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The change came last week after village trustee Cory Wesley had proposed suspending the enforcement of the ban of gas powered leaf blowers, which went into effect on June 1.

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Oak Park alters leaf blower ban to ease fear among landscape contractors amid immigration enforcement

Reacting to the blitz of arrests and activity by federal immigration agents in the area, the village of Oak Park has decided to tweak how it enforces its ban on gas powered leaf blowers. Tickets for using a gas powered leaf blower will, for the time being, only be issued to property owners and not to contractors. And the village will stop taking photos of those using gas powered leaf blowers.

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