WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, July 15, 2022

Highland Park activists head to D.C. urging lawmakers to ban assault weapons, while Illinois Attorney General warns of charitable scams tied to shooting.

Highland Park
Local residents stand for a two-minute moment of silence at 10:14 a.m. at a memorial Monday, July 11, 2022, in Highland Park, Ill., to the seven people who lost their lives during the town's Fourth if July parade. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo
Highland Park
Local residents stand for a two-minute moment of silence at 10:14 a.m. at a memorial Monday, July 11, 2022, in Highland Park, Ill., to the seven people who lost their lives during the town's Fourth if July parade. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, July 15, 2022

Highland Park activists head to D.C. urging lawmakers to ban assault weapons, while Illinois Attorney General warns of charitable scams tied to shooting.

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