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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Frank Main

After Highland Park Fourth of July parade shootings, hundreds of cops from other agencies rushed to help

SWAT officers who are part of the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System, a mutual-aid group, during a training exercise. (Provided)

On the Fourth of July, Vernon Hills police Chief Patrick Kreis was riding in a golf cart, handing out toy badges during the north suburb’s Independence Day parade when he got the news about what had happened in Highland Park.

“There was a radio call about a shooting in the Highland Park parade,” Kreis says. “The first thing you think about is: Someone’s got firecrackers.”

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