Highland Park Crime
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Downstate man charges with sending threatening letters to members of CongressOct 27, 2026 11:06 am - A Quincy man has been charged in federal court in Springfield with sending a series of threatening letters to Chicago-area members of Congress containing a white powder, including one with a message saying, “HAH enjoy the gift,” court records show.
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Police searching for 2 people in Highland Park shootingJul 21, 2026 12:35 pm - Police continued to search Tuesday for two people suspected of being involved in, or witnessing, a Highland Park shooting that prompted the village to initially issue a shelter-in-place order.
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Pair found guilty of second-degree murder in slaying on Fort Sheridan BeachApr 19, 2026 11:12 am - A pair of Lake County men each face up to 20 years in prison after jurors convicted them Saturday of second-degree murder charges stemming from a fatal 2022 beating on Fort Sheridan Beach near Highland Park.
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Two men charged in Lake County home burglariesDec 05, 2025 6:48 pm - Two men face felony burglary charges for their parts in a crime spree in late November and early December in unincorporated Lake County, Lincolnshire and Highland Park.
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Highland Park officer-involved shooting under investigationJun 20, 2025 12:12 pm - Early Friday, Highland Park police officers fatally shot a man after they say approached them with a raised knife which he refused to drop.
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Highland Park parade shooter gets seven life sentencesApr 24, 2025 11:04 am - “Irretrievably depraved, permanently incorrigible and beyond any rehabilitation” is how Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti described the Highland Park shooter moments be...
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‘Heavy and heartbreaking’: Highland Park survivors testify as sentencing beginsApr 23, 2025 3:47 pm - The man who admitted to killing seven people and wounding dozens more at Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade was a no-show Wednesday for the start of his sentencing hearing.
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Survivors of 2022 July Fourth parade mass shooting describe chaos, panic and bloodshedApr 23, 2025 3:28 pm - Survivors recounted the horror a gunman caused when he fired dozens of bullets at a 2022 Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, detailing during a sentencing hearing for the man on Wednesday how they fled the route, hid inside businesses or treated the wounded packed into an emergency room.
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Highland Park mass shooting victims can sue gun maker Smith & Wesson, judge rulesApr 01, 2025 5:09 pm - Lawsuits against the manufacturer of the gun used in the 2022 Highland Park parade mass shooting have been allowed to proceed to trial.
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Highland Park parade shooter signs ‘Donald Trump’ in trial waiver after pleading guiltyMar 06, 2025 9:08 am - The Highland Park parade shooter signed his trial waiver “Donald Trump” after pleading guilty, but experts say his plea should stand no matter what name he signed.
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