Lake County Gazette

Opinion: Antioch 117 school board member Sue Dickson reduces conservative white families to 'trash'

By Michael Scornavacco, Republican Committeeman, Antioch 6 | Sep 29, 2025

Something deeply troubling is happening in Antioch School District 117, and parents cannot afford to ignore it. One of our elected school board members, Sue Dickson, recently shared a post online that openly labeled white conservative families as “trash.”

Op-ed: Crystal Lake Fraudster Walks Back Guilty Plea in Veterans Theft Case

By Michael Scornavacco, Republican Committeeman, Antioch 6 | Sep 25, 2025

Alan J. Hanke, 61, of Crystal Lake, has built a reputation few would envy. Federal prosecutors already call him a “serial fraudster.”

Opinion: Grass Lake School employee’s post on Charlie Kirk demands immediate termination

By Michael Scornavacco, Republican Committeeman, Antioch 6 | Sep 11, 2025

Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, controversy has reached Antioch after a Grass Lake School District #36 employee shared a social media post that many parents say crossed every line of decency.

Opinion: SAFE-T Act jails TikTok threat suspect but frees trash can body suspect

By Michael Scornavacco, Republican Committeeman, Antioch 6 | Aug 11, 2025

In Lake County, Illinois, the SAFE-T Act continues to produce outcomes that defy common sense — and now we have two cases, in the same jurisdiction, that prove it.

Alan Hanke Stole From Veterans—Then Lied to My Face About It

By Michael Scornavacco, Republican Committeeman, Antioch 6 | Jul 26, 2025

Let me be perfectly clear: Alan Hanke is a liar, a thief, and a disgrace to this community. And I’m not saying that based on rumor—I’m saying it because he looked me in the eye and lied.