Champaign County Board's vote on schools tax now a formality

URBANA – The Champaign County Board is likely to approve a referendum for a countywide schools tax Thursday, but a more meaningful vote could come later.

Board Chairman C. Pius Weibel said the board is handcuffed in its vote, since a recent state law says that if school districts representing 51 percent of the county's students want it, it goes on the ballot – in this case, in November.

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