Trending Now - Tragedy Strikes as Teen Girl is Fatally Shot in Chicago Area

WHO:

Fox News - Lilly Bova, a 16-year-old student at Glenbrook South High School.

CBS News - Anthony Bova, Lilly's father.

CBS News - Madilynn Mendoza, Lilly's lifelong friend and neighbor.

CBS News - Laila Milanovic and Sasha Banaban, classmates of Lilly at Glenbrook South High School.

CBS News - Cook County Sheriff's police detectives.

WHAT:

Fox News - Lilly Bova was fatally shot in unincorporated Glenview.

CBS News - Lilly was shot around 11 a.m. on March 29th, 2026.

CBS News - Lilly died at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

CBS News - The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Lilly's murder.

CBS News - The foundation will plant a tree in Lilly's honor in the Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina.

WHERE:

Fox News - The shooting occurred in unincorporated Glenview, Illinois.

CBS News - Lilly lived in the Salem Walk apartments near Milwaukee and Lake avenues in Glenview.

CBS News - Lilly was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois.

WHEN:

CBS News - Lilly was shot on March 29th, 2026.

CBS News - Grief counselors were to be available on March 30th, 2026, at Glenbrook South High School.

WHY:

CBS News - The circumstances leading to the shooting have not been disclosed, including whether Lilly knew her shooter or if the shooting was random.

HOW:

CBS News - Lilly was shot in the apartment where she lived.

(UPDATED March 30, 2026 17:19 UTC)

Lilly Bova, a 16-year-old student at Glenbrook South High School, was fatally shot in her apartment in unincorporated Glenview, Illinois, around 11 a.m. on Sunday, and later died at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Lilly's murder, and they plan to plant a tree in her honor in the Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina. Grief counselors will be available at Glenbrook South High School on Monday, as the community mourns this tragic loss.