The Latest Breaking News from Highland Park

How Detroit area police found bodies of slain rappers, friend

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. — When investigators triangulated cellular data from the phones of three men who had been missing for two weeks after heading to a Detroit rap show, it led to an area near the Highland Park-Detroit border — and police immediately homed in on the sprawling, abandoned Palmer…

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Bodies of missing 2 rappers, friend found under debris in vacant Michigan apartment building

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. — The bodies of three missing men — two rappers from Oscoda and Melvindale who'd visited Detroit for a gig along with a friend from Detroit — were found under a pile of debris in the basement of a vacant Highland Park apartment building, according to three…

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Highland Park parade shooting: Prosecutors ask judge for more time to collect evidence against alleged shooter

Robert Crimo III was last in court in November, when prosecutors told a judge they had shared 2,500 pages of evidence with the defense and expected to share thousands of pages more.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 31, 2023

Driver charged with DUI after car veers down a ravine in Highland Park

Angel Castrejon of Highwood was charged with driving under the influence and fleeing the scene of an accident.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 9, 2023

6 months after Highland Park massacre, wounded 8-year-old Cooper Roberts continues recovery

Cooper was shot in his spine and paralyzed below his waist in the shooting in which seven people were killed and nearly 50 others wounded.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2023

Chicago’s top 10 stories for 2022

Another whirlwind year of local news saw a string of City Hall denizens bowing out, thousands of families reeling from the ongoing epidemic of gun violence and a wave of new arrivals looking to get their footing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 29, 2022

Relatives of child orphaned in July 4 parade shooting are in court over guardianship and estate issues

After 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy’s parents were killed in a mass shooting on the 4th of July in Highland Park, Illinois, the boy, according to his maternal grandfather, asked, “Are mommy and daddy coming soon?”

Chicago Tribune · Dec 22, 2022

Family of Cooper Roberts, paralyzed in Highland Park mass shooting, raising money for new home

The 8-year-old boy continues to need rehabilitation. The family is trying to raise $2 million to buy or build a new house.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2022

Father of Highland Park shooting suspect released on $50,000 bond after being charged over July 4 attack

Robert Crimo Jr. sponsored his son’s under-21 FOID card application just three months after the then-19-year-old had allegedly threatened to kill his family

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Father of July 4 Highland Park shooting suspect has been charged with 7 felonies

Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said the charges of reckless conduct are based on Robert Crimo Jr. sponsoring his then 19-year-old son's application for a gun license in 2019.

WEKU · Dec 17, 2022