For example, North Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park serves about 1,100 families as of 2022, its website says. Census data from 2020 does not break down religious affiliation demographic data for the suburb. 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." Dan Band held a concert and a drone show lit up the sky in lieu of fireworks.Watch Video: Parade shooting 'person of interest' in custody The community gathered for a picnic after the ceremony and walk. And this is our community that we are taking back,” Rotering said. “Nobody wanted a parade, it was inappropriate, but it was important for us to say evil doesn’t win and this is our parade route. Rotering said that based on feedback from the community, it was clear that a traditional celebration couldn’t go ahead. “We thought about the very real need to reflect and remember the tragedy that happened here, but also recognized, especially for our children, we don’t want them to not have the opportunity to celebrate the Fourth of July.” “We reflected on our own hearts,” Rotering told reporters ahead of the ceremony. Organizers said the events were developed using a trauma-informed approach based on conversations with the community. Instead of a parade, Highland Park held a “community walk” along last year’s route, hoping to “reclaim” the space, the city said on its website. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth were in attendance. Hundreds of attendees donned blue shirts with “We are Highland Park” or “Highland Park Strong” emblazoned on them, a small example of the way the community came together in the wake of the shooting. I want to say thank you for all the support people have given us. I have wonderful memories of him,” Alejo Toledo said. Alejo Toledo and his family wore black shirts with an image of their beloved Nicolas. Among them was Alejo Toledo, son of Nicolas Toledo, who was fatally shot in the incident.
“There is nothing we can say that will fill the holes torn in their hearts or to heal those who were irreparably harmed.”įamilies of the victims sat next to each other, together in their grief, wiping away tears as Rotering addressed the crowd. Our hearts will always ache for the families and friends who were left behind to grapple with the pain of their loss,” Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said in her remarks at the ceremony. “This morning, we remember those who were murdered and those whose lives were forever altered. Those gathered held a minute of silence at 10:14 a.m., to mark the exact time police say the first shots were fired. Residents honored the memory of those killed at a somber remembrance ceremony that started at 10 a.m. The Highland Park community gathered Tuesday to mark one year since a shooter wreaked havoc on July 4 paradegoers, killing seven and wounding dozens more.
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