Images: Suburban 9/11 observances, Sunday
Batallion Chief Joris Lillge salutes the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of the Grayslake and Hainesville September 11 ceremony Sunday afternoon.
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Jim Rogers, a former World Trade Center employee, remembers his experience on September 11, 2001 at the Grayslake and Hainesville September 11 ceremony Sunday afternoon.
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Boy scout and cub scout troops from the area salute the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance at the Grayslake and Hainesville September 11 ceremony Sunday afternoon.
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Larry Hoehne, 9, from Round Lake, left, Richard Wegner, from Hainesville, and Ryan Lewis, 8, from Round Lake, right, bring Jacob Matthews, 8, from Round Lake, back on a stretcher during an emergency response practice at the Grayslake and Hainesville September 11 ceremony Sunday afternoon.
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Ryan Lewis, 9, from Round Lake, from boy scouts pack 111, acts as a victim during an emergency response practice at the Grayslake and Hainesville September 11 ceremony Sunday afternoon.
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Members of the color guard from the Great Lakes Naval Station present the colors at the Grayslake and Hainesville September 11 ceremony Sunday afternoon.
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Cindy Matuszak of Bensonville bows her head in a moment of silence during the Villa Park September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony.
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Villa Park VFW Post 2801 Commander Dennis Geiseman speaks during the Villa Park September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony.
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The Royal Airs Senior Exhibition Drum and Bugle Corps performed a the Villa Park September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony.
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The Glenbard North High School Chorus performs during the September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony, presented by the Carol Stream Fire Protection District at Glenbard North High School.
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Patty Kolomay, American Airlines Fight Attendant, John Wright, American Airlines Pilot and Danny Stelter, of the Carol Stream Fire Protection District ring out the returned to quarters code at the time of the south tower collapse. The September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony was presented by the Carol Stream Fire Protection District at Glenbard North High School.
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The firefighter honor guard folds the American flag that was draped over a piece of structural steel form the World Trade Center. The piece of steel will be come part of a permanent memorial in Carol Stream. The September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony was presented by the Carol Stream Fire Protection District at Glenbard North High School.
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The Carol Stream Fire Protection District honor guard presents the Colors during the September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony. The ceremony was presented by the Carol Stream Fire Protection District at Glenbard North High School.
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Illinois State Fire Marshal, Larry Matkitis speaks during the Addison September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony, at Addison Trail High School.
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Addison Firefighter Roger Bayne rings a fire bell during a Bell Service to honor the victims of the September 11th attacks. The Addison September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony as held at Addison Trail High School.
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The Addison Trail High School band performs during the Addison September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony, at Addison Trail High School.
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9/11 ceremony speakers are silhouetted by a video presentation memorializing the events of September 11th 2001, during Addisons September 11th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony.
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The sounding of the bell, symbolized remembrance for those lost on September 11, 2001, during the City of Elgins Memory Ceremony at Civic Plaza in Elgin on Sunday.
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Elgin Fire Chief, John Fahy, speaks during the City of Elgins Memory Ceremony at Civic Plaza in Elgin on Sunday.
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Jerry Chartrand of Elgin leads the way for the presentation of colors, during the City of Elgins Memory Ceremony at Civic Plaza in Elgin on Sunday.
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Several people found shade during the City of Elgins Memory Ceremony at Civic Plaza in Elgin on Sunday.
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Matt McCannon of Sugar Grove, left, and Mike Carter of Sugar Grove, right, fold the Flag of Honor, during the Sugar Grove American Legion Remembrance of 9/11 at Veterans Park in Sugar Grove on Sunday.
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The remembrance bell sits in front of a flag once flown at Ground Zero in NYC, during the Sugar Grove American Legion Remembrance of 9/11 at Veterans Park in Sugar Grove on Sunday.
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The Sugar Grove and Maple Park American Legion members pose with the Flag of Honor during the Sugar Grove American Legion Remembrance of 9/11 at Veterans Park in Sugar Grove on Sunday.
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Palatine firefighters Matt Niewinski, right, Bryan Maiden, and Bram Hornstein join other firefighters saluting the American flag during the 10th anniversary 9/11 memorial ceremony at the Palatine Firefighters Memorial Sunday.
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Palatine firefighter Jim Samack adjusts the large flag held up by the ladder trucks over Brockway Street during the 10th anniversary 9/11 memorial ceremony Sunday at the Palatine Firefighters Memorial.
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Ashlyn Maiden, 8, hags her father, Palatine firefighter Bryan Maiden, before the start of the 10th anniversary 9/11 memorial ceremony at the Palatine Firefighters Memorial Sunday.
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Schaumburg police officer Marco Alvarez salutes the American flag during the 10th Anniversary Remembrance of Events on September 11, 2001 Sunday at Veterans Gateway Park in Schaumburg.
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U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, right, and VFW Post 2202 auxiliary member Debbie Vasquez present a memorial wreath during the 10th Anniversary Remembrance of Events on September 11, 2001 Sunday at Veterans Gateway Park in Schaumburg.
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Debra Andrews of Schaumburg holds a picture of her friend David Aoyama, who was on the plane that went into the first tower of the World Trade Center, during the 10th Anniversary Remembrance of Events on September 11, 2001 Sunday at Veterans Gateway Park in Schaumburg.
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Prospect High School Honors Choir says the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag during the Remembrance Ceremony at Mt. Prospect Village Hall on Sunday.
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The Remembrance Ceremony at Mt. Prospect Village Hall on Sunday.
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State Representative David Harris, speaks to a crowd of over 100 at the Remembrance Ceremony after the bell ceremony at Mt. Prospect Village Hall on Sunday. Representative David Harris retired from the Army as a federally-recognized Major General in 2003 after 33 years of service.
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American flags are placed about for the Remembrance Ceremony at Mt. Prospect Village Hall on Sunday.
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Mt. Prospect Fire Chief John Malcolm swipes a tear after explaining the significance of the bagpiper during the Remembrance Ceremony at Mt. Prospect Village Hall on Sunday.
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An unidentified woman pauses while reading one of the names on the flags at Carpenter Park in Carpentersville Sunday, September 11, 2011.
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Chief John Schuldt, salutes the flag as it is raised, then lowered to half staff during the Carpentersville Fire Departments dedication of their firefighter and 9/11 memorial Sunday, September 11, 2011.
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It is a beautiful tribute remarked Barb Ebert of Algonquin as she paused while reading one of the names on the flags at Carpenter Park in Carpentersville Sunday, September 11, 2011.
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The Carpentersville Fire Departments dedication of their firefighter and 9/11 memorial Sunday, September 11, 2011.
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Five-year-old Caden Slader of St. Charles listens intently during the Carpentersville Fire Departments dedication of their firefighter and 9/11 memorial Sunday, September 11, 2011. Slader has an uncle that is a Carpentersville firefighter.
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Firefighter/paramedic Bryan Szymczak salutes the flag during the presentation of the colors at the Huntley Fire Protection Patriot Day Commemoration Ceremony, and Dedication Sunday, September 11, 2011, at station 4.
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Patsy Jo Kresal of Huntley reflects during a full minute of silence at the Huntley Fire Protection Patriot Day Commemoration Ceremony, and Dedication Sunday, September 11, 2011, at station 4.
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Chief James Saletta, addresses the crowd during the Huntley Fire Protection Patriot Day Commemoration Ceremony, and Dedication Sunday, September 11, 2011, at station 4.
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Retired Elgin firefighter and current Marengo firefighter, Commissioner Steve Berry sings the Star Spangled Banner at the Huntley Fire Protection Patriot Day Commemoration Ceremony, and Dedication Sunday, September 11, 2011, at station 4.
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Members of Anima Young Singers of Greater Chicago perform at the 10th annual DuPage Day of Service and Remembrance for 9/11 at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle on Sunday.
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Captain Pat Reynolds, far right, and other members of the Lisle/Woodridge Fire Department, take part in a moment of silence during the 10th annual DuPage Day of Service and Remembrance for 9/11 at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle on Sunday. The theme of the ceremony was Our Everyday Heroes.
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Left to right, are firefighter/paramedics, Neil Berkowitz, Eric Fitzpatrick and Commander Jame Slater as they present colors at the 10th annual DuPage Day of Service and Remembrance for 9/11 at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle on Sunday.
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Part of the Commander Dan Shanower Memorial in Naperville during a 9/11 ceremony on Sunday.
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Pat and Don Shanower take part in the wreath laying for their son Dan Shanower, along with Jim Kubinski, right, Naperville firefighter of the year, during a ceremony at the Commander Dan Shanower Memorial in Naperville on Sunday. Cmdr. Shanower died Sept. 11, 2001 at his post in the Pentagon.
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The Presenting Colors during a 9/11 ceremony at the Commander Dan Shanower Memorial in Naperville on Sunday.
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A large crowd gathers across the DuPage River for a 9/11 ceremony at the Commander Dan Shanower Memorial in Naperville on Sunday.
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Doves are released during a 9/11 ceremony at the Commander Dan Shanower Memorial in Naperville on Sunday.
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Senior Pastor Matt Woodford, left, questions Daniel Walisiak about his fiancé Susan, projected in the background, who died on 9/11 in the World Trade Center, during a 10th anniversary Remembrance Service for 9/11 sponsored by Springbrook Community Church at Fisher Middle School in Aurora on Sunday.
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News footage from 9/11 is shown during a 10th anniversary Remembrance Service sponsored by Springbrook Community Church at Fisher Middle School in Aurora on Sunday.
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Senior Pastor Matt Woodford, left, listens, as Daniel Walisiak talks about his fiancé Susan, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, during a 10th anniversary Remembrance Service for 9/11 sponsored by Springbrook Community Church at Fisher Middle School in Aurora on Sunday.
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Fire fighters Jeremy Lockwood, left, and Phil McGuire, stand in front of the piece of steel ready to move it to the final resting place during the Mundelein 9/11 ceremony Sunday afternoon
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Lt. Carl Lomastro, front, Brad Sashiko, left, and Marek Kokosinski, right, salute the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance at the Mundelein 9/11 ceremony Sunday afternoon.
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Schaumburg Fire Lt. John Schneidwind speaks at the “10 Years Later, We Remember” Sunday.
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Many in the crowd wiped tears as Hoffman Estates Fire Lt. Anthony Butler spoke about his work in New York days after 9/11 during the 10 Years Later, We Remember ceremony at Hoffman Estates Village Hall on Sunday.
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Hoffman Estates Fire Lt. Anthony Butler speaks at the “10 Years Later, We Remember” ceremony at Hoffman Estates Village Hall on Sunday.
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Brigadier General Gracus Dunn, U.S. Army, guest directed Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band during the Never Forget Commemoration at Buffalo Grove High School on Sunday.
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Buffalo Grove Fire Chief Terry Vavra, left to right, Brigadier General Gracus Dunn, U.S. Army, and Rev. Dr. Margaret Gramley during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner played by the Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band at the end of the Never Forget Commemoration at Buffalo Grove High School on Sunday. The commemoration was presented by the village of Buffalo Grove, the Buffalo Grove Arts Commission and Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band.
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Brigadier General Gracus Dunn, U.S. Army, wipes a tear after Wayne Messmer, center, narrated A Lincoln Portrait by Aaron Copland, as Rev. Dr. Margaret Gramley stands at left, during the Never Forget Commemoration at Buffalo Grove High School on Sunday. The commemoration was presented by the village of Buffalo Grove, the Buffalo Grove Arts Commission and Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band.
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Members of the Arlington Heights honor guard remove the colors at the end of the interfaith 9/11 ceremony in Arlington Heights Sunday afternoon.
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Rabbi Stephen Hart, from Temple Chai, ends the interfaith 9/11 ceremony with a prayer in Arlington Heights Sunday afternoon.
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