The event draws 400 people, most in vocal opposition to the racist KKK but about 30 supporters of white supremacy as well. Two Milwaukee men are arrested for disorderly conduct for clashing with KKK supporters. To counter the racist rally but not to contribute to the media circus and publicity surrounding it, a Walworth County group borrows an anti-KKK strategy from an Illinois community and organizes Project Lemonade. Rather than attend the Klan rally, people stay away and donate money to Project Lemonade for every minute the bigots speak. Two street fights involving groups of young males, many swinging bats, pipes and chains, mar Janesville's Sunday night.
Researchers confirm the presence of zebra mussels in Geneva Lake.
The mussels upset the aquatic food chain and can clog municipal water intake pumps and foul underwater equipment. The Janesville City Council approves a fifth fire station. The new station will be built on the northwest side at 1414 Newport, and Fire Station No. 2 will move from West Racine Street farther south to a new building at 1545 S. Washington. The council also changes the pet ordinance that limits the number of dogs and cats a household can have to four. The teachers' union, the Janesville Education Association, approached administrators with the plan, and the administration and school board endorsed the idea.