Crime Stories from July 6, 2022
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Prosecutors: Highland Park mass shooting suspect contemplated second attack in Wisconsin
Jul 7, 2022 1:32 PM - The 21-year-old Highwood man accused of carrying out a mass shooting during the Highland Park Independence Day parade Monday admitted to police officers that he carried out the attack, prosecutors said during a Wednesday bond court hearing. Additionally, prosecutors said the shooting suspect considered another attack in or near Madison, Wisconsin after he fled Highland Park. -
Ex-'Cheer' star Harris gets 12 years for seeking photos, sex
Jul 7, 2022 6:54 AM - A federal judge has sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series 'Cheer,' to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions
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US, UK leaders raise fresh alarms about Chinese espionage
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Feds charge official in Cook County assessor's office with corruptionJul 6, 2022 10:21 PM - Federal prosecutors in Chicago charged an official of the Cook County assessor's office Wednesday with "corruptly" accepting home improvements, jewelry, sports tickets and other items over a three-year span to cut property assessments, resulting in lower tax bills for some property owners.
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Restaurant owner gets 4-year prison sentence after tax fraud guilty plea
Jul 6, 2022 9:33 PM - A Lake in the Hills man who operated 11 Denny's restaurants throughout Illinois was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to underpaying sales tax revenue by more than $3 million. -
'I don't know how we are going to do it without you': Waukegan family man is seventh victim to die in parade shooting
Jul 6, 2022 8:05 PM - A 69-year-old Waukegan man, identified Wednesday as the seventh person killed in Monday's mass shooting in Highland Park, was described as a devoted family man who gave his love unconditionally. -
State police defend decision to give Highland Park shooting suspect a firearm permit
Jul 6, 2022 8:03 PM - State police officials defend the process that allowed the suspect in the Highland Park mass shooting to purchase a number of firearms leading up to Monday's attack. -
FBI opens family assistance center for victims of Highland Park shooting
Jul 6, 2022 7:47 PM - The FBI has opened a family assistance center in Highland Park to assist people physically or emotionally affected by Monday's mass shooting. Personal items left along the parade route after the shooting also will be available for retrieval at the center. -
Jury finds man guilty of murdering rapper Nipsey Hussle
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States move to protect abortion from prosecutions elsewhere
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