Highwood
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‘A very big ‘wow’ moment’: Billy Bricks celebrates 20 years of wood-fired, brick-oven pizza in the suburbsMar 19, 2025 2:08 pm - Most people come home from a vacation with souvenirs. The founder and namesake of Billy Bricks, Bill Wilson, came home from a trip 20 years ago with a taste for wood-fired pizza. When he couldn’t find any brick-oven pizzerias in the Chicago area, he decided to open his own.
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‘Important step toward justice’: Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads guiltyMar 03, 2025 10:05 am - Just minutes before his trial was to begin Monday, the Highwood man accused of fatally shooting seven spectators and injuring 48 others during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade pleaded guilty and now faces life in prison.
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Jury chosen for Highland Park parade shooting trial; Opening statements set for MondayFeb 26, 2025 11:36 am - A 12-member jury plus six alternates are now in place to hear the trial of the Highwood man accused of fatally shooting seven people and injuring dozens of others during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade.
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More jurors seated for Highland Park suspect’s trial, as judge issues warning to mediaFeb 25, 2025 12:32 pm - By late Tuesday, 11 jurors - 6 men and 5 women - had been selected to hear the trial the trial of the man charged with murdering seven and injuring dozens more at the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day parade.
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Jury selection underway in trial of accused Highland Park parade shooterFeb 24, 2025 1:51 pm - Prospective jurors were questioned Monday as the trial of the accused Highland Park Independence Day parade shooter got underway.
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Trial of accused Highland Park parade shooter set to begin MondayFeb 22, 2025 12:45 pm - More than 2⅟₂ years after a gunman fired into a crowd gathered for Highland Park’s annual Independence Day parade, jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of the man charged with killing seven people and injuring nearly 50 others that day in Illinois’ deadliest mass shooting.
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Judge: Victims of Highland Park shooting can be present during testimonyFeb 20, 2025 12:22 pm - A Lake County judge ruled Thursday that victims of the July 4, 2022 mass shooting in Highland Park may be present during the trial of the defendant who’s charged with 21 counts of first-degree murder stemming from the attack.
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Judge to consider if Highland Park survivors can be present during accused shooter’s trialFeb 06, 2025 11:44 am - A Lake County judge will decide Feb. 20 if survivors of the July 4, 2022 mass shooting in Highland Park and family members of those killed may be present during testimony when the accused shooter’s trial begins later this month.
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Brothers’ hip-hop version of ‘The Prince and the Pauper’ has Midwest premiereDec 31, 2024 2:56 pm - Suburban siblings and award-winning theater artists Brian and Marvin Quijada collaborate on “Kid Prince and Pablo,” a hip-hop tuner inspired by Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper” in its Midwest premiere at Lifeline Theatre.
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Highwood concert raises funds for epilepsy charityDec 13, 2024 5:01 pm - The Generations, a Chicago-based band founded by musician and philanthropist Rob Stepen, will host a special charity performance on Saturday, Dec. 28, at 28 Mile Distilling Company in Highwood.