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Two months after Highland Park parade attack, families of two killed find comfort at unofficial memorial

“I come here almost every day, in the morning,” Alejo Toledo said Monday, when the two-month anniversary of the attack was remembered at the unofficial memorial.

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Highland Park mass shooting victim Cooper Roberts struggles with memory

The 8-year-old boy’s brain function is a concern after he experiences memory loss and shows issues with fine motor skills, his family said.

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Highland Park shooting victim Cooper Roberts, 8, to spend several weeks at rehab center before returning to school

“This is a huge motivation for Cooper as he is excited to return to the classroom and see his friends,” the Roberts family said in a statement.

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Takeaways from inside the courtroom as accused Highland Park July 4 massacre gunman pleads not guilty

The hearing lasted some eight minutes, about seven minutes longer than it took a gunman to kill seven people and wound 48 others at the July 4 Highland Park parade.

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Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads not guilty

The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.

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Highland Park businesses affected by July 4 parade massacre eligible for SBA loans

A business recovery center will be at the First Bank of Highland Park through Aug. 11.

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Chicago leaders confident of Lollapalooza security plans in wake of Highland Park mass shooting

CHICAGO — Less than a month after a gunman climbed a fire escape and positioned himself on a rooftop to fire rifle rounds into a mass of Independence Day paradegoers below in Highland Park, Chicago officials said they are confident they can keep one of the city’s largest festivals safe…

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Mom of Highland Park shooting victim Cooper Roberts expresses thanks

Keely Roberts makes her first public comments since her 8-year-old son was paralyzed by a gunman’s bullet on July 4.

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8-year-old boy paralyzed in Highland Park shooting remains in critical condition

CHICAGO — It’s been almost 20 days since 8-year-old Cooper Roberts was hospitalized after being critically wounded at the Independence Day parade shooting in Highland Park. The bullet caused injuries that left the boy paralyzed from the waist down and despite some progress, he remains in critical condition, according to…

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Boy who was paralyzed in parade shooting goes outside for first time since July 4

CHICAGO — It’s been almost 20 days since 8-year-old boy Cooper Roberts was hospitalized after being critically wounded at the Independence Day parade shooting in Highland Park. The bullet caused injuries that left the boy paralyzed from the waist down and despite some progress, he remains in critical condition, according…

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Some activists who feel left behind by the national focus on Highland Park say ‘Peace Book’ could combat Chicago shootings

CHICAGO — Miracle Boyd held onto the bullhorn, twirling the cord as she waited for her fellow protesters to finish their chants for justice.

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State Police push broader use of ‘clear and present danger’ reports in FOID card screening

Deemed a “first step” by gun control advocates, the new emergency rule is designed to allow State Police to consider a larger range of information in the definition of clear and present danger and clarify the agency’s authority to use the reports.

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8-year-old paralyzed in Highland Park shooting is in ‘very critical’ condition, family says

CHICAGO — Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy paralyzed from the waist down after being wounded at the Independence Day parade shooting in Highland Park, is in “very critical” condition after undergoing his seventh surgery on Wednesday, a family spokesman said.

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Scammers targeting Highland Park mass shooting victims, attorney general says

Scammers are targeting the Highland Park mass shooting’s victims, Illinois’s attorney general warned.

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8-year-old boy paralyzed in parade shooting is back to critical condition; family asks for prayers

CHICAGO — Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy paralyzed from the waist down after being wounded at the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park is back to critical condition just days after the family had shared in a statement that the boy was doing better.

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Art piece shifts focus on gun violence nationwide in the wake of Highland Park shooting

Artist Jacqueline von Edelberg said her art piece “Enough” contains 30,000 strips of fabric to represent the number of children killed since Sandy Hook. A new version of it was created in the wake of a mass shooting in Highland Park.

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Highland Park’s moment of silence, Northwestern prez-elect steps down and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Highland Park shooting: Family friend says murder suspect Robert Crimo was suicidal as far back as 2016

Questions mount around why Robert Crimo was able to legally purchase multiple firearms when he had previously displayed disturbing behaviour and threatened to kill his own family

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Highland Park shooting survivor, 8, wakes up from coma to learn he'll never walk again

Cooper Roberts suffered a severed spinal cord when he was shot while attending the 4th of July parade in Highland Park, with his mum and twin brother also injured in the massacre

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Funeral held for Highland Park parade victim Eduardo Uvaldo, a ‘very happy’ family man

CHICAGO — Mourning for the seven victims of Monday’s Highland Park mass shooting continued Saturday morning with the wake and funeral of 69-year-old Eduardo Uvaldo.

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‘A happy man’: Loved ones mourn Highland Park parade shooting victim Eduardo Uvaldo

Uvaldo, a father of four and grandfather of 16, was one of seven people shot and killed at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade.

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Unharmed by Highland Park gunman’s bullets but unable to sleep or eat and feeling survivor’s guilt

Zoe Pawelczak, 28, is grateful she and her father weren’t hurt but struggling with the randomness. “It doesn’t feel fair that I’m here, and someone I saw a few arm lengths away from me is not here.”

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Loved ones lost forever in Highland Park massacre, but the pain will never go away

Sneed: Questions linger about what would drive a young man to shoot up a parade on the most festive of holidays

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Highland Park: Funerals begin for victims of US July 4th shooting near Chicago

Mourners paid tribute to victims of the Highland Park shooting on Friday as funerals began for the seven people killed at a July 4th parade.

Chicago Tribune

Funerals begin for Highland Park shooting victims: ‘We are ... inconsolable’

CHICAGO — Those grieving for the Highland Park shooting victims begin the heavy task Friday of burying their loved ones.

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