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Highland Park plans to host a "trauma informed" public gathering on July 4, celebrating the community as it marks the anniversary of the mass shooting that left seven spectators dead at last years Independence Day parade.

The walk will be held along the parade route and is one of several events to be held that day, themed ‘We are Highland Park,’ the city announced.

Content warning: This article contains discussions of gun violence. On July 11, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering stood in the Oval Office and spoke with President Joe Biden about the need for a federal assault weapons ban. It was just a week after the mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade. “This...

An appellate court has upheld a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against Illinois’ assault weapons ban.

An appellate court has upheld a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against Illinois’ assault weapons ban, and expanded it to cover the entire state.

The process for designing the permanent memorial to honor the victims of the Highland Park Independence Day mass shooting will be inclusive, be community-driven and likely take years, city leaders said during the first formal discussion of the structure this week.

Illinois AG appeals order partly blocking assault weapons ban

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an assault weapons ban Tuesday, six months after the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.

On Monday, the Illinois State Senate passed the Protect Illinois Communities Act which now heads to the Illinois House of Representatives.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the law Tuesday night , hours after it passed the legislature on the final day of the General Assembly’s session, and roughly six months since the July 4 mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade.