The Lincolnwood Village Board was met with calls at its Oct. 9 meeting to have signage put up around town that provides contact information for organizations that offer support and resources for immigrants who may need it – amid the ongoing federal enforcement efforts in the Chicago area.

“How many posters will the village put up around the city?” Pam Lefkowitz asked mayor Jesal Patel directly. “I’ve got a bunch in my car.”

She was referring to yard signs she and others brought to the board meeting that included contact information for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights helpline. Lefkowitz wanted the signs to be posted at Village Hall, the police department and in other prominent public buildings and locations around Lincolnwood.

Lefkowitz said she was not surprised

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