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On Dec. 6 City of Highland Park, Illinois —
Government posted, “The Highland Park Fire
Department Coats For Kids Drive is taking
place now through February 1 at Station 33,
1130 Central Avenue. Please consider donating
new or gently used children’s coats. For
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from the editor
Through the eyes of a local
Erin Yarnall
Editor
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From Page 10
eighth and longest-serving
city manager in Lake
Forest’s history — working
with nine mayors and
more than 50 aldermen
throughout his career.
Reporting by Stephanie Kim,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at LakeForestLeader.
com.
THE GLENVIEW LANTERN
Glenview Village Board to
reconsider minimum wage,
sick leave ordinances
The Glenview Village
Board opted out of Cook
County’s new minimum
wage and sick leave ordinances
last year, but during
the Nov. 6 election,
village residents voted in
favor of changing course.
According to Cook
County election results,
approximately 76 percent
of voters in precincts that
include a section of Glenview
registered their support
for a $13 hourly wage,
while 82 percent backed a
proposal to provide employees
in the village with
paid sick time benefits.
Reporting by Chris Pullam,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at GlenviewLantern.
com.
Some of the food Editor Erin Yarnall ate at a local
restaurant while visiting China. Erin Yarnall/22nd
Century Media
In July 2017, Deerfield
High School teacher
Brett Schwartz traveled
to Mexico for five
days.
He was in Puerto Vallarta,
a resort town in the
Jalisco state of the country,
and one of Highland
Park’s sister cities, but not
for a vacation or to enjoy
the resort lifestyle.
Schwartz left to capture
on film how life is for
the full-time residents of
Puerto Vallarta.
With the support of
the Highland Park Sister
Cities Foundation, he
partnered up with Mexican
filmmaker and Puerto
Vallarta resident Sebastian
Alvarez to make “Mas
Que la Playa,” or in
English, “More than the
Beach.” When I heard
about this project from
Carol Wolfe, the president
of Highland Park’s Sister
Cities Foundation, I was
immediately interested in
writing about it.
I’ve gone on trips that
have been extensively
planned by a tour group,
from a cruise to going
literally anywhere with
my grandma, but I always
find that my favorite travel
experiences are those in
which I’m able to live as
a local.
I just returned from
a trip to China to visit
a friend who is teaching
English there. I felt
incredibly lucky with my
trip because my friend
lives in Xi’an, one of the
ancient capitals of China.
Due to this, I was able
to see amazing historical
sights, like the city’s fortifications
and of course,
the Terracotta Army —
built to protect Qin Shi
Huang, the first emperor
of China, after his burial
in 210 BCE.
But because my friend
has become a local at
this point, I was also able
to see the city through
the perspective of the
people who live there. I
got to sample amazing
street food from various
corners of the city and hit
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the locals-only markets
for some upgrades to my
wardrobe.
I was also able to interact
more with people who
live and work in Xi’an
and find out about Chinese
culture through them,
which made my trip an
unforgettable experience.
To read more about
seeing Puerto Vallarta
through the eyes of those
who live there, turn to
Page 19.
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
The amount of charges set
against former North Shore
Academy teacher Mathew
Laird. Read more about it on
Page 6.
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