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Highland Park mayor delivers condolences after shootings, cites city's work addressing antisemitism

Highland Park City Council · December 17, 2025
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Mayor Rotering opened the Dec. 15 council meeting with condolences for victims of recent shootings at Brown University and in Australia, described Highland Park's ongoing work to combat antisemitism, and noted the city received recognition at the North American Mayor's Summit Against Antisemitism for adopting the IHRA working definition by ordinance.

Mayor Rotering opened the Dec. 15 meeting by acknowledging "profound grief" following shootings at Brown University (Rhode Island) and Bondi Beach (Australia) and extended condolences to victims and their families. "On behalf of the City of Highland Park we extend our deepest condolences to the victims, their families, and to everyone whose sense of safety has been shaken," he said on the public record.

The mayor connected the national and…

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