Man pleads guilty to murder and attempted murder in shooting at suburban Chicago July 4 parade

... A spokeswoman for a law firm representing dozens of survivors in a lawsuit said they were ready to “pursue civil justice.” Survivors and their families have filed multiple lawsuits, including against the maker of the semiautomatic rifle used in the shooting and against authorities they accuse of negligence.

“They have all gone home to process,” said Jennifer McGuffin with Chicago-based Romanucci & Blandin LLC. “They each expressed an individual and a collective sense of relief, but today was a very emotional event and they are asking for some time and space to come to terms with what happened.

Read more coverage of the guilty plea by Robert E. Crimo III from reporter Sophia Tareen for the Associated Press.