The following are the unofficial, and in some cases, incomplete, results of Tuesday, March 21, 2006 referendums in the metropolitan area. Tax rates are based on $100 of equalized assessed value.
CHICAGO
Ward 22-seeking to draw attendance boundaries for Little Village High School. Yes 432 No 333
Ward 24-seeking to elimination criminal record background questions on employment applications. Yes 705 No 56
Ward 25-14 precincts-seeking to restrict zoning in Pilsen. Yes 820 No 269
Ward 28-seeking to elimination criminal record background questions on employment applications. Yes 758 No 49
Ward 29-seeking to elimination criminal record background questions on employment applications. Yes 1,880 No 254
Ward 35-seeking to enact Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Yes 1,133 No 320; seeking to enact Chicago Big Box Living Wage Ordinance Yes 1,209 No 231; seeking to support TIF district. Yes 621 No 837
Ward 37-seeking to elimination criminal record background questions on employment applications. Yes 1,068 No 99
Ward 48-seeking to allow community input into removal of Rickover military academy at Senn High School. Yes 1,922 No 834
Ward 48-precinct 30, 38, 50 and 51-seeking to limit height on buildings to four stories on sections of Broadway Avenue. Yes 246 No 29
Ward 49-precincts 8, 15, 19, 28 and 38-seeking to improve employee wages and rights. Yes 320 No 42
COOK
Municipal
Countywide-seeking to create a consumer group called Public Health Advocates. Yes 89,366 No 32,563
Bellwood-seeking to sell $14 million in library building bonds. Yes 540 No 517
Broadview-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 214 No 721
Brookfield-seeking to impose a one- percent retail tax and a one- percent service tax. Yes 1,644 No 1,294
Chicago Ridge-seeking to create a 15-cent recreation tax. Yes 156 No 152
Cicero-seeking to prohibit block parties Yes 1,392 No 1,501; and seeking to increase funding to fight street gangs. Yes 2,569 No 361
Flossmoor-seeking to increase fire protection tax fund rate to 40 cents from 15 cents Yes 175 No 192; and seeing to increase police protection fund tax rate to 45 cents from 40 cents. Yes 208 No 161
Glencoe Park District-seeking to sell $14 million in building bonds. Yes 119 No 74
Harwood Heights-seeking sewer fee information from Chicago. Yes 135 No 19
Hazel Crest-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 518 No 385
Indian Head Park-seeking to impose a one- percent retail tax and a one- percent service tax. Yes 57 No 79
Lemont Fire Protection Districtseeking to increase tax rate to 40 cents from 30 cents. Yes 864 No 777
Lemont Park District -seeking to sell $13 million in bonds. Yes 878 No 768
Lynwood-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 119 No 136
Markham-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 108 No 331
McCook Library District-seeking to increase tax rate to 30 cents from 20 cents. Yes 0 No 0
Melrose Park-seeking to impose a one- percent retail tax and a one- percent service tax. Yes 256 No 297
Merrionette Park-seeking to impose a one percent retail tax and a one percent service tax Yes 41 No 38; and seeking to create a $1 monthly surcharge for 911 emergency telephone system. Yes 30 No 49
North Riverside-seeking to impose a one- percent retail tax and a one- percent service tax. Yes 911 No 303
Oak Lawn Park District-seeking to sell $10.5 million in building bonds. Yes 654 No 1,820
Palos Hills-seeking to reduce the size of the city council to five from 10 (one alderman per ward). Yes 687 No 891
Park Ridge Park District-seeking to sell $24.6 million in building bonds. Yes 986 No 2,134
Phoenix-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 93 No 32
Prospect Heights-seeking to alter size of city council Yes 244 No 653; and seeking to increase property tax limits. Yes 549 No 351
Riverside-seeking to impose a one- percent retail tax and a one- percent service tax. Yes 1,100 No 538
Rolling Meadows-seeking to appoint city treasurer rather than elect one. Yes 657 No 496
South Barrington-seeking to sell $1.4 million in building bonds. Yes 0 No 0
South Chicago Heights-seeking to impose a one- percent retail tax and a one- percent service tax. Yes 129 No 64
Sunnycrest Fire District-seeking to create a 30-cent ambulance tax Yes 23 No 46; and seeking to increase general tax rate to 40 cents from 30 cents. Yes 31 No 38
SCHOOLS
Skokie Elementary #69-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.57 from $1.84. Yes 593 No 446
Schiller Park Elementary #81-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.23 from $1.94. Yes 246 No 298
Franklin Park Elementary #84-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.00 from $2.50. Yes 320 No 313
Rhodes Elementary #84 1/2-seeking to expand tax limits. Yes 119 No 218
River Grove 85 1/2-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.60 from $2.25. Yes 328 No 336
River Forest Elementary #90-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.27 from $2.99. Yes 1,101 No 670
Brookfield #95-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.94 from $2.47. Yes 949 No 717
Pleasantdale Elementary #107-seeking to sell $8.9 million in building bonds. Yes 0,000 No 0,000
Alsip Elementary #126-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.05 from $1.55. Yes 151 No 74
Worth Elementary #127-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.13 from $2.23. Yes 159 No 136
Thornton Elementary #154-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.83 from $2.08. Yes 258 No 251
Matteson Elementary #159-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.49 from $3.12. Yes 515 No 776
Morton High School #201-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.20 from $1.20. Yes 2,242 No 3,402
Bloom High School #206 seeking to increase education fund tax rate. Yes 611 No 974
Riverside-Brookfield High School #208-seeking to sell $58.8 million in building bonds. Yes 2,908 No 2,391
Lemont High School #210-seeking to sell $29.6 in building bonds. Yes 1,077 No 566
Oak Lawn High School #229-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.76 from $1.54. Yes 601 No 1,391
Moraine Valley College #524-seeking to sell $89 million in building bonds. Yes 9,679 No 9,232
DUPAGE
Municipal
Bartlett Fire Protection Districtseeking to extend property tax limits. Yes 1,277 No 1,874
Bensenville seeking to impose a one percent retail tax and a one percent service tax. Yes 1,083 No 841
Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District-seeking to sell $8.5 million in bonds for equipment purchases. Yes 1,360 No 2,497
Downers Grove-seeking to cease being a home rule unit of local government. Yes 2,640 No 7,707
Glen Ellyn Park District-seeking to sell $12.5 million in bonds. Yes 3,733 No 5,561
Hinsdaleseeking to increase the library tax rate to 26.3 cents from 25 cents. Yes 1,487 No 904
Itasca Park District-seeking to sell $3.65 million in bonds for pool improvements. Yes 726 No 577
Lombard-seeking to impose a one- percent retail tax and a one- percent service tax. Yes 4,417 No 4,038
Roselle Park District-seeking to sell $1.8 million in bonds for pool construction. Yes 1,427 No 743
Villa Park-seeking to impose a one/half of one percent retail tax and a one/half of one percent service tax and a one/half of one percent municipal use tax. Yes 2,132 No 944
Westmont-seeking to increase the library fund tax rate to 19 cents from 11 cents. Yes 1,158 No 1,015
Westmont Park District-seeking to increase tax rate by 25 cents to construct pool. Yes 1,052 No 1,164
Winfield-seeing to increase the library fund tax rate to 41 cents from 15 cents. Yes 721 No 1,735
Winfield Fire Protection District-seeking to extend property tax limits. Yes 1,682 No 2,494
Winfield Township-seeking to increase the road fund tax rate to 12 cents from 10 cents. Yes 2,007 No 4,072
Wood Dale-seeking to impose a one- percent retail tax and a one- percent service tax. Yes 619 No 983
Schools
Queen Bee #16-seeking to sell $7.95 million in building bonds. Yes 945 No 874
Glenbard High School #87-seeking to sell $32 million in building bonds. Yes 16,616 No 12,689
Indian Prairie Unit #204-also will seeking to sell $124.66 million in building bonds. Yes 1,960 No 1,416
Elmhurst Unit #205-seeking to sell $41 million in building bonds Yes 8,383 No 4,202; and seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.53 from $3.23. Yes 7,823 No 4,711
KANE
Municipal
Burlington-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 1 No 2
Hampshire Fire District-seeking to increase tax extension limit. Yes 10 No 8
Pingree Grove Fire District-seeking to increase tax extension limit. Yes 203 No 241
Town and Country Library-seeking to sell $8.9 million in building bonds. Yes 163 No 35
Sugar Grove Library-seeking to increase tax rate to 25 cents from 15 cents Yes 256 No 594; and seeking to increase tax extension limit. Yes 219 No 493
Schools
Dundee Unit #300-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.25 from $2.70 Yes 738 No 837; and seeking to sell $185 million in building bonds. Yes 947 No 678
Central #301-seeking to sell $34 million in building bonds. Yes 286 No 122
St. Charles Unit #303 -seeking to sell $86 million in building bonds. Yes 1,111 No 1,621
Elgin College #509 -seeking to increase education fund tax rate to 28.5 percent from 23.5 percent. Yes 3,394 No 4,091
LAKE
Municipal
Bannockburn-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 102 No 42
Beach Park Fire District-seeking to create a 30-cent tax for ambulance service. Yes 1,277 No 736
Highwood-seeking to impose a one- percent retail tax and a one- percent service tax. Yes 284 No 75
Lake Forest-seeking to impose a .4 percent real estate tax. Yes 2,340 No 1,718
Long Grove-seeking to impose a one- percent retail tax and a one percent service tax. Yes 867 No 519
Riverwoods-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 443 No 195
Warren-Newport Library District-seeking to annex territory. Yes 27 No 109
Schools
Winthrop Harbor #1-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.56 from $2.17. Yes 872 No 1,024
Antioch #34-seeking to sell $45.6 million in building bonds. Yes 1,617 No 2,295
Fremont #79-seeking to sell $22 million in building bonds. Yes 2,442 No 1,006
Kildeer-Countryside #96-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.56 from $2.14. Yes 2,246 No 1,681
Lincolnshire-Prairie View #103-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.35 from $1.82. Yes 1,223 No 1,409
Fox Lake Elementary #114-seeking to sell $3.75 million in working cash bonds. Yes 843 No 681
Round Lake Unit #116-seeking to sell $17 million in building bonds. Yes 975 No 781
Mundelein High School #120-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $1.90 from $1.50. Yes 2,610 No 2,713
Barrington Unit #220–(2) seeking to issue $107.1 million in building bonds Yes 2,492 No 2,815, and seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $3.25 from $3.00. Yes 2,293 No 3,098
McHENRY
Municipal
Crystal Lake Park District-seeking to increase park board to seven members from five. Yes 1,365 No 927
Crystal Lake Fire District-seeking to create a 30-cent ambulance tax. Yes 434 No 661
Harvard-seeking to become home rule unit of local government. Yes 42 No 104
Huntley Park District-seeking to create a 1.5 cent retirement tax. Yes 265 No 1,235
Lake in the Hills-seeking to make village clerk an appointive position. Yes 400 No 670
Lakewood-seeking to become a home rule unit of local government. Yes 5 No 49
Marengo Fire District-seeking to increase taxing limit. Yes 453 No 340
Marengo Rescue Squad District-seeking to increase taxing limit. Yes 437 No 379
Schools
McHenry #15-seeking to increase education fund tax rate to $2.20 from $1.96. Yes 2,270 No 1,452
Prairie Grove #46-seeking to issue $18 million in building bonds. Yes 106 No 198
Woodstock Unit #200-seeking to sell $105 million in building bonds. Yes 418 No 335
WILL
Municipal
Countywide-seeking to create a tax to support nursing home. Yes 44,899 No 49,470
Crete Library District-seeking to increase tax rate. Yes 1,600 No 1,396
East Joliet Street Lighting District-seeking to create a street light tax. Yes 98 No 47
Lockport Township-seeking to create a tax to support senior citizen services. Yes 4,381 No 4,392
Manhattan Fire District-seeking to increase tax rate. Yes 1,035 No 606
Mokena Fire District-seeking to increase tax rate. Yes 2,158 No 1,088
Oswego Library District-seeking to increase tax rate. Yes 1,707 No 1,964
Rockdale Fire District-seeking to increase tax rate. Yes 145 No 84
Schools
Coal City #1-seeking to issue $45 million in building bonds. Yes 0 No 0
Troy #30-C-seeking to increase education fund tax rate. Yes 3,156 No 3,154
Laraway #70-C -seeking to sell $400,000 in building bonds. Yes 317 No 114
Fairmont #89-seeking to sell $1.65 million in bonds. Yes 250 No 316
Taft #90-seeking to issue $210,00 in building bonds. Yes 299 No 357
Minooka High School #111seeking to sell $52.4 million in building bonds. Yes 2,277 No 2,483
New Lenox #122-seeking to increase operations fund tax rate. Yes 4,075 No 4,712
Minooka #201-seeking to sell $15 million in building bonds. Yes 618 No 684
Plainfield #202-seeking to sell $252.1 million in building bonds. Yes 9,444 No 6,188
Wilmington Unit #209-U-seeking to sell $32.8 million in building bonds. Yes 1,654 No 1,204
Lincoln-Way High School #210-seeking to issue $225 million in building bonds. Yes 12,881 No 8,436
Lockport #205-seeking to issue $121 million in building bonds. Yes 4,806 No 10,209
