Highland Park Organizations use sirens and whistles to alert about ICE

Community Group in Los Angeles Installs Sirens for ICE Alerts A group in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles is taking action to alert residents and businesses about the presence of federal immigration authorities. They have started a crowdfunding campaign to purchase air raid sirens for this purpose. Amanda Alcalde, who founded the Highland […]
Highland Park in LA will soon see warnings about ICE raids

New ICE Raid Alarms to Be Installed in Highland Park A grassroots organization, identifying as an “advocacy group,” is set to implement a series of “ICE raid alarms” in a historically Hispanic area. The leaders suggest that this initiative was, in part, inspired by events in Minneapolis. Led by Amanda Alcalde, the Highland Park Community […]
Commercial Bank and Trust introduces new vice president, loan officer, and branch manager at North Highland office.

Ashley Burns Joins CBTC as Vice President Jackson, Tennessee, August 4, 2025 – Commercial Bank and Trust Company (CBTC) has welcomed Ashley Burns as the new Vice President and Loan Officer at its North Highlands office. In her new position, Burns is set to foster and strengthen relationships with both new and current clients, aiming […]
Highland Park, Illinois, shooter Robert Crimo III handed life sentence

The massive shooter who killed seven people during the July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday without the possibility of parole, and the judge described him as “irreparably corrupted and beyond rehabilitation.” Robert E. Crimyo III, 24, was given seven consecutive sentences for natural life in prison without […]
Robert Crimo III pleads guilty in Highland Park mass shooting at July 4 parade

Pisho, covered in tattoos, was accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more in 2022 when a parade attendant near Chicago pleaded guilty on Monday on July 4th. Robert Crimyo III pleaded guilty to the Highland Park massacre on Monday. AP Robert E. Crimyo III, 23, retracted his previous innocent plea for the numerous […]
Illinois man accused of Highland Park shooting to face trial 3 years after attack

Robert Crimho III is scheduled to go to trial Monday for a massive shooting at the 2022 Independence Day Parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Crimyo faces attempted murders of 21 counts of first-degree murder, three counts of murder, and 48 counts. Police said Crimyo confessed to the shooting while questioning on videotape, but the 24-year-old […]
Highland Park Parade Shooting Suspect Rejects Offered Plea Deal

Robert E. Climo III speaks with Lake County Assistant Public Defender Anton Trizna during a hearing before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Illinois, on June 26, 2024. Climo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in […]
Highland Park parade shooting suspect Robert Crimo III declines plea deal

The suspect in a mass shooting that opened fire on a crowd at a 2022 Independence Day parade in Highland Park, killing seven people and wounding dozens, has backed away from a plea deal that would have spared survivors the trauma of testifying in court. Robert Climo III, 23, initially pleaded not guilty to 21 […]
Alleged Highland Park mass shooter Robert Crimo III rejects plea deal

The suspected shooter accused of killing seven people during the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day Parade rejected a plea deal on Wednesday. Robert Climo III, 23, initially agreed to plead guilty to seven murder counts and 48 other charges in exchange for a life sentence. Robert E. Climo III talks with Lake County Assistant Public […]