The Latest Breaking News from Highland Park

To save people from gun violence, close loopholes in the law

A nation is acting irrationally when it allows, as police allege, a 21-year-man to walk into a store and legally buy a high-powered rifle that he will use to massacre parade goers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 6, 2022

Harris calls for renewing the assault weapons ban after Highland Park mass shooting

"Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban," Harris told a teachers convention in Chicago before visiting the shooting scene at nearby Highland Park.

WEKU · Jul 6, 2022

Alleged shooter in Highland Park July 4 parade attack charged with 7 counts of murder in ‘premeditated and calculated attack’

CHICAGO — Prosecutors on Tuesday filed charges against the man suspected of firing upon crowds gathered for a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park on Monday morning, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 30.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 5, 2022

Paul Sullivan: A tragic event in Highland Park became just another day at the ballpark — and in America

About 3½ hours before the Chicago White Sox met the Minnesota Twins Monday to start the biggest series of the season, manager Tony La Russa’s pregame media session in the dugout competed with a singer practicing over the Guaranteed Rate Field sound system.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 5, 2022

Robert Crimo threatened to ‘kill everyone’ in his home with ‘collection of knives’ three years before shooting

Law enforcement were called to Robert Crimo’s home for two incidents in 2019 – but he was still able to legally purchase five firearms

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

Highland Park set tight gun limits long before parade attack

The latest act of mass violence to hit the U.S. has focused attention on Highland Park’s 2013 ban on semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

Biden orders US flags flown at half-staff to mourn Highland Park shooting victims

President Joe Biden ordered U.S. flags at the White House and military bases to be flown at half-staff starting Tuesday through Saturday to mourn the victims of the shooting rampage in Highland Park, Illinois.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022

How the Highland Park shooter temporarily escaped, a first-person account of the tragic scene and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 5, 2022

Synagogue member, father among the dead in parade shooting

Portraits of the dead are beginning to emerge as investigators search for evidence in the shooting that killed at least seven and wounded 30 in Highland Park, an affluent suburb on Chicago’s north shore

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

Lightfoot, Kelly tout gun safety legislation, though admit it may not have prevented Highland Park parade massacre

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, among other things, enhances background checks for gun buyers age 18 to 21. and encourages states to enact “red flag” laws that can allow firearms to be temporarily confiscated from people deemed dangerous.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 5, 2022