Second Son Of Kulas Maids Owners Charged Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

LAKE FOREST, IL — Two brothers from Chicago's North Shore are due to plead guilty to federal criminal charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Mark Kulas Jr., 27, of Lake Forest, faces one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol.

The charging document in the case, a one-count information, indicates prosecutors have already made arrangements to secure a guilty plea.

His younger brother, 24-year-old Christian Kulas, of Kenilworth, has been awaiting trial on charges of unlawful entry on restricted building and grounds and disorderly conduct since his arrest in June.

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Both men are sons of the owners of Northbrook-based Kulas Maids and are being represented by the former federal prosecutor and current white-collar criminal defense attorney Rachel Cannon, who declined to comment about the cases.

According to court records, they are both due to plead guilty at a hearing on Dec. 6 before U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan.

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Mark Kulas Jr. is the 14th Illinois resident to be charged in connection with the riot.

Earlier this month, the first Illinois resident to be convicted of a federal crime related to the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol was sentenced to 30 days behind bars.

After posting videos on social media that prosecutors said showed him entering the Capitol, Christian Kulas was identified by social media users and fellow Lake Forest High School alumni within days of the riot.

Prosecutors also noted that the Kulas' mother appeared to confirm Christian Kulas took part in the riot in a social media message.