Champaign County to decide sales tax for school improvements
A proposed 1 percent county sales tax for schools failed by a relative handful of votes last November – just 262 out of almost 77,000 cast.
Proponents were hopeful the tax would prevail the second time around this spring with a little more voter education. Since then, however, the economy has fallen deeper into recession and the impeachment (and indictment on Thursday) of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has eroded voter trust.
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