Article updated: 9/30/2011 12:08 PM

Flight 191 memorial work begins in Des Plaines

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The first course of bricks for the Flight 191 Memorial was laid and leveled at Lake Park Thursday.

Courtesy of Des Plaines Park District

Work begins Thursday on the American Airlines Flight 191 Memorial with the removal of flagstones at Des Plaines Park District's Lake Park.

Courtesy of Des Plaines Park District

Existing planter wall stones are removed Thursday at Lake Park to make way for the Flight 191 Memorial that will be unveiled on Oct. 15.

Courtesy of Des Plaines Park District

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Work began Thursday on a memorial for American Airlines Flight 191 at the Des Plaines Park District’s Lake Park. The flight crashed on May 25, 1979, in a field in Elk Grove Township shortly after taking off from O’Hare International Airport, killing 273 people, including 271 passengers and crew members.

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