Libertyville Voters Shoot Down Brainerd Referendum

After much discussion, Libertyville voters have had their say at the ballot box and voiced a resounding "no" to the controversial Brainerd referendum that asked whether the historic building should be turned into a community center.

With all precincts reporting, 82 percent of voters said no to the referendum. The vote totals were 2,954 to 652.

Read Patch’s full Brainerd coverage here.

The referendum reads:

"Shall the Village of Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, rehabilitate the former Libertyville High School (commonly known as the Brainerd Building) owned by Community High School District Number 128 into a community center and fund a reserve fund in connection therewith to pay a portion of the annual rental payments to said High School District and issue its bonds to the amount of not to exceed $11,500,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?"

These results do not include early voting and vote-by-mail ballots. 

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