Highland Park
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Festivals July 15-21: Kane County Fair, Vernon Hills Days, Pitchfork and moreJul 12, 2022 9:00 am - Wednesday, July 13 Kane County Fair: 3-11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, July 13-14; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday, July 15-16; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, Jul...
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Best Bets: 'Louvre Fantastique' takes you on a virtual trip to ParisJul 12, 2022 6:00 am - Top pick Interactive art Many museum masterpieces become interactive selfie opportunities in the "Louvre Fantastique: The Exhibition," opening this weekend at Oakbrook C...
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Pritzker pushes for assault weapons ban, federal actionJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the wake of a July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park that left seven people dead and dozens more injured, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for a ban at both...
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8-year-old paralyzed in Highland Park shooting has seventh surgeryJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - Eight-year-old Cooper Roberts, paralyzed from the waist down after being wounded in last week's Highland Park parade shooting, underwent a seventh surgery Tuesday to rep...
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'We have a voice': Lake County Board members want to push for gun control measuresJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - With recollections vivid and emotions raw more than a week later, the mass shooting at the Independence Day parade in Highland Park hung heavy at Tuesday's Lake County B...
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What to keep in mind when donating in times of tragedyJul 11, 2022 5:30 am - In the hours after the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, officials at GoFundMe already were on the phone with the Better Business Bureau in Chicago discussing the s...
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A week after shooting, community gathers for moment of silence in Highland ParkJul 11, 2022 1:00 am - More than 100 people stood inside Port Clinton Square in downtown Highland Park to hold a moment of silence Monday morning for those killed during the mass shooting just...
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Citing mass shootings, developer scraps plan for shooting range, gun store in MundeleinJul 11, 2022 1:00 am - Citing recent mass shootings, a suburban real estate developer has scuttled a controversial plan to build a gun store and shooting range in Mundelein. The violence at an...
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Art piece shifts focus after Highland Park shootingJul 11, 2022 1:00 am - Three weeks ago, Jacqueline von Edelberg was rallying for gun control in Highland Park's Sunset Woods Park with her art piece "Enough." "Enough" consists of 30,000 strip...
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'A true miracle': Despite devastating news, Cooper's family finds reason to give thanksJul 10, 2022 1:00 am - Despite a painful weekend during which they had to tell their 8-year-old son he is paralyzed from the waist down, the parents of Highland Park shooting victim Cooper Rob...