For Highland Park massacre victim Eduardo Uvaldo, family was everything
Eduardo Uvaldo, 69, of Waukegan, was identified as the seventh person shot and killed in the massacre.
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Eduardo Uvaldo, 69, of Waukegan, was identified as the seventh person shot and killed in the massacre.
"When we needed the friends on the North Shore, they came. And now they need us. We're going to return the favor. Because now they've been touched by what we live every single day."
Cooper is still fighting for his life at the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital after being shot at the Highland Park July 4th Parade. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Spokesman Anthony Loizzi discusses the severe injuries suffered by 8-year-old Cooper Roberts, as well as injuries suffered by his mother and brother.
"In times of crisis, nature can be healing, a respite," the Botanic Garden tweeted.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is doing its part to try to help people heal in the wake of the massacre at the July 4th parade in Highland Park.
"If the state doesn't press charges, then they're admitting that the whole statute is a sham," said attorney Stephan Blandin.
Businesses are struggling to return to normal in downtown Highland Park, three days after a massacre at the July 4th Parade left seven people dead and dozens wounded. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
"We considered everyone who was there on 4th of July a hero just for running and grabbing their children, and doing what they could to stay safe," said Lindsay Meltzer, co-owner of Bright Bowls smoothie shop, where roughly 100 people took shelter after the shooting.
When shots rang out during the parade, people dropped everything and ran. Now they can head to a Family Assistance Center at Highland Park High School to pick up what they left behind, and access other vital resources to help them with the healing process.
The parade route is still the scene of an investigation as police and FBI continue to comb through the area for evidence.
Despite two encounters with police in 2019 involving threats of violence, the suspect's parents' attorney said they saw no warning signs.
We called the Red Dot Arms store and asked them about it. All an employee would say is they aren't saying anything more on the subject.
The CBS 2 investigators have been tracking the weapons purchased by the gunman in the July 4th Highland Park parade massacre. That search sent CBS 2 investigator Dave Savini to the Red Dot Arms store Lake Villa store.
Such as designation could have prevented Crimo from purchasing a firearm. But Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said earlier in the day that there was not sufficient evidence to deem Crimo a Clear and Present Danger.
For hours on after the Highland Park July 4th parade massacre, some local business owners held frightened paradegoers in her smoothie shop – some of them children.
For hours on after the Highland Park July 4th parade massacre, a local business owner held frightened paradegoers in her smoothie shop – some of them children. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
For paradegoers the day of the July 4th massacre in Highland Park, one Roman Catholic church was a shelter from the chaos.
For paradegoers the day of the July 4th massacre in Highland Park, one Roman Catholic church was a shelter from the chaos. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
When the unthinkable happens, neighbors told CBS 2's Marissa Perlman they don't know what to do – other than be together.
There were three vigils Wednesday night. CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman visited a vigil in neighboring Highwood.
A memorial of flowers, candles, and signs was growing in downtown Highland Park Wednesday afternoon – two days after an attacker opened fire on the July 4th parade, killing seven people and wounding dozens more.
Such as designation could have prevented Crimo from purchasing a firearm. But Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said earlier in the day that there was not sufficient evidence to deem Crimo a Clear and Present Danger.
"Everyone here knows what's going on. Everyone here wants to talk about the same thing."
Robert "Bobby" Crimo III faces seven counts of first-degree murder in the shooting at the July 4th parade in Highland Park.
