Voters outside C-U defeated sales tax for school facilities

Proponents of the 1-cent sales tax for school facilities used the property-tax relief promised by most school districts in the county as a selling point.

So they and school officials were surprised – very surprised – to see the proposal voted down in nearly every precinct outside Champaign-Urbana, including those offering the largest tax abatements in the county.

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• Obituaries

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