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Buzzy Altman
The Altman family,
of Glencoe
He is a 1-year-old Shih
Tzu and the baby of
the family now that his
“siblings” have left for
college and beyond. He
likes cuddles and playing
with his stuffed dog
Austin. His best friend is Gus, a Bernadoodle who
lives in Wilmette. They enjoy playing together at dog
parks and chewing on each other’s ears. They’ve
been friends since they were puppies! He also has
his own Instagram account, @buzzysworld.
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or 60 Revere Drive, Suite 888, Northbrook, IL
60062.
THE
THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK
Community offers
resources to help
immigrant residents
With almost half of its
residents being of Latino
descent, Highwood is one
of the highest-concentrated
areas of immigrants in
Lake County. But being a
destination for immigrants
comes with the responsibility
of providing resources
and services for those communities.
The League of Women
Voters of Highland Park
and Highwood hosted an
immigration panel Nov. 5
at the Highwood Public Library
to discuss and answer
questions regarding those
services. The panel was
moderated by Highland
Park High School guidance
counselor and Moraine
Township Trustee Pablo
Alvarez.
“We all know that families
are being impacted
profoundly,” Alvarez said.
“We serve many of these
families here in Highland
Park and Highwood. You
know, their children attend
our schools, our libraries,
our programs and community
services. Families worship
beside us in church.”
Alvarez noted there is
a network of support for
immigrants through collaborations
with Moraine
Township, Family Focus,
Family Services of Lake
County, local school districts,
North Suburban Legal
Aid and the Highwood
Public Library.
Speakers included Susan
Schulman of the North
Suburban Legal Aid, Lupe
Sommerville of Moraine
Township, Ana Soto of
Family Focus and Liz
Chavez of Family Services.
Speaking for District
113 and 112, respectively,
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were social worker Charo
Mendoza and family engagement
specialist Lousia
Espinoza-Lara.
Schulman has said the
mission of the North Suburban
Legal Aid is to provide
pro bono legal services
in the areas of immigration
and domestic abuse.
“I think we’re getting
really close to 800 cases,”
Schulman said. “It’s been
insane this year, but in a
really good way. In immigration
last year, we had
286 cases. In 2019, we’re
at 352.”
There’s a tremendous
need for immigration and
domestic abuse justice,
with one in three women
who will reportedly experience
domestic abuse.
Reporting by Sam Rakestraw,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at HPLandmarkDaily.
com.
THE GLENVIEW LANTERN
Trustees back ordinance to
ban recreational marijuana
businesses; final vote set
for Nov. 21
Glenview is now one
step away from banning
recreational cannabis businesses
from operating
within village limits following
a 4-2 vote at the
Glenview Village Board
meeting on Tuesday, Nov.
5.
The Village was put on
the clock to determine how
to approach the issue after
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
signed the Cannabis
Regulation and Taxation
Act into law on June 25.
The law makes Illinois
the 11th state to legalize
recreational marijuana and
kickstarted the Glenview
Village Board’s exploration
of what that means for
the village.
The statewide legislation
legalizes the sale,
possession and use of cannabis
for recreational purposes
by adults over age
21 starting Jan. 1, 2020.
However, the law allows
municipalities to regulate
commercial cannabis facilities
— including cultivation
centers, dispensaries,
infusers, processors and
craft growers — intending
to serve recreational customers.
During a previous meeting
on Sept. 3, the Village
Board discussed the
pros and cons of allowing
recreational cannabis
businesses in the village.
Ultimately, only Hinkmap
advocated for allowing
them, so Village President
Jim Patterson recommended
prohibition.
The Glenview Plan
Commission then hosted a
public hearing on the issue,
using the Village Board’s
comments as a roadmap
to draft text amendments
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