Highland Park

Flyers about hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were torn from a wall outside U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's Washington, D.C. office. His district includes parts of Lake and McHenry counties.

Highland Park mom Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down.

Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year.

Just days after celebrating his 100th birthday, Daniel Obriot of Crystal Lake, a World War II veteran, shared memories and said he is looking forward to his 101st birthday.

As family members of victims and survivors looked on in a Lake County courtroom, the suspect in the mass shooting at Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade backed out of plea deal Wednesday morning that would have sent him to prison for the rest of his life.

The Highwood man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade might change his plea next week

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is seeking $10 million from state lawmakers to tackle what he calls in naming the report “A Firearm Regulation Crisis.”

Ravinia Music Festival in Highland Park recently announced its 2024 lineup, which features many national artists, as well as more than a dozen performances by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti set Robert Crimo III’s murder trial for Feb. 24, 2025

Robert Crimo III, the man charged with killing seven people at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in 2022, asked to again be represented by public defenders after firing them last month.

The father of the suspect in a deadly 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park has been released early from jail after serving part of a 60-day sentence for sponsoring a firearm application for his son.

The last day of petition filing for Illinois’ March 2024 primary election has seen two hopefuls added to the list of congressional candidates seeking to serve the North, West or Northwest suburbs.

Illinois primaries traditionally are held in March. But the General Assembly delayed the 2022 primary until June to give officials more time to incorporate 2020 census data into mandatory redistricting plans.

A Lake County judge reprimanded Robert Crimo Jr., who arrived at the courthouse wearing a white T-shirt with large black letters reading: “I’m A Political Pawn.” He turned the shirt inside out before entering the courtroom.

Gun rights advocacy groups say they intend to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state’s assault weapons ban after a federal appeals court on Friday refused to block enforcement of the law.

The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obtained a gun license.

Highland Park hosts Cary-Grove in a IHSA Class 6A second round playoff football game on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at Highland Park High School.

A Lake County judge plans to set a trial date in December for the man accused of carrying out the mass shooting at last year’s Highland Park Independence Day parade.

A Lake County judge on Monday could set a trial date for the man accused of carrying out the 2022 Highland Park Fourth of July Parade mass shooting.

A judge on Monday refused to dismiss the case against a father who helped his son obtain a gun license three years before authorities say the younger man fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.

A Lake County judge heard arguments Monday on a father’s request to dismiss charges accusing him of committing a crime by helping his son obtain a gun license three years before the son fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Highland Park.

One year after a shooter terrorized July Fourth paradegoers in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, community members gathered Tuesday to honor the seven people who were killed, commemorate the day and reclaim the space to move forward.

A new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday expands local police departments’ authority to use drones to surveil certain events, respond to certain 911 calls, inspect buildings and participate in public relations events.

The Illinois gun ban that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in January is back in force after a federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a temporary injunction that a lower court judge in East St. Louis issued on April 28.

Five Highland Park High School students are in custody after district officials said a gun was brought to the campus earlier today.

The Illinois Supreme Court agreed this week to fast-track the state’s appeal of a Macon County judge’s ruling against parts of a recently passed state ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Highland Park plans to host a “trauma informed” public gathering on July 4, celebrating the community as it marks the anniversary of the mass shooting that left seven spectators dead at last year’s Independence Day parade.

A grand jury on Wednesday formally indicted the father of a man charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, the Lake County State’s Attorney Office said.

Tuesday marked the first hearing in nearly three months in the case against Robert Crimo III, 22, of Highwood, accused of being behind the Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting.

The lawsuit, filed by State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally, calls the new law a “clear violation of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution."

The case against the father of the Highland Park mass shooting suspect won’t go to trial until the lengthy evidence discovery process in his son’s case is complete, prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday.

The process for designing the permanent memorial to honor the victims of the Highland Park Independence Day mass shooting will be inclusive, be community-driven and likely take years, city leaders said.

Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill banning the purchase, sale and manufacture of high-powered semi-automatic weapons, .50 caliber rifles and ammunition, and large-capacity magazines in the state while still allowing people who already own such weapons to keep them.

The Illinois House has approved a ban on certain high-powered semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines that have been used in mass shootings across the country.

From an 8-year-old boy to an 88-year-old grandfather, the July 4 Highland Park parade shooting showed no mercy. Six months later, the wounded dozens still ache. Loved ones of the seven people killed that day still mourn.

Six months after the tragic Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting, city and park district officials are outlining the planning process for this summer’s observance of the anniversary as well as a longer-term project to create a permanent memorial.

“My first thoughts were, ‘No! Not us. Not today,’” Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering recalled in an interview remembering the mass shooting at the July 4 parade six months ago.

Some of the state’s leading law enforcement officials on Tuesday urged lawmakers to pass a statewide ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons, which they say are growing in prevalence in Illinois.

The father of the Highland Park mass shooting suspect is expected to be charged by prosecutors with reckless conduct, a class 4 felony, according to law enforcement officials.

Victims and survivors of multiple mass shootings urged state lawmakers on Monday to pass a ban on assault weapons, arguing that communities throughout Illinois have felt the pain of deadly mass shootings.

Two state policies designed to keep firearms out of the hands of those who pose a significant threat have been strengthened in the wake of the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois State Police say.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governing with an even larger supermajority than he had during his first two years.

The race for Illinois governor won’t be the only one on Tuesday’s ballot. With the redrawing of the state’s political maps, the make-up of the entire McHenry County Board and both the U.S. and Illinois houses of representatives will be determined, along several other races.

A political action committee largely funded by conservative Lake Forest billionaire Richard Uihlein dumped at least $526,580 into five Chicago-area congressional races last month, records show.

Though having declared himself “pro-life” in the past, Joe Severino, the Republican candidate trying to unseat longtime Democratic congressman Brad Schneider, says he wouldn’t vote to ban abortion.

Eight-year-old paralyzed in Highland Park July 4 said he had a 'great day' his first day back at school

Survivors of the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting shared their experiences Wednesday afternoon during a news conference announcing lawsuits filed on their behalf against gunmaker Smith & Wesson.

Cooper Roberts is home again. The 8-year-old, paralyzed from the waist down in the Highland Park July Fourth parade shooting, spent more than two months recovering at Comer Children’s Hospital and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago.

An Associated Press analysis found many U.S. states barely use “red flag” laws that allow police to take guns away from people threatening to kill, a trend blamed on lack of awareness of the laws and a reluctance to enforce them even as gun deaths soar.

Nearly two months after being paralyzed in the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, 8-year-old Cooper Roberts is showing signs of cognitive loss, according to the medical team at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago.