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from the editor
Memories of the Fourth of July
Erin Yarnall
Editor
When I was
younger, Fourth
of July was
always one of my favorite
holidays.
Each year, my family
and I would pack up
a cooler with food and
drinks and drive up to my
grandparents’ house.
My grandparents have
a pool, which was always
the best part of summer,
but on the Fourth of July
their house offered even
more than a pool to swim
in and a gaggle of cousins
to play with.
My grandparents organized
a Fourth of July
parade each year around
their small neighborhood.
Neighbors would participate
by driving their
decorated cars slowly
around the block, or walking
with their families.
Each year, my cousins
and I would do something
different.
One year, we rode our
scooters with red, white
and blue streamers soaring
off the ends of the handlebars
while we scooted
down the road.
Another year, my
grandma forced all of my
cousins and I into colonial
outfits as we slowly made
the hot march around the
block.
While some years were
clearly more fun than
others, all of the memories
will stick with me
throughout my life.
We haven’t held the
parade in around a decade,
but the Fourth of July
memories from my childhood
will stick with me
forever.
I’m sure it’s the same
way for Highland Park
and Highwood residents
who all have their own
ways of celebrating our
country’s birthday.
Did you celebrate in a
fun and unique way? Send
a photo to erin@hplandmark.com
to see it in the
paper.
To check out our Fourth
of July coverage, pick
up a copy of next week’s
Highland Park Landmark
(July 11), or stay up-todate
at HPLandmark.com.
On June 26 the Highland Park Public Library
posted, “It’s been a big week for our lost and
found. Here are just a few of the highlights. Do
you recognize anything? Did you maybe leave
something else behind? Come to the checkout
desk to claim it.”
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On June 27 Visit Lake County posted, “Searching
for a smorgasbord of delectable eats on a
beautiful #LetsGoLakeCounty Thursday? Head
to @CityHPIL’s Food Truck Thursdays for bags
and so much more, tonight! The event runs
Thursdays through Sept. 12 #LetsGoLake-
County ”
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From Page 6
peals (PCZBA) to evaluate
the classification of cannabis
businesses.
The resolution passed on
a voice vote, with trustees
Joy Markee and Eric Grenier
absent at the meeting.
“I am going to ask that
direction be given to the
PCZBA that the Village
Board would like to see
that there is absolute prohibition
of any dispensaries
of any type within village
limits of Lake Bluff,”
said Kathleen O’Hara, the
Village Board president.
The resolution comes
after the Illinois General
Assembly passed the Cannabis
Regulation and Tax
Act earlier this month. The
bill will legalize the possession
and use of recreational
marijuana by adults
over age 21 starting Jan. 1,
2020.
Under the bill, municipalities
are authorized to
completely prohibit the
location and operation of
cannabis businesses or to
place certain taxes or restrictions
on them.
Given these conditions,
trustee William Meyer
agreed that the PCZBA
should take the “path of
the greatest restriction.”
“These activities remain
illegal under federal law ...
so, therefore, I cannot support
and will vote against
any provision that permits
marijuana activities in
Lake Bluff,” Meyer said.
“Neither states or municipalities
ought to legislate
contrary to federal law.”
Reporting by Stephanie Kim,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at LakeForestLeader.
com.
THE WINNETKA CURRENT
Gift boutique Crème de la
Crème to close in July
Beloved gift boutique
Crème de la Crème has
provided Winnetka residents
with beautiful merchandise
and impeccable
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customer service for 19
years. Just shy of 20 years,
the store will shutter this
month.
Shop owner Sandy Freeman
has been working in
retail for nearly 45 years.
She first owned a summer
gift shop in Leland, Mich.,
known as The Little Cricket
before making her move
to the North Shore.
The Winnetka boutique
opened in May 2000 at
903 Green Bay Road.
Reporting by Anna Schultz,
Editorial Intern. Full story at
WinnetkaCurrent.com.
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
The distance, in miles, of a
marathon. Read more on
Fort Sheridan resident Erica
Marchese running them to raise
funds for cancer charities on
9.
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