Starts before Friday Lake County Fair: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 28; 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 29-30; and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at the Lake County Fairgrounds & Event Center, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Graysl...

Fire trucks storming out of the station got her attention, but the turning point came minutes later for one spectator at Lake Bluff's Fourth of July parade. Audrey Grunst had walked to a friend's house and learned of the mass shooting in Highland Pa...

Located a block and a half west of where a rooftop gunman killed seven people and injured dozens of others early into Highland Park's Fourth of July parade, Family Service of Lake County is absorbing unfortunate results of the tragedy. "We've alread...

Still reeling from the shock of a July 4 shooting that left seven people dead and dozens more injured, Highland Park residents are coming together to support one another. "Today is a day of grieving together, to pause," Highland Park Mayor Nancy Ro...

A rooftop gunman opened fire on paradegoers in downtown Highland Park Monday morning, turning a happy community event into a deadly tragedy by killing six people, sending panicked parents fleeing with their children and igniting a massive manhunt th...

Local officials, Highland Park natives and others reacted to news of the shootings in Highland Park: "I grew up in Highland Park and this parade is a highlight of the year for so many families. I'm sick to my stomach every time news like this comes ...

Julia Kerpel saw the need to embrace a leadership position within the Highland Park High School Marching Giants marching band. So she became its drum major. "Usually there's three, but this year it's just me," she said. That sounds about right. The...