One tiny generator: Seniors in Highland Park apartment building without power
A Highland Park apartment building filled with senior citizens is without power and a working generator.
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A Highland Park apartment building filled with senior citizens is without power and a working generator.
The complaints from a tax justice coalition and a group of residents from the cities said overassessing home values violates the Fair Housing Act.
The Highland Park city council voted unanimously this week to request an outside investigation into the mayor and city attorney’s decision to seize a building in 2020 even though its owners were never charged with a crime.
"It was a shakedown with a badge and a lawyer," said an attorney for the building's owners.
At a press conference, the mayor of Highland Park passed out a stack of documents that contain what he said is evidence of corruption in city government tied to campaign finance violations.