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Family of great-grandfather gunned down in Highland Park sues Smith & Wesson over his horrific death

‘The defendants made a few hundred dollars selling the Shooter his M&P 15. It cost the Uvaldo family everything,’ the complaint states

The Independent UK

Mom says life of paralyzed Fourth of July parade shooting victim is 'shattered' 2 years later

Suburban Chicago mom Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down

The Independent UK

Accused Highland Park Shooter May Change Plea In Court

Learn about the legal proceedings and aftermath of a tragic mass shooting during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

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Highland Park massacre suspect postpones trial date

Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in 2022, had invoked his right to a speedy trial last month after dismissing his lawyers and a jury trial was set for Feb. 26. That date was scrapped in court Wednesday, with Crimo consenting.

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Father of Highland Park massacre suspect files for bankruptcy

Robert Crimo Jr. faces mounting legal costs since the 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in which prosecutors say his son fired an assault rifle from a rooftop, killing seven people and wounding 48 more.

Chicago Sun-Times

US supreme court refuses to overturn Illinois assault weapons ban

Law was passed following Highland Park shooting in 2022, and has been challenged by gun shops and gun rights groups

The Guardian - US

Highland Park parade massacre suspect’s father released from jail early for good behavior

Robert Crimo Jr. served about half of his 60-day sentence for misdemeanor reckless conduct.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park shooting suspect to represent himself at murder trial

Seven people were killed and dozens more wounded in mass shooting at 2022 Fourth of July parade in Illinois

The Independent UK

Afternoon Edition: 3 chefs continue pursuit of dreams thanks to grant

Plus: Highland Park massacre suspect to represent himself, the first hot tub boat riders and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist in Highland Park

Melanie Haas, 41, is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Maureen Wener, 49, was struck and killed while biking June 2.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: Living in Chicago’s most violent neighborhood

Plus: Dad of Highland Park shooting suspect takes plea deal; Cubs fire manager and more.

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The Independent UK

Highland Park mass shooting suspect’s father takes plea deal after July 4th massacre

Crimo must surrender any weapons he currently owns and his firearms licence

Chicago Sun-Times

Father of Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to reckless conduct, gets 60 days in jail

The plea deal requires Robert Crimo Jr. to serve 24 months of probation, 100 hours of community service and surrender his weapons.

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The father of a mass shooting suspect stands trial for helping him get a gun license

Robert Crimo Jr. is charged with seven counts of reckless conduct — one for each person his son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of killing in Highland Park, Ill., on Independence Day last year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park massacre suspect’s dad’s trial starts Monday in possible preview of son’s trial

If the son takes a plea deal, the trial may be the public’s only look into the evidence against him. Prosecutors say they will call 10 witnesses and read transcripts from the son’s police interrogation in the trial against his father, Robert Crimo Jr.

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The Independent UK

Federal appeals court upholds Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban

sA federal appeals court on Friday upheld Illinois’ prohibition on high-power semiautomatic weapons, refusing to put a hold on the law adopted in response to the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park

Chicago Sun-Times

No testimony from Highland Park massacre suspect at dad’s trial next week

Robert Crimo Jr. had been seeking to have his son testify in his own trial on charges that he recklessly signed his son’s gun ownership application when he was too young.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park massacre suspect’s father wants to call his son as a witness in his own trial next month

Robert Crimo Jr. is set to go to trial Nov. 6 on counts of reckless conduct for signing his son’s FOID application in 2019 when the son was underage.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park massacre suspect keeps phone privileges despite rant that FBI staged attack

Robert Crimo III was recorded on a video call claiming the Fourth of July mass shooting was a “false flag” attack. He was previously reprimanded for making a prank call to a newspaper reporter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bomb threats clear Highland Park elementary school two days in a row

Highland Park Police determined Thursday’s bomb threat was not credible and part of a string of threats to public buildings across the country.

Chicago Sun-Times

John Kezdy, punk singer and Illinois prosecutor, dead at 64 after bicycle crash in Glencoe

He rocked hard with the Effigies, oversaw grand juries for the attorney general’s office and survived the Highland Park Fourth of July parade massacre with a graze wound.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park High parents say students are evading weapons detection systems, call for enhanced security measures

A student was shot dead off-campus this month. The use of a single weapons detection devices at Highland Park and Deerfield campuses is inadequate, parents say.

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