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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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]