Clean sweep: Home rule wins across Illinois – Kankakee Daily Journal

Kankakee and Freeport were two of seven Illinois municipalities forced to place home rule referendums on the Nov. 8 ballot because of reported population drops. Others were Carbondale, Harvey, Melrose Park, Collinsville and East St. Louis. All survived, with margins of victory ranging from 53% to 47% in Harvey, to an 80% to 20% split in Melrose Park.

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