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Highland Park residents grieve together, ponder the future: ‘We’re gonna be looking over our shoulders forever’

“You get really sad, and you have these emotions, but you still do what you have to do,” said Chris Lee, a Highland Park mother of two. “Hopefully it’ll mobilize more people to do stuff and take action.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Services planned Friday for 3 Highland Park parade victims

Mourners plan to remember three of the seven people killed when a gunman opened fire on a July 4 parade at services

The Independent UK

Illinois Democrats move to ban assault weapons, fix FOID card after Highland Park mass shooting

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has already voiced support for bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. But in an election year, Illinois House Democrats failed to drum up enough support earlier this year. But its sponsor said, “it has some momentum behind it now.”

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GOP governor nominee Darren Bailey apologizes for comments after Highland Park parade shooting but struggles to move past controversy

CHICAGO — A week after becoming the Republican Party nominee for governor, state Sen. Darren Bailey sought Thursday to pivot from his bungled response to the mass shooting in Highland Park by declaring more gun control laws weren’t necessary, saying state funds needed to be better directed for mental health…

Chicago Tribune

Highland Park July 4th parade slaughter unlikely to push Senate passing an assault weapons ban

Mayor Nancy Rotering, Highland Park Police Cmdr. Chris O’Neill and Gov. J.B. Pritzker have been invited to the White House on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park shooting suspect’s father says he had ‘zero’ involvement, according to media reports

“I had no — not an inkling, warning — that this was going to happen,” Robert Crimo Jr., told ABC. “I am just shocked.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park residents sorting through emotions, counting blessings three days after parade shooting

In downtown Highland Park, colored chalk brightened the drab pavement with messages of hope and resilience.

Chicago Sun-Times

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How to help those impacted by the Highland Park parade shooting

One way to help is by donating, whether to official community funds or verified fundraisers set up by families of those hurt or killed. Just be wary of scams, a city official warns.

WEKU

Highland Park suspect’s father to be investigated for signing gun application

Crimo Jr denies any responsibility for the attack, saying ‘I had no – not an inkling, warning – that this was going to happen’

The Guardian - US

Red flags missed: How July 4 suspect slipped through system

Illinois’ “red-flag” law could have stopped, or at least slowed down, the suspect in the Independence Day parade shooting from being able to buy the gun he is accused of using to kill seven people and wound dozens more

The Independent UK

Highland Park shooting victim Katie Goldstein remembered fondly by her neighbors: ‘She was a lovely lady’

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Katie Goldstein, whose neighbors describe her as “welcoming” and “lovely,” brought them baked goods during the holidays.

Chicago Tribune

‘It’s going to be hard’: A new normal begins to emerge in a deeply wounded Highland Park

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — The rhythms of normal life began to sound again in Highland Park Wednesday morning.

Chicago Tribune

The Highland Park shooting suspect considered a second attack in Wisconsin, police say

The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade fled to the Madison, Wis., area afterward and contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday.

WEKU

Nearly $3m raised for boy orphaned in Highland Park shooting as billionaire donates $18k

The young child reportedly told his grandparents that ‘mommy and daddy are arriving soon’

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Why it's time to rethink the 'last place you'd expect a shooting' narrative

A common sentiment after a mass shooting is something like "this is the last place you'd expect this to happen." But what can those sentiments tell us about how society assigns empathy?

The Independent UK

Highland Park shooting: Robert Crimo’s parents say they had ‘zero’ role in July 4 parade attack

A toddler was orphaned after his father shielded him from semi-automatic gunfire in the Independence Day parade shooting in Illinois.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Images of gun violence could prod the public

Another American holiday. Another mass shooting. This time in Highland Park, Illinois, where at least seven were killed. We seem destined to both celebrate and mourn these days.

The Independent UK

Police share photo of Highland Park suspect’s gun

The Smith & Wesson M&P 15 rifle was found with three 30-round high-capacity magazines and 83 spent shell casings around scene

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McConnell says gun rights not ‘core of the problem’ after Highland Park mass shooting

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that easy access to guns is not the “core of the problem” after America suffered another mass shooting on the Fourth of July.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Should red-flag law have stopped parade shooting?

Days after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the assailant obtained multiple guns and whether the laws on Illinois books could have prevented the Independence Day massacre

Los Angeles Times

‘Dilbert’ cartoonist Scott Adams has a bleak take on our ‘dangerous young man problem’

After the recent mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, cartoonist Scott Adams is speaking out about what he calls the country’s “dangerous young man problem.” And his conclusions — by his own admission — aren’t easy to read.

WEKU

Why the Highland Park suspect represents a different kind of violent extremism

The Highland Park shooting suspect doesn't seem to be associated with a ideological or political bent. But extremism researchers say these kinds of acts may actually be part of a troubling new trend.

Salon

GOP's gun deflection game grows stale

Following a mass shooting at a Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park, the right blames drugs and mental illness

The Independent UK

Highland Park shooting suspect’s mother confronted SWAT team hours after shooting

Denise Pesina was seen pictured in an angry encounter with police after the July 4th mass shooting

Reuters

Death toll remains at seven in Highland Park shooting -media reports

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