Lake Zurich

Rep. Carroll Decries Lake Zurich anti-Semitism

Original story written for One Illinois by Ted Cox on 1/3/2020. Link to original article may be found HERE Rep. Carroll decries Lake Zurich anti-Semitism Swastika painted on school spurs new legislation on hate crimes The anti-Semitic graffiti posted last weekend on Seth Paine Elementary School has already been removed. (Facebook/Jessica Vealitzek) By Ted Cox A…

…and then they came for us

Photo credit to Jessica Vealitzek, a resident of Lake Zurich. The past few years have seen a sharp increase in the amount of anti-Semitism permeating our communities, but this is nothing new.  I remember back in 1987 when I was 13, someone spray-painted swastikas and other things all over a newly erected Holocaust Memorial in…