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Highland Park council signals support to pursue referendum on municipal term limits, asks staff for options
Summary
After staff outlined legal requirements for municipal term limits and ballot deadlines, the council discussed whether to place a city‑initiated referendum on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot; members are split on 2 vs. 3 terms and consecutive vs. cumulative limits and asked staff to return with draft options.
City staff briefed the Council of the Whole on May 11 about legal and procedural steps to adopt municipal term limits, and council members discussed whether the council should initiate a voter referendum.
Megan Cherry, speaking for staff, summarized corporation‑counsel guidance: Illinois law requires any municipal term limits to be approved by referendum and such limits operate prospectively (they "do not take effect for the terms you are currently serving"). She walked council members through deadlines for placing a referendum: to be on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot the council would need to adopt a resolution or ordinance by…
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