Champaign County Board puts schools-tax proposal on ballot

URBANA – A 1 percent school-sales-tax proposal will be on the November ballot.

The Champaign County Board voted 23-3 Thursday night to place the referendum on the ballot, a formality since all 14 affected school districts support it.

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