 The new quantum technology industry in Chicago is set to receive many of those incentives. The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 2022 Independence Day parade in Highland Park unexpectedly rejected a deal from prosecutors to plead guilty to murder charges. Appearing in a Lake County courtroom yesterday, Robert Cremo III refused to accept the plea deal the prosecutor said would result in a life sentence. His trial is now scheduled to start on February 25th.