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The 21-year-old suspect in a mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade, who confessed in detail to the shooting after being arrested in North Chicago nearly four hours after the attack, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and waived a formal reading of the more than 100 counts against him.

The alleged gunman behind a mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July Parade that took the lives of seven people and injured more than 40 is scheduled to appear in court at 11 a.m. Wednesday for an arraignment hearing, where he will formally be read the more than 100 charges against him, according to Lake County officials. Lisa Chavarria...

The 21-year-old suspect, who confessed in detail to the shooting after being arrested nearly four hours after the attack, will have the opportunity to enter a plea after having all 117 charges formally read to him.

The alleged gunman behind the mass shooting at Highland Park’s Independence Day parade earlier this month has been indicted by a grand jury on 117 counts, prosecutors said Wednesday.

The mother of an 8-year-old boy who was paralyzed in the deadly mass shooting at Highland Park’s Independence Day parade released her first statement since the tragic incident that left her and her twin sons wounded. 

Community members gathered Monday to remember Kevin McCarthy, who was laid to rest two weeks after he was fatally shot at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade. NBC 5’s Chris Hush joins us with how McCarthy is being remembered.

A look back at the top news headlines for this week in news with JC Navarrete.

The city-led vigil is set to include remarks from Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, a candle lighting ceremony, musical interlude by the Pipes & Drums of the Chicago Police and Fire Departments, and remarks from faith leaders.

Nine days after after a devastating mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park took the lives of seven people and injured more than 40 others, residents and neighbors of the Chicago suburb are continuing to take action to support the community and call for gun control — locally with a vigil, and nationally in Washington D.C....

“We are here in DC to scream at the top of our lungs that we demand a federal ban on assault weapons right now,” an organizer of the group March Fourth said.

The Chicago Botanic Garden has made admission to its gardens free for everyone through Sunday, July 10, as a way to help people heal after the mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade.

Days after a devastating mass shooting at a Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park shook the community to its core, memorials, candlelight vigils, and seas of orange ribbons meant to represent gun reform are lining the northern Chicago suburb’s streets and parks. Lauren Petty has more.

As the community continues to find ways to heal, hundreds of residents have come together to find ways to help support the survivors and families of victims. Here’s a look at how some have sprung into action.

Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78, attended Highland Park’s July 4 parade only because his family did not want to leave him at home alone. His niece Darah Elizabeth Toledo speaks with sister station Telemundo Chicago’s Alfonso Gutierrez in an exclusive interview.

For the first time, the police chief in suburban Highland Park reveals his thoughts on Monday’s shooting that left seven people dead, and discusses what it was like as authorities tried to locate the suspect behind the heinous crime.

Here’s where you can find some local ways to help honor the victims and support the survivors of Monday’s mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July Parade that took the lives of seven and injured more than 40.

As Highland Park residents begins to pick up the pieces after a tragic mass shooting at their Fourth of July parade left seven killed and more than 40 wounded, questions remain about how the suspect was able to legally obtain a weapon.

After firing more than 70 rounds during Highland Park’s Independence Day parade Monday, killing seven and injuring dozens, the alleged gunman drove to Madison, Wisconsin and “seriously contemplated” another shooting at an area celebration.

After firing more than 70 rounds during Highland Park’s Independence Day parade Monday, killing seven and injuring dozens, the alleged gunman drove to Madison, Wisconsin and “seriously contemplated” another shooting at an area celebration.

Lake and Cook County officials have released the names of seven victims who were killed in Monday’s mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade.