The Latest Breaking News from Highland Park

“Irina flourished and blossomed as a mother,” a close friend said Tuesday at her funeral service in Wilmette.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Highland Park boy again is in critical condition, with a partially collapsed lung and a new infection. He underwent additional, complex surgery, according to his family.

CHICAGO — Mayor Nancy Rotering had just started walking in Highland Park’s Independence Day parade when the music from the high school’s marching band ended abruptly, replaced by an ominous cadence.

Robert Crimo Jr. says he has no regrets signing a form on his namesake son’s firearm owners identification card application. Well, maybe he should.

“He is in a great deal of pain — physically and emotionally — especially as the family had to share with him the devastating news that he is paralyzed from the waist down,” his family said.

At the entrance to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, a sign reads “We welcome our new Pastor, Father Hernan Cuevas on the weekend of July 2 & 3rd, 2022.” One day later, Cuevas found himself leading dozens of parishioners through those same doors and away from the town’s Fourth of July…

As the WNBA’s All-Star weekend in Chicago neared, the general manager and coach had his mind on the Highland Park Fourth of July mass shooting.

Toledo’s son, Alejo Toledo, said his father’s legacy is his dedication to his family.

Republican lawmakers often decry fatherlessness and the breakdown of “family values,” yet they recoil at the thought of enacting common sense gun regulations. These misguided leaders need a reminder that with each shooting, someone’s family is demoralized or destroyed.

“He taught us the art of laughter and the value of being downright naughty,” Peter Straus said of his father.