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Neighbors startled by overnight protest outside US Rep. Schneider’s Highland Park home
Staff and Randy Gyllenhaal
June 29, 2024
The Highland Park Police Department has added police patrols after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a quiet neighborhood near Ravinia during the early morning hours Saturday. Multiple neighbors of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider said they were jolted awake at around 3 a.m. by a protest involving some 40 people outside the congressman’s home. Highland park police responded, saying the group chanted both pro-Palestinian and anti-Semitic chants. “It was terrifying, it was surreal, both of us were awaken from sleeping,” one resident said. Police had to call for backup but were able to de-escalate the situation. The whole protest lasted about 30 minutes, and no arrests were made. READ MORE