Highland Park to erect memorial to remember parade shooting tragedy

Six months after the tragedy in Highland Park, permanent changes are on the way to remember the Fourth of July parade shooting.

Family of Cooper Roberts, paralyzed in Highland Park mass shooting, raising money for new home

Cooper’s spinal cord was severed by a bullet, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. He also suffered organ damage and continues to receive therapy following the shooting at a July 4 celebration in Highland Park.

Benito Juarez High School students leave class to remember victims of mass shooting

As the day darkened and drew colder Monday, the memorial outside Benito Juarez High School grew with flowers and lighted candles and messages written on posters on the spot where two students were killed last week.

Highland Park parade shooting: Father of alleged gunman posts bond and gets out of jail

"Robert Crimo Jr., again the father, took a reckless and unjustified risk when he decided on Dec. 16, 2019, to sign his son's application for a firearm owner's ID, or FOID card. At the time he signed the application, his son was 19 and could not — let me say that again — could not get a FOID card, and because of that, could not legally purchase a firearm without his father's assistance in that application process," Lake County officials said.

Semi-automatic gun ban only part of solution, Illinois House told

Democrats who control the General Assembly are positioning a wide-ranging gun law for a vote as early as next month, during a lame-duck session. That follows Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s call last summer for a semi-automatic weapons ban.

Sandy Hook 10 years later: Legacies and activism sparked by tragedy

December 14 marks the 10-year anniversary since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School where 20 children and six educators were senselessly gunned down.

Gun violence victims push for 'Protect Illinois Communities Act'
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A bill called the Protect Illinois Communities Act includes legislation that would ban assault weapons, improve gun safety laws and raise minimum age to get a FOID card to 21.

Protect Illinois Communities Act: Gun violence survivors push for critical gun safety laws

A bill called the Protect Illinois Communities Act includes legislation that would ban assault weapons, improve gun safety laws and raise minimum age to get a FOID card to 21.

Colorado Springs Club Q shooting suspect charged with hate crimes

Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, has been formally charged with hate crimes after five people were killed and 17 others wounded in a shooting last month at a gay nightclub.

Buffalo gunman pleads guilty in racist supermarket massacre

The white gunman who attacked shoppers and workers at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 people and wounding three others has pleaded guilty to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges. Most of the victims were Black.