 No 794; and seeking to prohibit leaf burning, Yes 368 No 815.
Sugar Grove Fire District–seeking to increase district tax rate, Yes 1,456 No 1,283.
SCHOOLS
Yorkville 115–seeking to sell $18.5 million in building bonds, Yes 2,611 No 1,880; and seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $3.07 from $2.59, Yes 2,299 No 2,198.
West Aurora Unit 129–seeking to sell $59 million in building bonds, Yes 8,226 No 4,906.
Community Unit 300–seeking to sell $35 million in bonds, Yes 8,895 No 6,991.
Central Unit 301–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $4.00 from $3.70, Yes 1,787 No 1,639.
Kaneland Unit 302–seeking to sell $45 million in building bonds, Yes 2,707 No 2,349.
St. Charles Unit District 303–seeking to sell $43 million in building bonds, Yes 7,838 No 6,663; and seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $3.32 from $3.16, Yes 6,594 No 7,854.
Hickley-Big Rock 429–seeking to sell $10.5 million in building bonds, Yes 383 No 265.
Lake County
MUNICIPAL
Arden Shore North Fire District–seeking to increase tax extension, Yes 19 No 18.
Barrington Park District–seeking to sell $11.5 million in bonds to purchase and develop Jewel Tea property, Yes 2,243 No 1,409; and seeking to increase district debt, Yes 1,998 No 1,524.
Cary Fire District–seeking to create a 30-cent ambulance tax rate, Yes 2,239 No 2,308.
Fox Lake–seeking to sell $3 million in bonds for new public safety building, Yes 711 No 842.
Fox River Grove Fire District–seeking to create a 30-cent ambulance tax rate, Yes 899 No 475.
Fremont Township–seeking to adopt open space plan, Yes 2,778 No 3,622; and seeking to sell $10 million in bonds for that plan, Yes 2,423 No 3,920.
Lake Zurich Fire District–seeking to increase the tax extension limit, Yes 2,102 No 2,081.
Prospect Heights Fire District–seeking to increase tax rate to 40 cents from 30 cents, Yes 0 No 0; and seeking to increase tax extension limit, Yes 0 No 0.
Round Lake–(advisory) seeking to permit operation of private power plant in industrial park, Yes 267 No 799.
Volo–(advisory) seeking to permit operation of a private power plant, Yes 19 No 84.
Warren-Waukegan Fire District–seeking to increase tax extension limit, Yes 1,362 No 1,807.
SCHOOLS
Beach Park 3–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.35 from $1.90, Yes 2,365 No 1,813.
Zion Elementary 6–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $.86 from $2.26, Yes 2,157 No 1,399.
Grass Lake 36–seeking to increase tax extension limit, Yes 200 No 500.
Big Hollow 38–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.64 from $1.90, Yes 486 No 1,008.
Community 46–(advisory) should district seek addition tax revenues to implement Core Knowledge, Yes 2,217 No 3,138.
Waukegan Unit 60–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.91 from $2.98, Yes 8,491 No 3,866.
Mundelein Elementary 75–seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $2.43 from $1.96, Yes 1,659 No 1,788.
Fremont Elementary 79–seeking to increase the education fund tax rate to $2.00 from $1.80, Yes 1,558 No 2,182.
Lake Zurich 95–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.28 from $2.93, Yes 4,295 No 4,278.
Round Lake Unit 116–seeking to increase tax extension limit, Yes 1,430 No 2,138.
Antioch High School 117–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.60 from $1.32, Yes 4,320 No 4,018.
Wauconda Unit 118–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.43 from $3.18, Yes 2,039 No 1,702.
Stevenson High School 125–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.71 from $1.28, Yes 9,035 No 4,020.
Zion-Benton High School 126–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.81 from $1.35, Yes 6,433 No 3,484.
Grayslake High School 127–seeking to sell $50 million in building bonds, Yes 4,444 No 3,658; and seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.16 from $1.71, Yes 3,869 No 4,230.
McHenry County
MUNICIPAL
Richmond Fire District–seeking to increase tax extension limit, Yes 422 No 286.
Woodstock Rural Library District–seeking to set tax rate at 16 cents, Yes 965 No 1,300.
Schools
Prairie Grove 46–seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.50 from $2.00, Yes 922 No 740.
Harvard Unit 50–seeking to sell $27.5 million in building bonds, Yes 1,247 No 1,395.
Will County
MUNICIPAL
Beecher Fire District–seeking to increase tax extension, Yes 331 No 614.
Channahon Fire District–seeking to increase rate, Yes 827 No 818.
Crete Library District–seeking to increase tax rate, Yes 1,096 No 1,937.
Frankfort Park District–seeking to increase district tax rate, Yes 1,024 No 1,555.
Frankfort Square Park District–seeking to issue $5 million in bonds, Yes 1,757 No 801.
Homer Township Fire District–seeking to increase tax rate, Yes 1,999 No 1,471.
Homer Township Library District–seeking to sell $9.9 million in bonds, Yes 3,585 No 5,262.
Manhattan Park District–seeking to increase district tax rate, Yes 619 No 538.
New Lenox Park District–seeking to sell real estate, Yes 2,739 No 3,014.
Oswego Fire District–seeking to increase tax extension, Yes 21 No 27.
Peotone Fire District–seeking to increase tax rate, Yes 679 No 500.
SCHOOLS
Homer District 33C–seeking to increase education fund tax rate, Yes 3,781 No 3,165.
Joliet District 86–seeking to sell $28 million in building bonds, Yes 6,609 No 3,824.
Richland District 88A–seeking to sell $6 million in building bonds, Yes 548 No 467.
Chaney-Monge District 88–seeking to sell $2 million in building bonds, Yes 373 No 424.
Fairmont District 89–seeking to increase operations fund tax rate, Yes 233 No 239; and seeking to sell $412,000 in funding bonds, Yes 242 No 183.
Milne-Kelvin Grove District 91–seeking to increase education fund tax rate, Yes 1,081 No 895.
Will County District 92-seeking to increase education fund tax rate, Yes 1,267 No 1,706.
Minooka District 201–seeking to sell $12 million in building bonds, Yes 935 No 862.
Plainfield District 202–seeking to sell $159 million in building bonds, Yes 6,188 No 5,146.
Wilmington Unit 209U–seeking to sell $11.9 million in building bonds, Yes 1,086 No 1,236.
Valley View Unit 365U–seeking to sell $143 million in building bonds, Yes 8,320 No 4,054.
