This is not an official government website.
© 2026 PLEJ LC. All rights reserved.
Congressional Daily Record
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims on the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022., committees such as Committee on the Judiciary.
Issued
June 24, 2026
senate side of the record
People
0
No members linked from this section
Legislation
1
Bills and resolutions linked from this section
Committees
1
Committees connected to this section
Senate Holds
0
No hold activity linked here
Source Document
Connected Data
Bills and resolutions
Committees
Source Control
Reader mode is for comprehension. The linked government PDF is the official published source.
Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSENATE RESOLUTION 799—EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE AND
MASS SHOOTING AT THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE IN HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS,
ON JULY 4, 2022
Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:
S. Res. 799
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 48 more individuals;
Whereas the 7 individuals who lost their lives that day
were—
(1) Katherine Goldstein, age 64, of Highland Park,
Illinois, a beloved wife and mother, who was known for her
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 Straus, 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—
(1) the Illinois State Police;
(2) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives;
(3) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(4) the United States Secret Service;
(5) the United States Marshals Service;
(6) the Naval Criminal Investigative Service;
(7) the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force;
(8) the Chicago Police Department;
(9) the Lake County Sheriff's Office;
(10) the Cook County Sheriff's Office;
(11) the Northwest Central Dispatch System;
(12) the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center (RED Center);
(13) the Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center;
(14) the Highland Park Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT);
(15) the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District;
(16) the Northbrook Fire Department;
(17) the Winnetka Fire Department;
(18) the Northfield Fire Department;
(19) the Buffalo Grove Fire Department;
(20) the Prospect Heights Fire Department;
(21) the Libertyville Fire Department;
(22) the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District;
(23) the Evanston Fire Department;
(24) the Glenview Fire Department;
(25) the Lake Bluff Fire Department;
(26) the Skokie Fire Department;
(27) the Wilmette Fire Department;
(28) the Des Plaines Fire Department;
(29) the Glencoe Department of Public Safety;
(30) the Lake Forest Fire Department;
(31) the Morton Grove Fire Department;
(32) the Park Ridge Fire Department;
(33) the Waukegan Fire Department;
(34) the Niles Fire Department;
(35) the Addison Fire Protection District;
(36) the Streamwood Fire Department;
(37) the Hanover Park Fire Department; and
(38) the police departments of—
(A) Addison;
(B) Antioch;
(C) Arlington Heights;
(D) Bannockburn;
(E) Barrington;
(F) Barrington Hills;
(G) Bartlett;
(H) Berwyn;
(I) Buffalo Grove;
(J) Carpentersville;
(K) Cary;
(L) Crystal Lake;
(M) Deerfield;
(N) Des Plaines;
(O) Elk Grove Village;
(P) Elmhurst;
(Q) Evanston;
(R) Fox Lake;
(S) Franklin Park;
(T) Glencoe;
(U) Glenview;
(V) Grayslake;
(W) Gurnee;
(X) Hanover Park;
(Y) Harwood Heights;
(Z) Hoffman Estates;
(AA) Inverness;
(BB) Kenilworth;
(CC) Kildeer;
(DD) Lake Bluff;
(EE) Lake Forest;
(FF) Lake Villa;
(GG) Lake Zurich;
(HH) Libertyville;
(II) Lincolnshire;
(JJ) Lincolnwood;
(KK) McHenry;
(LL) Morton Grove;
(MM) Mount Prospect;
(NN) Mundelein;
(OO) Niles;
(PP) Norridge;
(QQ) North Chicago;
(RR) North Riverside;
(SS) Northbrook;
(TT) Northfield;
(UU) Palatine;
(VV) Prospect Heights;
(WW) Riverwoods;
(XX) Rolling Meadows;
(YY) Rosemont;
(ZZ) Round Lake;
(AAA) Round Lake Beach;
(BBB) Round Lake Park;
(CCC) Schiller Park;
(DDD) Skokie;
(EEE) Streamwood;
(FFF) Vernon Hills;
(GGG) Wauconda;
(HHH) Waukegan;
(III) Western Springs;
(JJJ) Wheeling;
(KKK) Wilmette;
(LLL) Winnetka;
(MMM) Winthrop Harbor; and
(NNN) 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, during the year following the shooting, many
volunteer counselors traveled to North Shore School District
112 and Township High School District 113 to assist the
community in the process of healing;
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 remain united in support of the victims
of this horrific massacre and their families on its 4-year
anniversary;
Whereas, according to the Gun Violence Archive, the tragic
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
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) expresses sincere condolences to the families, friends,
and loved ones of Katherine Goldstein, Irina McCarthy, Kevin
McCarthy, Stephen Straus, Jacquelyn Sundheim, Nicolas Toledo-
Zaragoza, and Eduardo Uvaldo, the victims of the devastating
shooting along the parade route on July 4, 2022, in Highland
Park, Illinois;
(2) honors the lives and memory of the victims, with
gratitude for their selfless dedication to others;
(3) continues to extend support to the individuals who were
injured and subjected to the trauma of the shooting;
(4) expresses gratitude to the law enforcement officers,
medical personnel, and emergency responders who responded to
the shooting with professionalism, dedication, and bravery;
and
(5) stands in solidarity with the victims of senseless gun
violence in communities across the United States.