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Victims of mass shooting that killed seven file lawsuit against suspected gunman's dad

The plaintiffs in the case which include the amilies of people killed as well as survivors still suffering from their wounds blame the alleged shooter's dad for s for sponsoring his son’s gun permit

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Highland Park shooting survivors sue gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson

Smith & Wesson is among the companies facing suits

The Independent UK

Highland Park victims sue gun-maker

Lawyers argue the "shooter was the type of a young consumer susceptible to Smith & Wesson's deceptive marketing"

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Highland Park massacre victims sue, CPD agrees to improve access to lawyers at stations and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Highland Park Fourth of July parade victims who are suing: ‘This time it was our family, next time it could be yours’

“Because of the marketing and advertising of these kinds weapons, our lives will not be the same,” said Lorena Rebollar Sedano, who was shot in the foot and is one of those who filed suit Wednesday.

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Highland Park Fourth of July massacre: First lawsuits filed, call attack ‘predictable and preventable’

Suspect Robert Crimo III “was ready to go to war — just as Smith & Wesson told him he could,” according to suits that accuse the gunmaker of “deceptive and unfair marketing” and also target others, including Crimo’s father.

Chicago Sun-Times

8-year-old Illinois boy returns home after devastating July 4 mass shooting at parade

CHICAGO — Eight-year-old Cooper Roberts has returned to his home after being shot during the Independence Day parade in Highland Park, his family said Thursday.

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Boy shot in July 4 parade massacre returns home to family

An 8-year-old suburban Chicago boy is back home after more than two months of treatment for severe injuries he sustained during the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, his family said Thursday

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Man charged in two Highland Park killings

Police responded to a wellness check call at an apartment complex in the 1800 block of Green Bay Road when two people were found dead inside.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 found dead in Highland Park apartment, person arrested

Officers responded to a wellness check at 1850 Green Bay Road and found blood under the door and signs of forced entry into the apartment, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baristas steamed at Ted Cruz depiction as pothead slackers eager for handouts

Jacqueline Farias has spent the last five years as a barista at Merit Coffee in Highland Park while working her way through Texas Woman’s University.

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Here’s how Highland Park parade shooting victims, relatives can apply for benefits

Applications for grants from the Highland Park Community Foundation to families of those killed, wounded victims and nonprofits helping the community cope with the tragedy are due by Sept. 7

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park will forever be in my heart

After the tragedy on July 4 this year, I knew I needed to reconnect with my roots and ties.

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Highland Park shooting victim Cooper Roberts is off painkillers, eating solid food

The 8-year-old’s spirits are improved, say family members who released a video of the boy racing his wheelchair.

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Highland Park readies for the school year, an unusual way to combat theft and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago Sun-Times

Woman seriously injured when struck by Metra train in Highland Park

The incident occurred just north of downtown Highland Park near Elm Place, according to Metra officials.

Chicago Sun-Times

After Highland Park and Uvalde, CPS prepares for emergencies — and supporting kids through trauma

CPS says it’s ready for the worst. But the district also wants to take a “holistic” approach to safety that addresses students’ worrisome behavior by seeking the root causes.

Chicago Tribune

Adam Levin’s latest big, huge novel throws Chicago into a giant sinkhole. After all, he lives in Florida now.

CHICAGO — Adam Levin left Chicago a few years ago and moved to Florida, and if you don’t think that’s hilarious, you should meet Adam Levin. He grew up in Highland Park, taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and for the past decade has been known…

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Highland Park Hospital doesn’t see many victims of gun violence. Then July Fourth happened. Here’s how the day unfolded

It was relatively quiet the morning of July Fourth at Highland Park Hospital.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park City Council calls for federal, state assault weapons ban as Democrats in Springfield ponder next move

Senate Republicans in Congress are against assault weapons restrictions; Democrats in Springfield hold supermajorities in the state House and Senate.

Chicago Tribune

Highland Park City Council calls for state and national bans on semi-automatic weapons, high-capacity magazines and body armor

CHICAGO — The Highland Park City Council on Monday unanimously called for state and national bans on semi-automatic weapons, high-capacity ammunition magazines and body armor, escalating the gun control advocacy some city officials have pursued after the deadly mass shooting at the suburb’s Independence Day parade.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Politicians have failed to deal with gun violence. Give medical officials a chance

The past three months have seen mass shootings of schoolchildren in Uvalde, Texas, and July Fourth celebrants in Highland Park, Illinois. Cries for greater gun control to stop such avoidable, premature deaths grow after each event. President Joe Biden recently signed a gun control measure into law, but overall, little…

Chicago Tribune

8-year-old Highland Park shooting survivor experiencing PTSD symptoms as he begins rehab, is expected to return to school

CHICAGO — The summer for 8-year-old Cooper Roberts was suddenly truncated by the mass shooting at the Independence Day parade in Highland Park, where he was wounded and left paralyzed from the waist down. Despite a turbulent recovery, Cooper was finally transferred to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab earlier this month to…

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park mayor urges support for statewide assault weapons ban

Nancy Rotering spoke Friday to the Lake County Board in Waukegan.

Chicago Tribune

Young boy paralyzed after Highland Park mass shooting out of critical condition: ‘Their lives are not a tragedy, they are a triumph’

Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy who was paralyzed at the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park has been released from pediatric intensive care after almost a month of turbulent recovery.

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