Highland Park
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'He lives on in my heart': Family remembers 88-year-old's energy right up to his death in paradeJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - The abrupt and violent end to Stephen Straus' 88-year passionate pursuit of knowledge, understanding and art appreciation was mourned by family and friends Friday, four ...
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'Jacki's life was not long enough': Congregation mourns devoted member killed in Highland ParkJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - As mourners spoke of Jacki Sundheim's life and legacy Friday, they also acknowledged the tragic and senseless mass shooting in Highland Park that took the 63-year-old fa...
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Eight-year-old shot at Highland Park parade awake but paralyzed from waist downJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - Eight-year-old Cooper Roberts made two gentle requests when he woke for the first time since being shot in the chest during Monday's Highland Park parade. He asked to se...
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Blood donors roll up sleeves in Stevenson gym in response to Highland Park shootingJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - Stevenson High School teamed up with Vitalant to host a blood drive Friday in response to the mass shooting during Highland Park's Independence Day parade. Usually fill...
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Family mourns beloved father and grandfather who was killed in Highland Park paradeJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - During a private family viewing preceding the funeral Friday for Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza of Waukegan, attendees wore T-shirts with a cross and an image of the 78-year-ol...
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Daily Herald Opinion: Whenever there is tragedy, take heart in knowing there will always be heroesJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board It's impossible to make sense of what happened in Highland Park during its Fourth of July...
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Highland Park foundation sets up fund for shooting victimsJul 07, 2022 11:00 pm - The Highland Park Community Foundation has launched a July 4th Highland Park Shooting Response Fund to assist individuals and families who were impacted by the Fourth of...
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FBI opening family assistance center for victims of Highland Park shootingJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - The FBI has opened a family assistance center in Highland Park to assist people physically or emotionally affected by Monday's mass shooting. Personal items left along t...
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How to help kids process trauma from Highland Park parade shootingJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - As she prepared her children for bed on July 4, Holly Fleischer made sure to let her children know the doors and windows were locked and everyone was safe inside. The m...
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Hundreds attend Sunset Woods Park vigil for Highland Park shooting victimsJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - Hundreds stood in silence Thursday while the names of the seven people killed in the Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting were read during a vigil at Sunset...