Editorial: District 214’s credit card audit underscores the stakes as it narrows potential referendum plans

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As the presumptive future home of the Chicago Bears, the northwest suburbs continue to find themselves in the spotlight, garnering more attention than folks in that area are typically accustomed to getting. As the Bears push for things like property tax certainty to make their move as cost-effective as possible, area homeowners are wishing they could get the same thing.

Instead, they’re concerned major hikes could be on the horizon, as Township High School District 214 flirts with a potential referendum that could raise as much as $850 million.

We think the district, which serves Arlington Heights, Prospect Heights, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Rolling Meadows and Elk Grove Village, must first ensure its own house is in order.

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