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Skokie presents redesigned village seal; committee cites Indigenous history and community feedback
Summary
A village seal committee presented a recommended design that replaces an older seal the committee found inaccurate and potentially stereotypical; the amendment to the corporate seal was presented for first reading and will return March 17 for second reading and adoption.
The Village of Skokie’s village seal committee presented a recommended new corporate seal Monday, outlining a multi-year review and community engagement process and explaining the design’s symbolism.
Maria Monastero Bueno, cochair of the village seal committee, opened the presentation and said the committee "began by first conducting a community survey in the summer of 2023" and that the process included artist solicitations, interviews and public engagement. Jasmine Gurnau, committee cochair and director of Native American and Indigenous Affairs at Northwestern University, said the review found the current seal "is not an…
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