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8-year-old Highland Park shooting survivor receives signed guitar, meets band ‘Chicago’ at Ravinia Festival

The band “Chicago” surprised 8-year-old Cooper Roberts, who was paralyzed in the Highland Park shooting, with a signed guitar during a backstage meetup at Ravinia Festival. Chicago played at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park last Sunday and hosted the Roberts family as their guests. Cooper was shot in the back during the Fourth of […]

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Man out on bond for attempted murder of sheriff’s deputies arrested for punching woman in face near Harvard

A man out on bond for attempted murder for allegedly shooting at sheriff’s deputies near Harvard has been arrested for an attack on his wife, court records show. Randall B. Little, 59, of Harvard, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, both Class A misdemeanors. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court […]

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Man charged with possessing, displaying gun before shooting that left 3 people wounded in Waukegan

A Waukegan man has been charged with possessing and displaying a gun just before two shootings near a gas station in Waukegan that left three people shot. Darrieus Jackson, 34, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Manuel Mandujano said Jackson was at the BP gas […]

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Judge wants father of Highland Park parade shooter to go on trial by October or November

A judge told attorneys during a hearing Friday that he wants a trial to take place no later than October or November for the father of the accused Highland Park parade shooter. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Robert Crimo Jr., 58, of Highwood, in mid-December with seven counts of reckless conduct causing great […]