<P> Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants is a small Orland Park, Illinois based chain that features a winery, full - service restaurant, tasting room and retail store at each location . As of August 28, 2017 there are 30 establishments nationwide, found in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin and Virginia . The company opened its first restaurant location in Orland Park, Illinois in 2005 . </P> <P> Founders Tim and Dana McEnery opened their first Cooper's Hawk in 2005 in Orland Park, Illinois, three years after Tim McEnery, then working in restaurant management, noticed that very few wineries had an on - site restaurant . It became Illinois' first establishment with a winery and restaurant under the same roof . Since the first opening in Orland Park, 24 other locations have opened across the Midwest and Southeastern United States . With five planned openings in 2017, Cooper's Hawk will have a total of 20 locations, eight of which are in Illinois . By 2014 the company was projected to earn $121 million in revenue . </P>

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