Village Board Meeting Lasts 5 Minutes on Night of World Series Opener

WILMETTE, IL - The village board meeting in Wilmette lasted a total of four minutes, 47 seconds on Tuesday night, according to the Wilmette Life.

The meeting’s extremely short duration was no coincidence. Tuesday night was Game 1 of the World Series, which the Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-0.

To complete the meeting in what could be record time, Village President Bob Bielinski used an omnibus motion in order to approve multiple items on the agenda with no debate in one swift action.

Among the approvals were liquor licenses for two local restaurants, two contracts and the reappointment of members to village boards.

All board members reached by the Life confirmed they did indeed watch the game that night.

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