Suspect in Highland Park massacre faces 110 new charges in grand jury indictment
The suspect in the Fourth of July massacre in Highland Park now faces 110 additional criminal charges after a Lake County grand jury handed down an indictment Wednesday.
Chicago teen drowns in pond at Wisconsin campground
A Chicago teen drowned in a Wisconsin pond Tuesday afternoon.
Chicago to host NASCAR street race downtown in 2023
Chicago is already known as one of the sports capitals of the world. But starting next year, the city will be adding NASCAR racing — and it will happen right downtown.
Highland Park shooting survivor Cooper Roberts breathing on his own, making 'hopeful progress'
Highland Park shooting survivor Cooper Roberts, 8, is making "hopeful progress" in his recovery two weeks after the attack, a family spokesman said Monday.
Aurora man charged after his mother is found murdered
Police found Edith Gonzalez-Alarcon, 55, dead in an apartment on Friday.
Abortion access coordinated; Wisconsin-Illinois line
Planned Parenthood of Illinois is combining forces with its Wisconsin counterpart to help patients travel to get abortions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Milwaukee abortion doctor Illinois clinics in the works
A Wisconsin doctor is working to keep providing abortion services after the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. He's working to open up clinics right across the border in Illinois.
Northwestern's president-elect steps down, battling cancer
Rebecca Blank, who was named last fall the first female president of Northwestern University, announced Monday she is stepping down after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.
Family of Illinois parade survivor Cooper Roberts, 8: 'Tough weekend,' told him he's paralyzed
The family of Highland Park, Illinois parade victim Cooper Roberts, 8, said Sunday it's been “a very tough weekend” and that the boy is “in a great deal of pain – physically and emotionally – especially as the family had to share with him the devastating news that he is paralyzed from the waist down.”
18-year-old travels from Chicago with gifts, flowers to meet 11-year-old MN girl: police
Big Lake police are warning parents to monitor their children’s cell phone activity after they say an 18-year-old man took a Greyhound bus from Chicago to Big Lake, equipped with gifts and flowers to meet an 11-year-old girl.
Legal gun purchases; Illinois, Wisconsin differ
After the Highland Park parade shooting on July 4, questions remain about how the defendant, Robert Crimo, was able to legally buy guns in Illinois.
Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting victims identified: Who were they?
Authorities in Highland Park where seven people were killed while attending a Fourth of July parade by a gunman armed with a rifle identified the victims Tuesday, including a married couple who were parents to a 2-year-old child.
Former ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris sentenced to 12 years in prison on child porn, solicitation charges
Prosecutors say former "Cheer" star Jerry Harris used "his status as a competitive cheerleader, his social media persona, and eventually his celebrity and money, to persuade and entice" young victims.
Highland Park shooting suspect contemplated 2nd shooting, confessed to police
Crimo allegedly confessed to his actions while being interviewed by police, and said that he dressed up like a girl and covered his tattoos with make-up because people would recognize him.
Robert Crimo plotted Madison attack after Highland Park shooting, police say
Police in Illinois said Robert Crimo III, the defendant in the Highland Park Independence Day parade shooting, thought about committing another shooting in Madison but didn't.
Highland Park shooting suspect: Who is Robert E. Crimo III?
The Highland Park shooting suspect fired over 70 rounds and then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, police said.
Parents of boy found alone after Highland Park parade shooting were among those killed
The parents of a little boy who was found alone after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade were identified as two of the victims killed after a gunman opened fire on the crowd.
Highland Park parade shooting; community in search of healing
After the Independence Day parade mass shooting, a group is trying to bring to Highland Park what it brought to Waukesha after 2021's parade attack.
Family of Highland Park shooting suspect release statement, retain lawyers
Tweets posted by Steve Greenberg, a criminal defense attorney at Greenberg Trial Lawyers, stated the family of the suspected gunman in the Highland Park shooting has retained two lawyers to represent them.
Highland Park parade shooting survivors recount terror
People are now trying to process the attack at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade and how to explain it, especially to the scores of children.