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August 26, 2026 Vol. 47, No. 9
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2026 ANSWER BOOK INSIDE
Israel boycott question stays on ballot after 2-1 vote
It took a long time, but the line stretched down Madison Street when the store finally opened on Aug. 19
Clerk Waters removed from electoral board participation prior to hearing By GREGG VOSS Staff Reporter
SYDNEY LOVAN
People pack Pete’s Market for the grand opening Store offers special giveaways and deals on the big day By SYDNEY LOVAN Reporting Intern
The long-awaited opening day for the new Pete’s Fresh Market finally arrived
and it drew a large crowd of customers to Oak Park Avenue and Madison Street. People lined up around the block early Wednesday morning, Aug. 19, to check out what it had to offer. Suzen Riley and
Stephanie Townsend were two of the first people in line for the big day. Townsend said she arrived at around 7:40 a.m. for See PETE’S on page 12
Barring success of a last-minute court appeal, an advisory referendum question that’s been debated for months will be on the Nov. 3 village of Oak Park election ballot. An objection to the question, “Should the state of Illinois repeal laws that ban state investment in businesses that boycott the state of Israel?” was overruled 2-1 Monday by a village electoral board consisting of President Vicki Scaman and Trustees James Taglia and Chibuike Enyia. Enyia joined the board Monday after VilSee ISRAEL BOYCOTT on page 13
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