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Lake Bluff trustees defer village display/flag policy after heated debate; committee meeting ordered
Summary
After more than two hours of debate and public comment on whether the village should permit culturally focused flags on municipal property, trustees voted to send the proposed policy back to a committee-of-the‑whole for further public outreach and drafting refinements.
Trustees for the Village of Lake Bluff on May 28 declined to adopt a new policy that would authorize certain nationally recognized heritage and cultural displays on village property, instead directing staff to organize a committee-of-the‑whole meeting to continue the discussion.
The proposed policy would have listed a set of recognitions — including Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, LGBTQ Pride Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month and Disability Employment Awareness Month — and would have authorized holiday displays and other local civic displays subject to village…
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