Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA who was assassinated in a shooting during an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday, began his political career at a young age in suburban Chicago.

Kirk, 31, was born in the northwest suburb of Arlington Heights and grew up in nearby Prospect Heights. He graduated from Wheeling High School and briefly attended Harper College before moving on to focus on the conservative activist group that spearheaded his politically influential career.

"I met Charlie ... when I was just becoming a city councilman in the village of Palatine. Charlie was in high school at Wheeling. He came up to me at an event and said, 'Hey, I'm Charlie Kirk and I'm going to do an event for conservative values. I want to build this new club up at my school. Would you co

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