Fourth of July events in north suburban Highland Park have been carefully planned for many months to honor those who lost their lives and help the community heal.
There will be no parade on the one-year anniversary of the tragedy. Instead, a remembrance for those who suffered and those who survived, like nine-year-old Cooper Roberts.
"As we get closer to an anniversary, that is going to be a hard day, that there is still a lot to celebrate in them," Keely said. "And that this isn't about the destruction of our lives. It's about the starting of a new chapter." Security will be extremely tight, and some of the streets in downtown Highland Park will be closed, including part of the parade route where the shooting occurred last year.
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