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A Joliet-area couple were sentenced Tuesday to probation and community service for entering the U.S. Capitol through a broken window during the Jan. 6 riot and joining a mob trying
Judge sentences Illinois couple to probation for entering US Capitol
Judge sentences Illinois couple to probation for entering US Capitol
Given that the Schuberts are in their 60s and 70s, the judge said she didn’t think home detention made sense. Rather, she said she wanted them to perform substantial community service because “we need more than just words and more than just letter writing.”
John and Amy Schubert wrote letters to the judge earlier this year apologizing for their role in the breach and discussing the reading they’ve done to pursue a “greater awareness of the world.”