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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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 5, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

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 · Oct 30, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 23, 2023

Boy, 16, charged with murder in shooting death of 16-year-old boy in Highland Park

Omar Diaz, of Highwood, was found with a gunshot wound about 11:30 a.m. Sunday and was pronounced dead at Highland Park Hospital.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2023

Highwood teen shot, killed in Highland Park

The boy, 16, was found in the 2300 block of Green Bay Road, police said. A suspect remains at large.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 14, 2023

Illinois Supreme Court plans to rule on semiautomatic weapons ban

The Illinois Supreme Court plans to issue an opinion Friday on the state’s ban of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally, including the Independence Day 2022 shooting that killed seven and injured dozens in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Highland Park shooting suspect’s father asks to dismiss charges for ‘innocent conduct’

A father will ask a judge Monday to dismiss his case in which authorities say he helped his son obtain a gun license three years before the younger man fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

Dad of suspect in Highland Park parade shooting seeks dismissal of charges he recklessly helped his son get gun

Lake County judge will rule Aug. 28 on motion to dismiss reckless conduct charges against Robert Crimo Jr.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2023

Conductor Jonathon Heyward inspired by increasing diversity, inclusion in classic music realm

Heyward will make his Ravinia and Chicago Symphony Orchestra debuts Wednesday when he leads the ensemble as part of its annual summer residency at the Highland Park venue.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2023