Politics & Government
Evanston Residents Vote to Abolish Township
With 44 of 53 precincts reporting, 63 percent of residents expressed their desire to do away with Evanston Township in the binding referendum.
Updated Wednesday 7:55 a.m.
With all precincts reporting, the consensus is still clear: voters want to do away with Evanston Township.
The final tally was 4,776 or 64 percent of voters in favor of abolishing the township; 2,738 voters wanted to keep it. Turnout was 19 percent.
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It looks like Evanston Township will soon be no more.
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With 44 of 53 precincts reporting as of 9:45 p.m., 63 percent of voters said they wanted to abolish Evanston Township in Tuesday’s binding referendum. This comes two years after residents voted 2-1 to abolish the township in an advisory referendum.
Illinois has the most townships of any state, at 1,433, 20 of which have the same boundaries as a municipality.
For more information on the township system in the state, click here.
The City of Evanston has introduced a plan that would transfer the duties and responsibilities of the township to the city.
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