Some neighbors and residents described Highland Park as having a large Jewish community, representative of a significant Jewish population in the northern suburbs of Chicago at-large. The city is also majority white - 82.3% of residents - while 8.9% are Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% are Asian and 1.6% are Black. Highland Park caters to many families and couples, with about two-thirds of homes being a married-couple/family household. The city has a population of about 30,000, according to the 2020 U.S. Highland Park sits about 25 miles north of Chicago along Lake Michigan. The North Shore city is largely made up of suburbs with a central business district as well as a handful of beaches and lakefront trails. PARADE SHOOTING UPDATES: Mayor says gun was legally obtainedĪ synagogue worker, a loving grandfather: The victims of Highland Park shooting This is an absolutely devastating blow to all of us.” “It’s one of those unique things about my hometown, that people come back to raise their children, their grandparents are with them. “Our community is never going to recover from this wound,” Mayor Nancy Rotering said Tuesday on "TODAY." But authorities say a gunman opened fire, apparently from a rooftop, on the parade route around 10:15 a.m. The annual Fourth of July Parade hasn't been held since 2019 due to the pandemic. It was scheduled to begin with a parade for children and pets, followed by a larger parade hosted by the city and park district. Six people were shot and killed Monday morning at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, an affluent Chicago suburb known for its picturesque homes and tree-lined streets.Ībout 25 miles north of Chicago, Highland Park is home to about 30,000 people and is known as a family community where several movies were filmed in the 1980s, including "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Sixteen Candles." Watch Video: Parade shooting 'person of interest' in custody
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