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8-year-old Highland Park shooting survivor experiencing PTSD symptoms as he begins rehab, is expected to return to school

CHICAGO — The summer for 8-year-old Cooper Roberts was suddenly truncated by the mass shooting at the Independence Day parade in Highland Park, where he was wounded and left paralyzed from the waist down. Despite a turbulent recovery, Cooper was finally transferred to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab earlier this month to…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 13, 2022

Highland Park mayor urges support for statewide assault weapons ban

Nancy Rotering spoke Friday to the Lake County Board in Waukegan.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

Young boy paralyzed after Highland Park mass shooting out of critical condition: ‘Their lives are not a tragedy, they are a triumph’

Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy who was paralyzed at the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park has been released from pediatric intensive care after almost a month of turbulent recovery.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 4, 2022

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Man accused of killing 7 people at July Fourth parade in Illinois pleads not guilty

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Attorneys for Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo III entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment in Lake County Circuit Court on Wednesday after a grand jury indicted him on 117 felony counts for the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park that killed seven people and wounded…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 4, 2022

A look at Chicago’s pharmacy deserts, Highland Park shooting suspect’s not guilty plea 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 · Aug 3, 2022

Man accused of killing 7 people at July Fourth parade in Illinois pleads not guilty

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Attorneys for Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo III entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment in Lake County Circuit Court Wednesday after a grand jury indicted him on 117 felony counts for the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, that killed seven people and wounded…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 3, 2022

Suspect in Highland Park massacre pleads not guilty to 117 charges. Parents say they ‘deeply regret the actions their son had taken’

Robert E. Crimo III is accused of opening fire from a rooftop during a Fourth of July parade, killing seven people and wounding at least 48 others.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022

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Highland Park shooting suspect pleads not guilty to all 117 charges

Robert E Crimo is accused of murdering seven and wounding dozens more in an Independence Day mass shooting

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Racist posts by alleged Highland Park parade shooter might offer clues to massacre

Robert Crimo III appears to have made now-removed posts against Jews, Blacks and Asian Americans on a website whose administrator says he’s “cooperating with authorities.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2022

Highland Park mass shooting victim Cooper Roberts, 8, moved from intensive care

The boy, paralyzed when his spinal cord was severed by a bullet July 4, was moved to a rehabilitation center on Sunday. He was also reunited with his dog George.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 1, 2022

After Highland Park, we must teach young people the value of life

One young person who did not value the lives of others, and his own life, brought such pain to so many in Highland Park. We need to believe in young people, and we need to help them believe in themselves.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 30, 2022

Begin the journey — now — to make America safe from assault weapons

It won’t be easy. Too many people own assault weapons. Too many businesses profit from selling them. Too many politicians put their careers ahead of stopping gun violence.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 29, 2022

The Highland Park shooting suspect is indicted on 117 charges

The man accused of opening fire on a July Fourth parade in suburban Chicago has been indicted on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery,

WEKU · Jul 28, 2022

The Bears had Highland Park’s high school football team visit practice in an uplifting moment

What a heartwarming gesture from the Bears.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 27, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022

Alleged July 4 parade shooter indicted on 117 felony charges

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — A Lake County grand jury on Wednesday indicted Robert Crimo III on 117 felony counts in the Fourth of July mass shooting in Highland Park that killed seven people and wounded dozens of others.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2022

After a tragedy like Highland Park mass shooting, communities must mobilize to deal with trauma

I am from Newtown, Connecticut, where Sandy Hook happened. I send kudos to Highland Park for quickly responding to the mental health needs of their residents.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2022

Google’s Thompson Center deal, Highland Park suspect indicted on another 110 counts 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 27, 2022

Suspect in Highland Park massacre faces 110 new charges in grand jury indictment

Robert Crimo III is charged with 21 counts of murder, three for each person who died when he allegedly opened fire from a downtown roof during the Fourth of July parade. He also faces counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery for each of the 48 people wounded that day.

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Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2022

Converting ‘pain into purpose’ in wake of massacre, gun violence activists meet in Highland Park

Brittany Wroblewski, near the epicenter of the massacre said, after the first shots were fired, “I will never forget the suspicious, hazy hush that swept over the crowd for those first couple of pops.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 26, 2022

Perry Farrell, ‘I Can Help’ singer Billy Swan join Billy Corgan’s benefit for Highland Park massacre victims

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman has lived in Highland Park for years. The benefit will be at Madame Zuzu’s, the tea house he runs with his partner, clothing designer Chloé Mendel.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 26, 2022

‘We need help.’ In first Highland Park council meeting since mass shooting, mayor renews call for federal assault weapons ban

CHICAGO — Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering continued to call for a federal ban on assault-style weapons Monday during the City Council’s first meeting since the Independence Day mass shooting.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 26, 2022

Tears and vow to fight on for a national assault weapons ban mark Highland Park’s first City Council meeting since massacre

“I will not stop trying. We will not stop trying,” Mayor Nancy Rotering said of the fight for a federal ban of assault rifles and high capacity magazines.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 21, 2022

Gun-makers have long been shielded from liability after mass shootings. That’s starting to change

As Highland Park officials ponder their legal response to the Independence Day mass shooting that killed seven people and injured dozens more, a slow-moving case just over the state line suggests one possible path.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022

After mass shootings, strict gun-control measure gets enough signatures to make Oregon’s fall ballot

You’d have to qualify for a permit to buy a gun. Oregon appears to be the only state with a gun safety initiative on the ballot this year. Volunteers stepped up after mass shootings in Highland Park, Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 21, 2022

Commentary: I produce true crime stories. I know what comes next for Highland Park, my hometown

On Memorial Day weekend in 1998, 14-year-old Nicole Van Hyfte was attending church in Danville, Illinois. It was where she and the other members of her youth group gathered every Sunday.

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