Despite legislation that removed potential legal obstacles to funding its new mental health board, Wheeling Township officials continue to insist they cannot levy a voter-approved tax without another .
While a debate continues over Wheeling Township s plans to hold a second referendum over the creation of a mental health board, the Cook County clerk s office is staying silent over whether it will place the question in the March 2024 ballot.
Mental health funding that voters approved last year would be saved from a do-over after Illinois lawmakers voted to validate multiple referendums despite concerns that ballots were improperly written. The measure would uphold referendums held by five suburban townships and Will County that created mental health boards to levy taxes for mental health programs. “We’ve seen the value residents .
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State legislators say a fix is on the way that would spare several townships and one county from redoing successful referendums last year that created new community mental health boards.