To thunderous applause from Skokie residents who rallied in support of immigrant rights beforehand, the Skokie Village Board further strengthened its village code to make it clear that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents cannot use village-owned property for civil immigration enforcement.

The Village Board took the action in a swift and unanimous way to approve the changes to its code on a first reading at its Nov. 3 meeting, a rare exception to how the Board usually approves an ordinance or resolution, i.e., in two readings across two meetings. The change took place just days after a violent Oct. 31 fracas involving Department of Homeland Security agents in nearby Evanston. North suburban schools have been going to indoor recess, closed c

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