It's given to spinal cord injury survivors who have shown perseverance during their rehabilitation.
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This year Cooper Roberts, the young Highland Park parade shooting survivor, and Chicago police Officer Danny Golden, who was shot while trying to break up a bar fight last July, received it.
Both Roberts and Golden are now paralyzed after being shot in the separate incidents.
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They both will receive a cash grant annually, starting this year.