 And the man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park in 2022 unexpectedly rejected a deal from prosecutors to plead guilty. Appearing at a Lake County courtroom yesterday, Robert Cremo III refused to accept the agreement the prosecutor said would result in a life sentence. His trial now scheduled to start in February. That's been a Check of News. I'm Robert Teese. I've been thinking about this since you did the story this morning, and this is my takeaway. I'm not a lawyer, and I should probably state that clearly.