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Our two failing parties need to be shaken up by independents

For 16 years, I had the privilege of representing the people of Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District until I was narrowly defeated in the 2020 Democratic primary. I lost that race because I dared to not always follow in lockstep with my party in an era in which extreme partisanship and…

Chicago Tribune · Jul 5, 2022

Man, 22, arrested after manhunt following 4 July mass shooting which left six dead and 24 wounded

After a brief chase, Robert E Crimo III was captured and detained according to police

Irish Mirror · Jul 5, 2022

Trump-backed Illinois candidate says ‘let’s move on’ just hours after parade shooting

Republican senator Darren Bailey is being backed by ex-president Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

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Terrified dad put son and dog in bin to escape shooter during 4th of July parade

Construction contractor Alexander Sandoval put his son in a skip as they fled a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Chicago, Illinois, US

Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2022

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy pledges to sign new gun bills after July 4 mass shooting in Illinois

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that he will sign a package of seven gun safety bills Tuesday that will, among other things, regulate ammunition sales, expand requirements for gun owners relocating to New Jersey and empower the state's attorney general to prosecute gun manufacturers and retailers.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 5, 2022

Morning Digest | U.S. Independence Day celebrations marred by Illinois shooting; New Indian envoys for key countries, and more

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The Hindu · Jul 5, 2022

Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting was nation’s 309th this year

With the shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, on the nation’s 246th birthday, the U.S. had marked its 309th mass shooting this year, according to a nonprofit that tracks gunfire incidents.

Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2022

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Chicago shooting: Grandad killed in 4th of July massacre with victims aged from 8 to 85

The family of Nicolas Toledo said he was one those who died in the Fourth of July massacre in Highland Park, Illinois, in the US, with a gunman killing at least six and injuring 24

Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2022

Biden pledges aid to find gunman who killed 6 in July 4th parade attack

President Joe Biden said he spoke with officials in Illinois after a mass shooting in a suburb of Chicago and pledged federal law enforcement assistance in finding the gunman.

Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2022

Second Independence Day shooting in US, hours after gunman kills six in Chicago parade

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he has "no words for the kind of monster who lies in wait and fires into a crowd of families with children celebrating a holiday", as a second shooting scatters crowds in Philadelphia.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

Five dead and 24 in hospital after mass shooting in Fourth of July parade near Chicago

Hundreds of attendees ran for safety as the horror unfolded just 10 minutes into the annual procession in Highland Park, Illinois, US at 10am local time on Monday.

Daily Record · Jul 4, 2022

Highland Park shooting - live: Robert Crimo arrested after rifle DNA test as victims identified

Gunfire erupted at around 10.14am on Monday morning as a July 4 parade was under way

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Six confirmed dead and 24 injured in US after gunman opens fire at 4th of July parade in Illinois

Hundreds of attendees at the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade were forced to flee after multiple gunshots ran out with reports of up to nine people having been injured

Irish Mirror · Jul 4, 2022

Chicago shooting: Person of interest arrested after six killed in July 4 parade attack

A gunman on a rooftop opened fire sending hundreds fleeing in terror

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Six victims dead and 24 hospitalised in mass shooting at July 4 parade in Illinois with gunman still at large

The shooting unfolded around 10 minutes after the Highland Park Fourth of July parade kicked off at 10am on Monday morning

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 3, 2022

‘Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois’ opens up a newer window to an old world

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 2, 2022

Car insurers’ pandemic windfalls: Illinois insurers could have given you bigger refunds, maintained same profits

How much insurance companies collected — and how much more they could have given back to drivers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 2, 2022

Sick of $6 a gallon for gas? The state will give you money to buy an electric car

As gas prices soar, Illinois residents can apply for up to $4,000 in rebates for electric vehicles as part of a new climate-fighting clean energy law.

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Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 2, 2022

VP Kamala Harris back in Chicago Tuesday to address National Education Association convention

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

Ballotpedia · Jul 1, 2022

Davis defeated Collins in Illinois’ 7th Congressional District on June 28, 2022

Incumbent Danny K. Davis, Kina Collins, and Denarvis Mendenhall ran in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Davis, who has represented the district in Congress since 1997, won the primary with 52.3% of the vote. Collins received 45.3% of the vote, and Mendenhall received…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

Young progressives, Trump-affiliated Republicans big winners on election day

Meanwhile, the four Illinois legislative leaders did not have a spectacular primary day last week.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 1, 2022

Illinois town braces for future without steel plant

GRANITE CITY, Illinois — News got around quickly in this town across the Mississippi from St. Louis: The steel mill's death knell was sounding again, and this time, the end might really be near.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 1, 2022

Illinois throws its hat into the ring for new federal health research agency

Illinois leaders are making the case that the Chicago area should be home to a new $1 billion federal agency focused on health research.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

Picture Chicago: 14 must-see images from Sun-Times photographers this past week

Chicago votes in Illinois’ primary election, the Chicago Pride Parade returns, and protesters respond to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

Trail-blazing Illinois women ‘beyond thrilled’ Justice Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on Supreme Court

Jackson, a federal judge since 2013, on Thursday became the first Black woman elevated to the nation’s highest court. Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted that her “ascension to the bench now tells the world that the seemingly impossible is possible. So proud!”

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