- Mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park kills six, a person of interest is in custody
- Governor Pritzker calls gun violence a uniquely American plague
- Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey urged people to pray and then move on and celebrate independence
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- Illinois makes race-based hair discrimination illegal
Mass shooting in a Highland Park leaves six dead, a person of interest is in custody | First Listen
![Terrified parade-goers fled Highland Park's Fourth of July parade after shots were fired, leaving behind their belongings as they sought safety, Monday, July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Ill.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/44e1d63/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3695x2771+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F07%2F04%2FChicagoShooting-0b2d44a1e3b32f14c05d524d82ea4e939037c012.jpg)
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