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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 711 

Expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the 

victims of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland 

Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 14, 2022 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the 

memory of the victims of the mass shooting at the 

Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on 

July 4, 2022. 

Whereas, on July 4, 2022, a gunman opened fire at the corner of Central Avenue and Second Street in Highland 

Park, Illinois, during the annual Fourth of July parade; 

Whereas the gunman took the lives of 7 individuals and injured 46 more individuals; 

Whereas the 7 individuals who lost their lives that day 

were— 

(1) Katie Goldstein, age 64, of Highland Park, Illinois, a beloved wife and mother, who was known for her 


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kind, caring personality, and for bringing neighbors delicious baked goods during the holidays; 

(2) Irina McCarthy, age 35, of Highland Park, Illinois, a wife and mother of 2-year-old Aiden, who met her 

husband Kevin through their mutual work in the pharmaceutical industry; 

(3) Kevin McCarthy, age 37, of Highland Park, Illinois, a husband and father of 2-year-old Aiden, who died 

protecting his son from gunfire; 

(4) Stephen Strauss, age 88, of Highland Park, Illinois, a brother, husband, father, and grandfather, who 

was a joke-teller and avid reader and greatly enjoyed the 

Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 

(5) Jacquelyn Sundheim, age 63, of Highland Park, 

Illinois, a kind and caring wife and mother, who was a 

lifelong member of North Shore Congregation Israel in 

Glencoe, where she also taught preschool and served as 

the events coordinator; 

(6) Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, age 78, of Morelos, 

Mexico, who was attending the parade with his children, 

grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; and 

(7) Eduardo Uvaldo, age 69, of Waukegan, Illinois, 

who was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather; 

Whereas dozens of individuals were wounded by gunfire or injured fleeing the scene of the mass shooting; 

Whereas the Highland Park Police Department and the 

Highland Park Fire Department led dozens of agencies 

in responding to the shooting with bravery and professionalism, including the Illinois State Police, the Bureau 

of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Secret 


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Service, the United States Marshals Service, the Naval 

Criminal Investigative Service, the Lake County Major 

Crimes Task Force, the Chicago Police Department, the 

Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the Cook County Sheriff’s 

Office, the Northwest Central Dispatch System, the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center (RED Center), the 

Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center, the Highland 

Park Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), 

the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District, the 

Northbrook Fire Department, the Winnetka Fire Department, the Northfield Fire Department, the Buffalo Grove 

Fire Department, the Prospect Heights Fire Department, 

the Libertyville Fire Department, the LincolnshireRiverwoods Fire Protection District, the Evanston Fire 

Department, the Glenview Fire Department, the Lake 

Bluff Fire Department, the Skokie Fire Department, the 

Wilmette Fire Department, the Des Plaines Fire Department, Glencoe Public Safety, the Lake Forest Fire Department, the Morton Grove Fire Department, the Park 

Ridge Fire Department, the Waukegan Fire Department, 

the Niles Fire Department, the Addison Fire Protection 

District, the Streamwood Fire Department, the Hanover 

Park Fire Department, and the police departments of 

Addison, Antioch, Arlington Heights, Bannockburn, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Berwyn, Buffalo 

Grove, Carpentersville, Cary, Crystal Lake, Deerfield, 

Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Evanston, Fox 

Lake, Franklin Park, Glencoe, Glenview, Grayslake, 

Gurnee, Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Kenilworth, Kildeer, Lake Bluff, Lake 

Forest, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, McHenry, Morton Grove, Mount 

Prospect, Mundelein, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, 


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North Riverside, Northbrook, Northfield, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Riverwoods, Rolling Meadows, Rosemont, 

Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Park, 

Schiller Park, Skokie, Streamwood, Vernon Hills, 

Wauconda, Waukegan, Western Springs, Wheeling, 

Wilmette, Winnetka, Winthrop Harbor, and Zion; 

Whereas the emergency responders and the doctors, nurses, 

and other health care providers at Highland Park Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, Evanston Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, and University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital provided professional 

and dedicated care to the victims; 

Whereas dozens of volunteer counselors have traveled to 

North Shore School District 112 and Township High 

School District 113 to assist the community in beginning 

the process of healing, having already met with several 

thousand community members in need of counseling; 

Whereas members of the Highland Park, Highwood, Waukegan, and North Chicago communities, along with communities across the entire North Shore, the State of Illinois, the United States, and the world have come together to support the victims of this horrific massacre 

and their families; 

Whereas, according to the Gun Violence Archive, the horrific 

mass shooting that occurred in Highland Park was 1 of 

10 mass shootings that occurred on July 4, 2022; and 

Whereas senseless gun violence has caused devastation, trauma, and grief to too many families and communities 

across the United States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) expresses sincere condolences to the fami2 lies, friends, and loved ones of Katie Goldstein, Irina 

3 McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, Stephen Strauss, Jac4 quelyn Sundheim, Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, and 

5 Eduardo Uvaldo, the victims of the tragic shooting 

6 along the parade route on July 4, 2022, in Highland 

7 Park, Illinois; 

8 (2) honors the lives and memory of the victims, 

9 with gratitude for their selfless dedication to others; 

10 (3) extends support to the individuals who were 

11 injured and subjected to the trauma of the shooting; 

12 (4) expresses gratitude to the law enforcement 

13 officers, medical personnel, and emergency respond14 ers who responded to the shooting with profes15 sionalism, dedication, and bravery; and 

16 (5) stands in solidarity with the victims of 

17 senseless gun violence in communities across the 

18 United States. 

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