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The gun industry has broad legal immunity from the fallout of mass shootings. Experts say plaintiffs in new lawsuits face an uphill battle.

Victims and families filed suit against Smith & Wesson and two gun shops, along with the shooting suspect and his father.

The gun-maker is accused of illegally targeting its ads at young men at risk of committing mass violence.

Three students at the Loyola School of Social Work were among the bilingual volunteers who assisted people affected by the Highland Park shooting by interpreting during FBI interviews and counseling sessions.

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Victims of the Highland Park shooting have filed a sweeping lawsuit naming the alleged shooter, Robert Crimo III, Smith & Wesson, two firearms dealers and Crimo’s father as the parties who bear responsibility for eruption of gun violence that killed seven and wounded dozens of others during the norther suburb’s Independence Day parade.

Nearly a dozen lawsuits in Illinois accuse gun-maker Smith & Wesson of illegally targeting young men at risk of violence with ads for firearms.

Mayor Nancy Rotering said council members are aiming to strike a balance between those who have found comfort in the memorials and those who’ve been upset by them.

The memorials have drawn sizable crowds and been praised as centers of comfort and unity, but they have also proven controversial.

Construction on another major portion of the Joe Louis Greenway project began on Friday, the Grand River Avenue to Fullerton Avenue section has broken ground and is expected to be complete next year.

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.

Mama Shu wanted to create a safe place for children to study in her Highland Park neighborhood and now that dream is becoming a reality with the opening of the Homework House.

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose slightly last week despite the Federal Reserve’s year-long battle against inflation that’s intended to cool the economy and the tight labor market.

There’s a lot of transformation going on in a local neighborhood that has been rocked by violence.

Authorities say the 45-year-old man who lives near the forest preserve beach along Lake Michigan went outside at about 1 a.m. Saturday to speak with Caban and his friend, who were being loud, police said.

ANN ARBOR, MI — A new high-rise catering to University of Michigan students in downtown Ann Arbor recently welcomed its firsts tenants just in time for the school year. The Standard, as Main Street’s newest building is called, includes over 200 apartments with over 400 beds, plus ground-floor commercial space not yet finished. Latest look at Ann Arbor developments taking shape in 2022Located at the south end of the building off Packard Street and facing the residential neighborhood to the east, the new artwork stands 36 feet tall and stretches 24 feet wide. That makes it at least the second Ann Arbor mural to reference Hesse, since “The Bookstore Mural” on Liberty Street near State Street, painted in 1984 by artist Richard Wolk, also features the author’s likeness among four other famous writers. MORE FROM THE ANN ARBOR NEWS:Ann Arbor nonprofit opens call to artists for second installation of park muralsSee photos from Ann Arbor’s 2nd-annual psychedelic shroom festAnn Arbor weighs historic status for home of Black couple who broke racial barriersArt Center to celebrate 100th, final All-Media Exhibition with history displayBig redevelopment of Ann Arbor’s riverfront getting $20M from state

The Good Samaritan that helped save an eight-year-old boy who was lost and wandering on Detroit’s east side after being put on the wrong bus at school came forward.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell again last week to a four-month low even as the Federal Reserve continues its aggressive interest rate cuts to bring inflation under control.

An eight-year-old boy was left to wander the streets of Detroit’s east side after he was put on the wrong school bus.

The National Foundation for Gun Rights also filed suit against the states of Connecticut, Hawaii and Massachusetts.

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains continues to remain strong despite decades high inflation.

Jacqueline von Edelberg, who moved to Highland Park a year ago, had done several public art projects highlighting the toll of gun violence before it struck her new hometown.

Tournament brings hundreds of amateurs and pros in a showcase of America’s fastest-growing sport.

A ruling from an appeals court could put the City of Highland Park in a world of hurt. That ruling re-instates a $21 million unpaid water bill, and that’s a number the city of less than ten thousand just can’t afford.

Republican state lawmakers are pushing Illinois State Police for a more detailed account of how the agency handled a report from local police about the man who would allegedly go on to commit a deadly mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade.

During Pope Francis’ weekly audience, a young boy ran directly to him, surprising audiences while the pontiff delivered his message.

via GoFundMeIn the wake of the Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting, the story of 8-year-old Cooper Roberts’ survival was embraced by many following updates on the boy’s recovery.And more than a month after the massacre, Roberts is long out of intensive care—but his family says he is now in “constant pain” and “hopeless, sad, and angry” at the realization he is paralyzed.In a sobering and gut-wrenching statement released Tuesday, the Roberts family said they want people to see the u

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A City Council resolution also seeks bans on high-capacity ammunition magazines and body armor, in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at the suburb’s Independence Day parade.

Police say the shooting was not a random act and appeared to be a targeted incident.

Authorities say three people were injured in a shooting outside a Chicago-area amusement park’s entrance that sent visitors scrambling for safety and prompted the park to close early.

Highland Park Hospital doesn’t see many victims of gun violence. Then July 4th happened. Here’s how the day unfolded.

Though the family is hopeful, they have not received a full prognosis to determine the extent of Cooper’s injuries and or if he will be able to walk again.

Some familiar with Illinois law say public details of the Highland Park shooting case appear to suggest an intervention could have been considered and authorities should examine why it was not.

Survivors of the Highland Park shooting are starting the grieving process for their losses, as many turn to faith as a way to get through it.

Many recent mass shootings have largely hit Jewish communities, and now the communities have had to come to grips with tragedy.

More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the number of unemployed continues to rise modestly, though the labor market remains one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy.

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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.

The man is accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more during a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

He faces 21 counts of first-degree murder - three counts for each person who died - along with 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery, one for each surviving victim who was struck by a bullet, bullet fragment, or shrapnel.

Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy paralyzed at the Highland Park mass shooting, went outside for the first time, his family said.

Authorities allege Robert Crimo III climbed onto a store building and fired more than 80 rounds from an assault-style rifle into the crowd along the city’s Independence Day parade route before escaping in the ensuing chaos.

An 8-year-old boy whose spine was severed in the shooting at a parade on July 4 has moved to a rehabilitation-focused hospital after spending nearly a month in a Chicago pediatric intensive care unit.

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering and officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration discussed relief available to businesses and other organizations impacted by the shooting Monday at the temporary SBA Business Recovery Center in downtown Highland Park.

A Cook County sheriff deputy chief told legislators that staffing shortages have prevented his department from collecting revoked FOID cards.

Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but the previous week’s number was revised upward significantly, with claims breaching the 250,000 level in back-to-back weeks for the first time in more than eight months.

The man accused of opening fire on a July Fourth parade in suburban Chicago has been indicted on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery,

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Less than a month after a gunman fired on an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Chicago officials said they are confident they can keep Lollapalooza safe this weekend.

Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan hosts benefit concert for Highland Park. ‘We will always come together.’

Crimo, 21, already faced seven counts of first-degree murder for the shootings. The indictments announced Wednesday add an additional 14 counts of first-degree murder for a total of 21 — three counts for each of the seven people killed.

The benefit concert will be streamed live on the Smashing Pumpkins' official YouTube channel Wednesday night at 9 p.m. EST.

When it comes to the term “Community Building,” Shamayim Harris, more affectionally known as ‘Mama Shu’ is doing this literally. A native of Highland Park, when Mama Shu saw her neighborhood in ruins, instead of giving up and moving away, she envisioned turning the blight to beauty. After years of hard work and determination, Avalon Village, a community within a community was created.

In a report following the mayor’s remarks, city manager Ghida Neukirch said 115 agencies responded to the shooting, including 74 law enforcement agencies and 25 fire departments.

A puzzle from 2019, in memory of those we have lost.

Police say a Tinley Park woman sent threatening texts about attacking July 4 fireworks celebrations there and in Orland Park, Lockport and Joliet.

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, has improved following a recent, urgent surgery.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level in more than eight months, a sign the labor market may be showing some weakness.

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Police training in Farmington Hills has come under scrutiny after images of Black men used for what appeared to be target practice showed up in pictures taken during a Boy Scouts tour of the department.

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering shared the pain of her constituents in the wake of the July 4 parade shooting and spoke in favor of a ban on assault weapons during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday morning.

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering testifies in Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, calls for assault weapons ban

Officials say that a former Highland Park police detective has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl-laced heroin.

In a quarter of the shootings, the attacker stopped by leaving the area, similar to what happened during the July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois, where seven people were killed. Nonetheless, gun-rights advocates, including the National Rifle Association, used that phrase on social media to draw attention to what happened in Indiana. Since July 1, Indiana has allowed anyone 18 or older to carry a handgun in public, though private property owners can prohibit firearms. The Greenwood mall has a ban on weapons, according to its conduct code. Gun Owners of America hopes the mall reconsiders, saying gun-free zones create a false sense of security.

Police are praising an armed shopper who killed a gunman at a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall.

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In response to the mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade, he Illinois State Police has issued an emergency rule that will allow the agency to retain reports on people found to pose a “clear and present danger” to themselves of others even if they don’t have a current firearm owner’s identification card or a pending application.

Kevin and Irina McCarthy left behind a 2-year-old son who was with them when they were killed.

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A funeral service was held Monday afternoon for the last of seven people killed by a gunman at an Independence Day parade, as family and friends gathered in suburban Chicago to remember Kevin McCarthy.

Rock singer Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins says he'll perform a charity livestream show to benefit the victims of the the Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago that killed seven people and wounded more than 30.

One week after a shooting at a Fourth of July parade that left seven dead, the Chicago suburb of Highland Park held a moment of silence Monday morning to mark the exact time police say the first shot was fired.

A business district that had been blocked since the deadly July 4 parade mass shooting in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park has reopened.

Friends, neighbors and dignitaries have paid their respects to the family of Eduardo Uvaldo, one of the seven people who were killed in the attack on a July Fourth parade near Chicago.

The Milwaukee Brewers placed a ceremonial jersey in their dugout Friday to honor an 8-year-old fan of the team who was wounded during the July Fourth mass shooting in a Chicago suburb.

Mourners are remembering three of the seven people killed by the gunman who opened fire on a July Fourth parade near Chicago.

In the midst of the chaos of a Chicago-area parade massacre, a woman walked up to Greg Ring and handed him a 2-year-old boy, covered in blood.

The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there.

Officials have announced charges against the person suspected of killing seven people and injuring more than 30 others at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

For many people, the mass shooting that killed at least seven people and injured 30 others in a Chicago suburb on July 4 was yet another reminder that any place, any event in the U.S. can turn dangerous or deadly.

A Detroit native was attending the Highland Park Fourth of July parade on Monday and was one of the many that were injured.

Police are expected to announce charges against the suspected gunman who opened fire at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois on Monday.

Police say that a seventh person has died as a result of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

The parents of a 2-year-old boy who got lost during the July 4 parade shooting in suburban Chicago are among the seven people who were killed, authorities said as friends and family mourned their lost loved ones.

I wish there was a single word to describe what it’s like in Highland Park right now. Horrifying, devastating, tragic, senseless -- none of them fit quite right.

Police said the gunman who killed six people and injured dozens of others at a Chicago-area Fourth of July parade fired more than 70 rounds with a high-powered rifle from the roof of a nearby business and then escaped by blending into the crowd wearing women’s clothing.

The man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including two high-powered rifles.

The fear and worry in the northern Chicago suburbs start to fade as police found a person of interest in the deadly Fourth of July parade shooting. Within hours, police identified 22-year-old Robert Crimo III as a person of interest.

Highland Park’s police chief said the 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30 and send hundreds of people fleeing from an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago has been taken into custody. Police earlier Monday said Robert E. Crimo III should be considered armed and dangerous. The city's police chief says he was pulled over by an officer on Monday evening after a brief pursuit. Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference that the gunman used a high-powered rifle that was recovered at the scene.

Police say at least six people are dead and 24 were wounded in a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, and officers are searching for a suspect who likely fired on the festivities from a rooftop.

On Monday morning around 10 a.m., a fourth of July parade was interrupted by gunshots.

Police say a gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror.

Independence Day celebrations in the United States have been rattled by a shooting that left at least six people dead at a parade in Illinois.

The hits keep coming at a house in Highland Park that’s become a magnet for out-of-control vehicles. The number of accidents is now double digits as drivers plow through the fence outside. Highland Park resident Isabelle Gaddie says her fence has been hit over 11 times.

One person was killed overnight when a driver tried to change lanes on the freeway in Highland Park and sideswiped the victim’s vehicle, causing it to crash into the concrete barrier and roll over several times, police said.

The body of a young woman was found 26 years ago in an alley in Highland Park. She has never been identified.

Police said a personal trainer was caught selling drugs at his gym in Highland Park and owning four illegal guns that he had bought off the street.

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Macomb Township has voted to withhold funds that would go toward Great Lakes Water Authority arrearages and put the money in escrow.