Elmhurst Prepares for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Visit by Hiding All Signs of ‘Wokeness’

by Dave Noble, City News Editor

ELMHURST – Temporarily removing “Elmhurst is For Everyone” banners and yard signs and concealing all references to Black History Month are among the detailed preparations being conducted by the City of Elmhurst, the police department, and other local agencies this weekend as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis comes to town on Monday to speak to members of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police.

The exact location in Elmhurst of the “invite-only” event on Presidents Day has yet to be revealed, leaving City Hall the difficult task of formulating multiple plans for security and a police escort while making every effort possible to disguise the town’s “wokeness” from DeSantis.

“We still don’t know where the governor will be speaking, so it’s a very difficult task to eliminate everything that might leave him with an unfavorable impression of our town,” said Elmhurst Mayor Scott Levin, who assumes that DeSantis will probably want to stop at Portillo’s for lunch and visit the library to see what types of books are on the shelves. “We simply have to cover all of our bases so that we’re not embarrassed as a community.” The independent living community Park Place of Elmhurst has been speculated as a venue host so that DeSantis feels more “at home”.

Hosted by the Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge #7, the event is for law enforcement members who oppose Critical Race Theory, abortion, and anything to do with transgender rights. The location of the event will be shared with registrants 48 hours prior and attendees will be required to use a secret handshake in order to enter.

At press time, Levin announced that the first grade class from Hawthorne Elementary School will be singing the ABC’s when DeSantis is introduced at the event, but will eliminate the letters L, B, G, T, Q, I, and A from the song.

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