A U.S. rep said President Trump is “expanding authoritarian powers” with ICE conducting a blitz operation in the Chicago area and the governor is warning of “terrible plans” ahead as hundreds of agents are being deployed. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Operation Midway Blitz on Monday. The ICE operation is targeting “criminal illegal […]
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Highland Park City Council approves ordinance banning protests in residential areas following pro-Palestine protest outside congressman’s home
The Highland Park City Council unanimously approved two new ordinances that ban picketing – a form of protest – in residential districts and doubles the fine for certain ordinance violations in response to the early morning protest outside Congressman Brad Schneider’s residence in late June. The Highland Park City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting […]
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Highland Park City Council looking to ban protests in residential areas and during specific time windows following recent incidents
Following the early-morning protest at a congressman’s residence and recent chalking incidents, the Highland Park City Council is looking to implement ordinances that would ban protests in residential areas and ban protests during specific time windows. The city council held a “Committee of the Whole” discussion at 5:30 p.m. on July 15 regarding recent incidents […]
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State’s attorney, city officials respond after no arrests made in pro-Palestinian protest in Highland Park neighborhood
Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart and city officials have issued statements after dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters descended in a Highland Park neighborhood early Saturday morning, with residents questioning why arrests were not made. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 2:43 a.m. Saturday to the area of Woodland Road and St. Johns Avenue for […]
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Former staffer of U.S. Rep Brad Schneider gets 9 months in prison after stealing taxpayer money, impersonating FBI
A former staffer of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider has been sentenced to nine months in prison for embezzling almost $80,000 in taxpayer money, which was discovered after he was caught impersonating an FBI agent. Sterling Carter, 25, of Glenwood, Georgia, was employed as the director of operations for Schneider. The 10th District, represented by Schneider, […]
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Former staffer of U.S. Rep Brad Schneider pleads guilty to stealing almost $80,000 in taxpayer money
A former staffer of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, whose district includes Lake County, has pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $80,000 in taxpayer money by falsifying paperwork, prosecutors said. Sterling Carter, 24, of Glenwood, Georgia, was employed as the director of operations for Schneider. The 10th District, represented by Schneider, includes a large part of Lake […]