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The parents of the Illinois man charged with opening fire on a July 4 parade are now under scrutiny in the attack that killed seven people

The first Black woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court has been sworn in

The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade fled to the Madison, Wis., area afterward and contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday.

Considering where to go when Illinois’ waterfowl blind draws come at the end of the month after the Illinois DNR announced the schedule yesterday.

The boy's parents, Angel and Nicole Nieves, said in a statement that the officer was supposed to protect their son and not hurt him after the clip taken in Illinois, US, sparked outrage online

Another American holiday. Another mass shooting. This time in Highland Park, Illinois, where at least seven were killed. We seem destined to both celebrate and mourn these days.

CHICAGO — Two days after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade shocked the country and put renewed focus on weaknesses in Illinois’ gun laws, authorities continued to hash out how alleged gunman Robert Crimo III apparently bought a high-powered rifle despite troubling episodes in his background.

Days after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the assailant obtained multiple guns and whether the laws on Illinois books could have prevented the Independence Day massacre

After the recent mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, cartoonist Scott Adams is speaking out about what he calls the country’s “dangerous young man problem.” And his conclusions — by his own admission — aren’t easy to read.