Robert Crimo III withdrew his not-guilty plea moments before opening arguments were to start in his trial Monday.
Most of the 48 survivors are expected to take the stand during the trial, which is expected to last 3 to 5 weeks.
Overall, the jury selection process has moved faster than some legal experts had expected given the high-profile nature of the case.
Three years after seven people were killed in the July 4 parade mass shooting, Robert Crimo III is slated to stand trial.
A student is suspected of placing a device in the restrooms at Edgewood Middle School and Highland Park High School, officials said.
The accused mass shooter is set to stand trial next month for the massacre at the 2022 Highland Park 4th of July parade.
Bobby Crimo knowingly waived his right to an attorney during his questioning, the judge found, denying a motion to suppress the interview.
Police said they discovered cannabis and a loaded Ruger handgun during a stop over a tinted license plate cover.
Attorneys debated whether actions by police and prosecutors during Bobby Crimo's interrogation denied him due process under Illinois law.
The accused shooter skipped his first court date since a plea reversal, as families of the victims sue state police for $58 million.
Four people forced their way into a car dealership garage, stole a Porche and took three other sets of keys: Highland Park Police Blotter
Chicago man with warrant and gun, Milwaukee man with gun, weed and neither license nor plates arrested in Skokie Valley Road stops: Blotter
Thieves steal seven bottles of alcohol, two ferrets, pair of female hamsters.
Jeff Austwick, accused of killing his brothers and trying to burn their bodies, appeared in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.
Dozens of victims and survivors showed up to court Wednesday expecting the defendant in the 2022 mass shooting to accept a life sentence.
"Free Palestine" defacement; "suspicious" walker had warrant; shoplifters steal $4,000 in merchandise: Highland Park Blotter
Nearly 2 years after the parade shooting and 8 months before his murder trial was due to begin, the 23-year-old is expected to change pleas.
Police said 54-year-old Jeff Austwick, the suspect in the slayings of his brothers, was found in the bushes Friday in downtown St. Louis.
Jeff Austwick was arrested Friday morning in St. Louis on a warrant for the slaying of his brothers Marc and John, authorities said.
ATF agents are investigating after fire crews found the men dead with "suspicious injuries" at a burning house Wednesday in Highland Park.
A Deerfield man is charged with being on drugs during a traffic crash: Highland Park Police Blotter
Prosecutors, defense attorneys are preparing to argue over what evidence jurors will get to see in the upcoming trial of Bobby Crimo.
Northbrook woman charged with DUI after morning crash; Cadillac taken from dealership in early morning heist: Highland Park Police Blotter
Two men banned from Highland Park Library, charged with contributing to delinquency of a minor: Highland Park Police Blotter
Court records indicate the man had an active arrest warrant after failing to show up to court on charges related to a DUI crash in 2022.
The man who posted images of guns and would "get my revenge on the North Shore" has voluntarily sought assistance, city officials said.
The Lake County State's Attorney's Office asked the judge to modify the restrictions she placed on the accused gunman's communications.
Police catch one shoplifter in the act at Target, two others evade arrest: Highland Park Police Blotter
A trio faces felony charges after police were called to a theft in progress at a local gas station: Highland Park Blotter
Food truck break-in discovered; Waukegan man charged with DUI after crash; shoplifters steal iPad, alcohol: Highland Park Police Blotter
Prosecutors say the "Powell SIM Swapping Crew" took over cell phone accounts and stole hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.
Shoplifters steal liquor, beauty products, groceries and a jacket: Highland Park Police Blotter
Investigation of stolen car results in shoplifting charge for Chicago man with outstanding arrest warrant: Highland Park Police Blotter
A Highland Park woman allegedly trafficked 4 people from Mexico, threatened to have their families killed and forced them to work for her.
Man with warrant found trespassing at train station; shoplifter makes off with vacuums from Target: Highland Park Police Blotter
A contactor dispute, an unauthorized wire transfer and a burglary charge are included in this week's Highland Park police blotter.
Robert Crimo III was scheduled to go to trial in February, but the case will be delayed after he reversed his decision to represent himself.
The Highland Park Police Department recently arrested a Rock Island man and handled several criminal complaints, including property damage.
Robert Crimo III used another inmate's PIN to call his mother despite his phone privileges being suspended, officials said.
Bobby Crimo III reversed course and no longer plans to represent himself when begins trial in February on the July 4 mass shooting charges.