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MARCH 26, 2014
Vol. 6 No. 17
81St dIStrICt
Sandack defeats Matune in close district race Despite bitter race, Matune endorses Sandack’s second term By Jonathan Samples Staff Reporter @StrikeChords
BY JONATHAN SAMPLES | sTaff reporTer Westmont voters overwhelmingly voted March 18 to reject a referendum that would have helped fund security and safety upgrades at several Community Unit School District 201 schools. The question was opposed by 77.97 percent of voters and approved by 22.03 percent of voters, according to unofficial totals posted on the DuPage County Election Commission’s website. “We knew going into it, this was an uphill battle,” said CUSD 201 Superintendent Kevin Carey. “This was our opportunity to, at least, get the information out there and to see how the community felt about the actual question.” The referendum would have increased the district’s debt service extension base from $1,254,351.55 to $3 million for the 2014 levy year and all subsequent years.
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In what was one of the March 18 primary’s tightest races, incumbent state Rep. Ron Sandack defeated his challenger, rep. rOn SAndAck 81sT disTricT Keith Matune, in the Republican primary for the 81st state House district. The unofficial vote totals for both DuPage and Will counties show that Sandack received 50.6 percent of the vote. Sandack tallied 198 votes in Will keITh mATune County, compared to 156 for Matune. The margin was narrow in DuPage County, as well, with just 112 votes >> see 81ST dISTrIcT | page 18