In downtown Highland Park, victims of last week's parade shooting will be remembered during a city-hosted vigil Wednesday night.
Hundreds of people, if not more, are expected at the special event. It will mark the first city-led event since last Monday’s Fourth of July parade.A local rabbi and Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering are set to speak, followed by a candle lighting ceremony.It will undoubtedly be an emotional evening, after a very difficult week and a half in highland park.
"The Fourth of July parade is a long-standing tradition in our community and it’s something that everyone has experienced in different ways, so it is vital that we have this opportunity to grieve together, to be together and to begin this long road of healing as one community," said Amanda Civitello, Communications Manager for the city of Highland Park.
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