03/05/2026
"On March 17 (or today, if you choose to vote early), we can take our community’s mental health into our own hands. Our Sangamon County Board representatives – both Republicans and Democrats – voted unanimously to bring the Proposition to Fund a Mental Health Board before voters. If approved, it would authorize Sangamon County to impose a 1/2 percent sales tax to pay for increased mental health services. For every $100 spent on non-exempt items, 50 cents would go toward services.
Approving this referendum would generate over $14 million each year to be allocated by a local Mental Health Board for use within Sangamon County. The change from our pockets will change the lives of our neighbors. This funding has the potential to drastically improve, and even save, the lives of people we know and love."
https://www.illinoistimes.com/arts-culture/advicegoddess/we-can-build-a-mental-health-system-we-can-all-count-on/