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Robert Crimo III looks on during a trial hearing

Highland Park massacre suspect's trial set for February 2025

Robert Crimo III, who briefly represented himself, was to go on trial next week. His reappointed lawyers asked to delay the trial.

By David Struett

East Garfield Park

West Side church hosts Valentine's ‘Loveday Celebration’ for people experiencing homelessness

Good Hope Free Will Church provided meals to hundreds of individuals in need. The church is located in East Garfield Park, a community that lacks widespread access to fresh food.

By Audrey Hettleman

Attorney George Gomez, left, speaks to Judge George D. Strickland as Robert E. Crimo Jr., looks on during an appearance at the Lake County Courthouse, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Waukegan, Ill.

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Father of Highland Park shooting suspect will stand trial as judge denies motion to dismiss charges

At a hearing in Waukegan, Judge George Strickland ruled against Robert Crimo Jr.’s motion to dismiss charges of reckless conduct for helping his son obtain a gun license even though the then-19-year-old had threatened violence.

By David Struett

Robert E. Crimo Jr., listens during an appearance before Judge George D. Strickland at the Lake County Courthouse, Friday, July 14, 2023, in Waukegan.

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Dad of suspect in Highland Park parade shooting seeks dismissal of charges he recklessly helped his son get gun

Lake County judge will rule Aug. 28 on motion to dismiss reckless conduct charges against Robert Crimo Jr.

By Michael Tarm | AP and David Struett

Attorney George Gomez, left, talks to media as Robert E. Crimo Jr., looks on after an appearance at the Lake County, Ill., Courthouse, Friday, June 16, 2023, in Waukegan, Ill. Crimo Jr., faces seven counts of felony reckless conduct for signing the application for his son’s firearm owners ID card in December of 2019.

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Father of accused Highland Park parade shooter gets a trial date

Robert E. Crimo Jr. is set to go on trial Nov. 6 in Lake County Court.

By Stefano Esposito

Columnists

Biden White House throws spotlight two days in a row on Illinois assault weapons ban

Biden’s praise only goes so far, because the Illinois experience — where Democrats hold supermajorities in the Legislature — cannot be replicated in most other states.

By Lynn Sweet

Family members Nicolas Toledo community walk Highland Park mass shooting Fourth of July 4th parade anniversary

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Highland Park comes together one year after Fourth of July parade mass shooting

“There’s a lot of people here, and you’re just standing here thinking it could happen again. That will always stay in your head. But here we are.”

By Emmanuel Camarillo

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Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting documentary spotlights resilience

By Kate Grossman | WBEZ and Araceli Gómez-Aldana | WBEZ

Earl Edelcup leans against a support beam while his wife Arden Edelcup adjusts merchandise at the store they used to own, Ross Cosmetics, 625 Central Ave., Highland Park. The couple owned the store on July 4, 2022, when authorities say Robert Crimo climbed to the roof of the building and opened fire, killing seven and wounding dozens at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade.

‘The community stood behind us,’ say couple who owned Highland Park store from which shooter fired on Fourth of July parade

By Neil Steinberg

After surviving Highland Park parade mass shooting, ‘some days ... it’s just really hard to still get out of bed and go outside’

By Elvia Malagón

A plaque in memory of Nicolas Toledo sits in the memorial rose garden outside Highland Park City Hall for the seven people killed in the mass shooting at last year’s Highland Park Fourth of July parade.

Highland Park parade shooting victim Nicolas Toledo’s family will always remember him as their hero

By Elvia Malagón

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In the year after Highland Park parade mass shooting, advocacy becomes a way of coping, ‘doing the work they can’t do’

Several people who witnessed last year’s massacre rallied outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where judges heard a challenge to the Illinois assault weapons ban.

By Sophie Sherry

Robert E. Crimo Jr., center, father of Robert Crimo III, and his attorney George Gomez, left, at a recent court hearing.

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Judge wants trial this year for father of accused Highland Park parade shooter

Robert E. Crimo Jr. is charged with seven counts of reckless conduct.

By Stefano Esposito

The Chicago Bears, working with Devices 4 the Disabled, gave Cooper Roberts a special wheelchair the boy can use on the beach. Cooper is in front; behind him, from left: Cooper’s twin brother, Luke, Bears General Manager Ryan Poles, Bears Head Coach Matt Eberflus, Keely Roberts, Cooper’s mother and Bob Shea, founding director of Devices 4 the Disabled.

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Bears surprise Highland Park’s Cooper Roberts with wheelchair for the beach

Eight-year-old Cooper was left paralyzed from the waist down after the Highland Park July 4 parade shooting.

By Stefano Esposito

State Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Andalusia, in an undated photo.

Springfield

Democrats’ all-gender bathroom, gun lawsuit bills prompt heated debate — with GOP warnings of court challenges, violence

State Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Andalusia, told lawmakers that he would “beat the living p---” out of any man who walked into a restroom with his daughter. State Senate Majority Leader Kim Lightford said GOP critics “don’t understand that life is evolving.”

By Tina Sfondeles

Robert E. Crimo Jr., center, father of Robert Crimo III, listens as he sits with his attorney George Gomez, left, during an appearance before Judge George D. Strickland at the Lake County, Ill., Courthouse Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Waukegan, Ill. Crimo Jr., faces seven counts of felony reckless conduct for signing the application for his son’s firearm owners ID card in December of 2019.

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No ‘slam-dunk’ in potential precedent-setting case against Highland Park shooting suspect’s father, experts say

The success or failure of the case against Robert Crimo Jr. will tell other prosecutors about the court’s appetite for holding parents responsible for the acts of their children.

By David Struett

Robert E. Crimo III, left appears with his attorneys Gregory Ticsay, assistant public defender for Lake County, center, and Anton Trizna before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Waukegan, Ill.

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Highland Park shooting suspect’s trial date could be set in September

During a hearing at Lake County Courthouse Tuesday, Robert E. Crimo III’s first court appearance since January, his attorney said a trial date could be set by Crimo III’s next appearance Sept. 11.

By David Struett

Rifles on display in Law Weapons & Supply in Naperville, owned by Robert Bevis.

Politics

Illinois’ assault weapons ban back in effect for now after ruling by federal appeals judge in Chicago

Appellate Judge Frank Easterbrook put a hold on an injunction that had been issued against the law last week by a federal judge in southern Illinois.

By Jon Seidel and Tina Sfondeles

Politics

Illinois’ assault weapons ban enforcement blocked by federal judge in southern Illinois

U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn made clear that his ruling is “not a final resolution” of the matter, and nothing in his order “prevents the state from confronting firearm-related violence” through “a wide array” of other laws.

By Jon Seidel

Robert Bevis, owner of Law Weapons and Supply in Naperville, holds an AR-15-style rifle.

Politics

Illinois assault weapons ban withstands appeal in federal court

A Chicago federal court denied a request by Robert Bevis, a firearms store owner in Naperville, to block the ban while he appeals a Virginia ruling that found the ban “constitutionally sound.”

By Matthew Hendrickson

Columnists

Spurred by Highland Park, other mass shootings, marchers press Congress for assault weapons ban

‘We hope to make sure that our voices are heard,’ said Ivy Domont at Washington march. The mother of three youngsters was at the Highland Park July 4th parade.

By Lynn Sweet

Billy Corgan performs with the Smashing Pumpkins at A Metro 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Lake View venue in 2022.

Music

Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan continues to raise awareness, funds for Highland Park

Corgan helped raise $250,000 for the Highland Park Community Foundation’s recovery fund during a live-streamed benefit concert last year. He’s trying to raise funds again this weekend.

By Associated Press

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Technical issues delay criminal case against Highland Park shooting suspect’s father

In Robert E. Crimo Jr.’s brief court hearing at the Lake County courthouse, lawyers said they hit a snag in sharing discovery evidence related to the Fourth of July shooting that left seven dead and 48 wounded, allegedly at the hands of his son, Robert E. Crimo III.

By David Struett

Ashbey Beasley, who survived the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, speaks about gun legislation during a press conference on July 27 in Washington, DC.

Nation/World

Highland Park shooting survivor — in Nashville when another massacre unfolded — rips lack of action on guns

Ashbey Beasley, who was at the Highland Park July 4th parade shooting, went viral after addressing the media in the wake of a shooting that killed three students and three adults at a Nashville elementary school.

By Mary Norkol and Emmanuel Camarillo

President Biden Delivers Remarks In Monterey Park, California On Efforts To Reduce Gun Violence

Columnists

Biden calls for scrutiny of gun makers marketing weapons to minors

A civil suit filed in last year’s Highland Park Fourth of July parade massacre asserts a gun company’s marketing influenced the man accused of being parade shooter.

By Lynn Sweet

Assault-style weapons are displayed for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply in Springfield in 2013.

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Founding fathers didn’t own AR-15s or large capacity magazines, Pritzker and Raoul argue in defense of ban

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the brief to answer challenges to the assault weapon ban, arguing the nation’s founding fathers owned guns that could only shoot a single shot before reloading — proving assault weapons weren’t in “common use” at the time.

By Tina Sfondeles

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Accused Highland Park shooter may have considered using homemade explosive during attack

A set of FBI affidavits, unsealed in federal court Thursday, seem to offer the most substantive details yet about the closely guarded case. Crimo faces 117 felony counts filed in Lake County for allegedly firing an assault rifle at paradegoers from a rooftop in the north suburb.

By Jon Seidel and David Struett

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Highland Park to hold community walk in lieu of July 4 parade

The walk will be held along the parade route and is one of several events to be held that day, themed ‘We are Highland Park,’ the city announced.

By David Struett

Robert E. Crimo Jr., center, father of Robert Crimo III, talks with his attorneys as they wait for court to begin before Judge George D. Strickland at the Lake County, Ill., Courthouse Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Waukegan, Ill. Crimo Jr., faces seven counts of felony reckless conduct for signing the application for his son’s firearm owners ID card in December of 2019.

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Father of Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads not guilty to reckless conduct charges

Prosecutors say Robert E. Crimo Jr. was criminally reckless when he signed his underage son’s gun ownership permit.

By David Struett

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Highland Park parade shooting suspect’s father indicted

Robert E. Crimo Jr. will be arraigned Thursday on seven counts of reckless conduct for sponsoring his son’s firearm ownership application in 2019.

By David Struett

Dozens of mourners gather for a vigil in Highland Park, one day after a gunman killed seven people and wounded dozens more by firing an AR-15-style rifle into a crowd attending Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade.

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Highland Park parade shooting: Prosecutors ask judge for more time to collect evidence against alleged shooter

Robert Crimo III was last in court in November, when prosecutors told a judge they had shared 2,500 pages of evidence with the defense and expected to share thousands of pages more.

By David Struett

Robert Crimo Jr., father of Robert Crimo III, walks into the Lake County Courthouse at 302 Washington St. in Waukegan, Illinois, Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

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Highland Park parade shooting: Prosecutors get more time to indict suspect’s father

Robert E. Crimo Jr. was charged in December with seven counts of reckless conduct for sponsoring his son’s FOID application.

By David Struett