Restaurants & Bars
Fundraising For Cooper: Glenview Restaurant To Help HP Shooting Victim
Whiskey River Bar & Grill is hosting an event Oct. 16 with music, kid-friendly activities and more, according to the owner.
GLENVIEW, IL — Like so many North Shore residents and people around the world, Kathleen Karowsky has been moved by the story of Cooper Roberts, the Highland Park 8-year-old seriously injured in the July 4 parade mass shooting.
The owner of Glenview's Whiskey River Bar & Grill will be fundraising for Roberts and his family with a special event planned for Oct. 16 at the 1850 Waukegan Road establishment.
"I decided to do this because we do a fundraiser every year, usually for St. Jude's. But after this happened and seeing him on TV, he just kinda grabbed at my heart. I thought let's help a local family out," Karowsky told Patch. "We have been promoting this pretty good and anticipate a big crowd."
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Roberts, who suffered a severe spinal cord injury, has returned home from a long rehab stint at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, his family announced Thursday.
RELATED: Highland Park Shooting Survivor Cooper Roberts Returns Home From Rehab
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Admission for the event at Whiskey River is $20 for ages 10 and up, 9 and under get in free. The price includes food. One hundred percent of admission goes to the Roberts family to assist with medical and other expenses caused by the tragedy.
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