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Attorneys for Highland Park parade shooter claim he was denied access to counsel during initial arrest interviews

Attorneys for the accused Highland Park parade mass shooter are seeking to have his police interviews suppressed at trial as they argue he was denied legal counsel following his arrest. Assistant Public Defender Anton Trizna and Public Defender Gregory Ticsay filed a motion last Tuesday to suppress all oral and written statements made by Robert […]

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‘Absolutely disgusting’: Families of victims, attorneys react after accused Highland Park shooter refuses plea deal in surprise move

Attorneys and families of victims said they were disappointed that the accused Highland Park parade mass shooter abruptly refused to go forward with a plea deal Wednesday, calling it “absolutely disgusting.” Crimo III, 23, of Highwood, appeared in a Lake County courtroom in a wheelchair at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday for a change of plea hearing […]

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Highland Park parade shooter appears in court, judge partially reinstates phone privileges

A judge partially reinstated the Highland Park parade shooter’s phone privileges during a court hearing Wednesday ahead of the accused killer’s trial, which remains scheduled for next year. Robert E. Crimo III, 23, of Highwood, faces 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. […]

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North Chicago alderman pleads not guilty, released pending trial after being charged with damaging government property

A judge imposed pre-trial conditions after a North Chicago alderman appeared for his first court hearing where he pleaded not guilty to damaging government property. North Chicago City Alderman Anthony D. Coleman, 49, was charged on March 13 in Lake County Circuit Court with felony official misconduct and felony criminal damage to government-supported property. Coleman, […]