The trial of Robert Crimo III, who is accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park in 2022, began today in Lake County. Why it matters: Nearly three years after the mass shooting,

The tattoo-covered man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens of others when he opened fire into a crowd of Fourth of July parade-goers near Chicago stared down potential jurors at the start of his trial Monday.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in a Lake County courtroom where Robert Crimo III will stand trial on 117 charges, including 21 counts of first-degree murder, representing three charges for each person killed.