Posted on 07/15/2010 9:34:11 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
Homer Township is not a metropolis commonly in the news in Illinois. Situated to the south and west of Chicago about an hour or so, the small town is generally a quiet place. That may be about to change, at least for this week, because the township's board of trustees just voted to support a new policy making English the official language for government business.
Granted this is not much of a change from what they are already doing. The resolution requires that all business that the government of the township does will all be in English only, something that is already the case. Minutes, notices, agendas, all printing, and all the records of the assessor's office will be done only in English.
No one on the board, however, is saying that this is a big change. In fact, Township Clerk Steve Balich says that it is all symbolic and meant to start a dialog about illegal immigration...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
How DARE they?!
... Must be bitter clingers...
The headline should say “township,” not “town.”
The California government says that English is the offical language of the state government, but they give drivers license tests in 34 languages.
Don't be shy - only the person you FReepmail will know who you are
Phil is correct. The village of Homer Glen (where I live) is in Homer Township.
Too many bleeding heart soccer moms to expect the village to follow suit.
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