Highland Park
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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...
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'We are going to be OK': Residents pay tribute as downtown Highland Park reopensJul 10, 2022 1:00 am - Six days after a gunman shattered the festive spirit of Highland Park's Fourth of July parade, businesses along Central Avenue in the city's downtown welcomed back patro...
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Foundation sets up July 4th Highland Park Shooting Response FundJul 10, 2022 1:00 am - The Highland Park Community Foundation has launched a July 4th Highland Park Shooting Response Fund to assist those affected. The fund will provide contributions to sur...
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Policy Corner: How quickly we identify a crime suspect first called 'a person of interest'Jul 09, 2022 1:00 am - When police and the FBI put out a call for "a person of interest" in the Highland Park July 4 parade shooting, we had a decision to make quickly. They identified him by ...