Suburban Village President Gets Public Scolding
The Buffalo Grove village president put on a wig at a party and pretended to be one of the suburb's trustees, now the village board has chastised him for it.
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The Buffalo Grove village president put on a wig at a party and pretended to be one of the suburb's trustees, now the village board has chastised him for it.
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