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Design Firm Recommended For Highland Park Shooting Memorial
The working group planning for a Permanent Place of Remembrance made a recommendation about the future design for the memorial.
Rachel Barnes, Patch Staff
Highland Park Shooting
Patch's coverage of the deadly July 4 parade shooting in Highland Park
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Highland Park Celebrates Resilience On Anniversary Of Horrific Parade Shooting
Three years after the tragic mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day Parade, the community gathered to honor everyone impacted.
Rachel Barnes, Patch Staff
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Gunman Sentenced To Life Without Parole For July 4th Parade Shooting
The man who opened fire at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in Highland Park received seven consecutive life sentences Thursday.
Rachel Barnes, Patch Staff
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July 4 Parade Mass Shooting Survivors Describe Chaos, Panic, Bloodshed
Survivors and victims' loved ones spoke Wednesday before the sentencing of Highland Park parade mass shooter Robert Crimo III.
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Highland Park Mass Shooting Suspect To Be Sentenced Wednesday
Heading into Wednesday's sentencing hearing, Robert Crimo III faces life in prison for 69 counts of murder and attempted murder.
Rachel Barnes, Patch Staff
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Highland Park Shooting Survivors Take Smith & Wesson To Trial
An Illinois court ruled Tuesday that a wrongful death lawsuit against gun maker Smith & Wesson will proceed to trial.
Rachel Barnes, Patch Staff
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Highland Park Parade Shooter Signs 'Donald Trump' On Trial Waiver
After pleading guilty to the Highland Park parade shooting, Robert Crimo signed "Donald Trump" on his trial waiver instead of his own name.
Rachel Barnes, Patch Staff
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'The Journey Will Not End': Rinehart Responds To Crimo's Guilty Plea
"We were 1000% ready for trial and to prove him guilty," the state's attorney said after Bobby Crimo III pleaded guilty Monday.
Shannon Antinori, Patch Staff
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Man Pleads Guilty In July 4 Parade Mass Shooting
Robert Crimo III withdrew his not-guilty plea moments before opening arguments were to start in his trial Monday.
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Jury Selection Begins In Highland Park Parade Shooting Trial
Three years after seven people were killed in the July 4 parade mass shooting, Robert Crimo III is slated to stand trial.
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Bobby Crimo Writes To Judge Asking Permission To Phone A Friend
The accused mass shooter is set to stand trial next month for the massacre at the 2022 Highland Park 4th of July parade.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Highland Park Shooting Memorial Committee Seeks More Public Feedback
With three potential memorial sites under consideration, officials hope to collect 200 more survey responses before the end of the month.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Crimo Confession Can Be Used In Parade Shooting Trial, Judge Rules
Bobby Crimo knowingly waived his right to an attorney during his questioning, the judge found, denying a motion to suppress the interview.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Judge To Rule On Whether Cops Violated Accused Mass Shooter's Rights
Attorneys debated whether actions by police and prosecutors during Bobby Crimo's interrogation denied him due process under Illinois law.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Crimo Confession Contested As Accused Parade Shooter Skips Court Again
In a motion to suppress a statement to police, attorneys for Bobby Crimo claim cops kept a lawyer from him during his July 4 interrogation.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Highland Park Shooting Defendant Declines To Show Up To Court Hearing
The accused shooter skipped his first court date since a plea reversal, as families of the victims sue state police for $58 million.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Keely Roberts Reflects On 2 Years Since Highland Park Shooting
It felt particularly cruel, Roberts said, to see the man accused of paralyzing her son brought into court last week in a wheelchair.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Highland Park Shooting Victim's Family Sues Gunmaker Smith & Wesson
Family members of Eduardo Uvaldo and survivors allege the firearm manufacturer's negligent marketing contributed to the 2022 mass shooting.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Highland Park Parade Shooting Defendant Bobby Crimo Rejects Plea Deal
Dozens of victims and survivors showed up to court Wednesday expecting the defendant in the 2022 mass shooting to accept a life sentence.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Accused Highland Park Mass Shooter Bobby Crimo Set To Plead Guilty
Nearly 2 years after the parade shooting and 8 months before his murder trial was due to begin, the 23-year-old is expected to change pleas.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Evidence Battles Loom In Murder Trial Of Accused Highland Park Shooter
Prosecutors, defense attorneys are preparing to argue over what evidence jurors will get to see in the upcoming trial of Bobby Crimo.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Highland Park Shooting Defendant Bobby Crimo Phone Privileges Restored
The Lake County State's Attorney's Office asked the judge to modify the restrictions she placed on the accused gunman's communications.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Highland Park 4th Of July Parade Gets New Route, Night Events Scrapped
The 2024 Highland Park Independence Day parade will march a new path, as city officials decide against arranging fireworks or a drone show.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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No Federal Courts For Smith & Wesson In Highland Park Shooting Suits
The appellate court ruling means Lake County judges keep authority over civil suits filed by victims and survivors of the parade shooting.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Highland Park Parade Shooting Defendant's Trial Date Set For Feb. 2025
Despite prosecutors' request to hold Bobby Crimo's murder trial by October, a Lake County judge scheduled it to start next February.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Highland Park Woman Drops Suit Challenging Local Assault Weapons Ban
Susan Goldman withdrew her lawsuit against Highland Park Tuesday after a judge ruled against her and a gun rights group that backed her.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Staffer With Highland Park Parade Shooting PTSD Fired By Park District
Chris Maliszewski was terminated last month after park district officials rejected what they described as a request for "indefinite leave."
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Accused HP Parade Shooter's Trial Pushed Back From February
Robert Crimo III was scheduled to go to trial in February, but the case will be delayed after he reversed his decision to represent himself.
Jeff Arnold, Patch Staff
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Accused Parade Mass Shooter In Segregation After Phone Call Violation
Robert Crimo III used another inmate's PIN to call his mother despite his phone privileges being suspended, officials said.
Jeff Arnold, Patch Staff
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Accused Highland Park Parade Shooter Crimo Requests Public Defender
Bobby Crimo III reversed course and no longer plans to represent himself when begins trial in February on the July 4 mass shooting charges.
Jeff Arnold, Patch Staff
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Assault Weapon Registration Deadline Passes As Court Challenges Remain
Just 1 in 82 FOID cardholders has registered banned items with Illinois State Police, but it can't be determined how many declined to do so.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Bob Crimo, Accused Highland Park Shooter's Dad, Declares Bankruptcy
Last week, lenders asked a judge to allow them to repossess and sell the alleged mass shooter's foreclosed childhood home.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Illinois Assault Weapons Ban In Place
The justices rejected an appeal from a gun rights group with under 3 weeks to go before the law's deadline to register "grandfathered" guns.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Bob Crimo Released After 28 Days Of Good Behavior In Lake County Jail
The father of the alleged Highland Park mass shooter is now on probation for two years and forbidden from having a gun.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Accused Highland Park Parade Shooter Bobby Crimo To Represent Himself
Accused of shooting more than 50 paradegoers from a Highland Park rooftop last year, he invoked his constitutional right to a speedy trial.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Gun Tragedies Thwarted By Clear And Present Danger Reports: ISP
State police say they have strengthened firearm safety laws and increased education and training about Clear and Present Danger reports.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Bob Crimo Threatened With Contempt Over Shirt As He Reports To Jail
Robert Crimo Jr. showed up to begin serving his 60-day sentence at the Lake County Jail wearing a T-shirt that said, "I'm a political pawn."
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Guilty Plea From Dad Of Accused Highland Park Parade Mass Shooter
Charged with reckless conduct in connection with helping his son get a FOID card, Bob Crimo Jr. pleaded guilty to seven reduced counts.
Jonah Meadows and Shannon Antinori, Patch Staff
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No ‘Secret Evidence’ In Bob Crimo Trial: Judge Declines To Seal Tape
Prosecutors said they expect to present 10 witnesses during what is expected to be the weeklong trial of the alleged mass shooter's father.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
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Father Of Accused Highland Park Shooter Fails To Exclude Evidence
The judge presiding over Bob Crimo's reckless conduct trial rejected his lawyer's efforts to prevent prosecution witnesses from testifying.
Jonah Meadows, Patch Staff
