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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.