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The 21-year-old charged with murdering seven people at the parade in suburban Illinois confessed to the shooting after he was taken into custody. He is being held without bail.

"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.

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Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., has shared hate messages he’s received over his participation in the Jan. 6 committee that is pressing its investigation of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

“The shooter is still at large, so let’s pray for justice to prevail, and then let’s move on and let’s celebrate — celebrate the independence of this nation,” state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, said on Monday 90 minutes after the shooting that left seven dead and at least 30 wounded.

The 34-year-old is from Northbrook, Ill., just a few miles away from Highland Park.

The club released a statement that it will play Monday night, but will forgo the post-game fireworks celebration.

The suburb where a mass shooter opened fire during a Fourth of July parade Monday is roughly 25 miles outside Chicago.

A member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot says more evidence is emerging that lends support to recent testimony that President Donald Trump wanted to join an angry mob that marched to the Capitol and rioted

The second edition and first paperback of “Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois” was released Tuesday.

Harris was just in Illinois on June 24 for events in Plainfield and Chicago.