Highland Park blood drive fully booked in show of support after mass shooting

A blood drive held in Highland Park following last week's horrific mass shooting garnered so much interest, appointments were fully booked for the day.

Cooper Roberts' condition worsens following Highland Park shooting
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Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy who was left paralyzed after being shot in the Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting, now needs further, complex surgery, as his condition has worsened.

Highland Park shooting survivor Cooper Roberts, 8, undergoes seventh surgery

Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy who was left paralyzed after being shot in the Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting, underwent his seventh surgery Tuesday.

Highland Park mayor, Gov. Pritzker call for federal assault weapons ban
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The mayor of Highland Park and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker were in Washington Monday to call for the reinstatement of the federal assault weapons ban.

Controversy surrounds Illinois Republican gun raffle after Highland Park parade shooting
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Illinois Democrats said using guns to raise political money is at best tone-deaf, just days after seven people were shot and killed in the Highland Park Fourth of July parade.

Illinois politicians at odds over gun raffle that includes AR-15 style rifle

Illinois Democrats said using guns to raise political money is at best tone-deaf, just days after seven people were shot and killed in the Highland Park Fourth of July parade.

Hundreds gather for moment of silence in Highland Park
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It was a somber day in Highland Park as crowds gathered to honor the seven victims of last week's mass shooting with a moment of silence.

What one bullet did to young Highland Park shooting victim

Cooper Roberts, 8, was struck once during the Highland Park parade shooting out of the more than 80 bullets that hailed down on the crowd July 4.

Family of Illinois parade survivor Cooper Roberts, 8: 'Tough weekend,' told him he's paralyzed

The family of Highland Park, Illinois parade victim Cooper Roberts, 8, said Sunday it's been “a very tough weekend” and that the boy is “in a great deal of pain – physically and emotionally – especially as the family had to share with him the devastating news that he is paralyzed from the waist down.”

At Highland Park parade shooting, doctors went from watching to treating the wounded

Dr. Loren Schechter thought at first it was fireworks going off at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade. Then, the tree next to him began shaking. A gunman’s bullets had struck it.

Amid chaos, some at Highland Park July 4 parade ran toward gunfire to help

From the bystanders who tied tourniquets and administered CPR to the fleeing paradegoers who rescued and cared for an orphaned two-year-old covered in blood, people from every corner of the Highland Park community sprung into action on July 4 in the wake of unspeakable tragedy.