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WNIJ and NPR offer special coverage of Election 2016. WNIJ News field reporters and NPR editors nationwide update election news all night.Links to Race ResultsFollow the NPR Live Election BlogLocal County-By-County Election Results

All Five Local Referenda Lose in Winnebago County

Voters Tuesday rejected all five local referenda in Winnebago County.

The biggest margin was against the Roscoe proposal to add a 1 percent sales tax for public infrastructure. Almost 70 percent voted no.

The Shirland Township Road District property tax increase was opposed by 66 percent. It would have added $33 to the annual tax bill of a $100,000 home.

A request by the Hononegah High School District to approve $44 million in bonds to replace the storm-destroyed athletic field house and make other school improvements was opposed by 60% of the voters.

The $25.6 million bond proposal to build a new school and make other improvements in the Winnebago School District also was opposed by nearly 60 percent of voters.

In the North Park Fire Protection District, nearly 60 percent rejected a proposal to provide ambulance service. It would have added $133 to the annual property tax bill of a $100,000 home.