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Article: A century ago voters say 'no' to school tax hike.(Neighbor)
- Article from:
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- October 27, 2002
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Byline: Jerry Turnquist
A school referendum, street improvements, and the death of a well-known citizen topped the Elgin news a century ago. Also making area headlines were the mysterious disappearance of a witness in a Woodstock murder trial and the return of a Genoa girl after six rather unusual weeks in Chicago. Here's a look at what was happening in the Elgin area and beyond in October, 1902.
- Would Elgin High School have an addition or not? That was a question for voters to decide after an enrollment nearly twice the school's capacity prompted the school board to propose a $45,000 addition to the 19-year-old structure. "Not one in 10 uses them, ...
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