Images from suburban 9/11 memorials
Elgin mayor Ed Schock delivers some opening remarks as part of the Sept. 11 memorial service Friday.
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Moment of silence during the Patriot Day Ceremony at the Palatine Firefighters Memorial.
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Friday's 9/11 ceremony in Elburn.
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People gather to watch the presentation of colors during the Patriot Day Ceremony at the Palatine Firefighters Memorial.
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Veterans, firefighters and police personnel say the Pledge of Allegiance at the 9/11 memorial ceremony Friday in Mount Prospect.
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Soldiers in the US Army National Guard and former Stevenson High School students Brian Vaughn and Cody Vaughn of Prairie View are honored during a ceremony in remembrance of 9/11 in Lincolnshire Friday.
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John Raschke, of the Itasca Fire Department, prays along with other attendees during as the Itasca VFW hosts a 9/11 memorial service in Usher Park in downtown Itasca Friday.
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Elburn firefighter/EMT Brad Reese and fellow firefighters bow their heads in prayer while Chaplin John Dumke recites a prayer during the 9/11 memorial gathering in Elburn Friday.
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Students at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake observe moment of silence Friday morning in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks.
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Elburn resident and former Glenview firefighter Paul Wdowicki talks about his 9/11 memorial garden in his front yard. Members of the Elburn fire department gathered on his front lawn for a short ceremony to remember the day Friday.
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Two-year-old Brian Pigott, center, watches the ceremony as his Grandmother Alice Beine, left, sister Bonnie Pigott, and his mother Cheryl Pigott look on. The Itasca VFW hosts a 9/11 memorial service in Usher Park in downtown Itasca.
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Elgin police officer Jim Lalley plays Amazing Grace on the bagpipes during the City of Elgin's Sept. 11th memorial service Friday.
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Members of the rifle salute honor guard stand at attention during the Sept. 11 ceremony Friday morning in Elgin.
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The Itasca VFW hosts a 9/11 memorial service in Usher Park in downtown Itasca. Members of the Itasca Fire Department and Itasca Police Department attended along with a small group of citizens Friday.
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Palatine Deputy Fire Chief Scott Andersen, far right, reaffirms oath along with other firefighters during Patriot Day Ceremony at the Palatine Firefighters Memorial.
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Members of a student group called "Students Helping Soldiers" hold hands in front of the Quest for Peace sculpture at Stevenson High School Friday in remembrance of 9/11 in Lincolnshire.
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Firefighter/Paramedic Dale Stankiewicz places a wreath at the Palatine Firefighters Memorial during the Patriot Day Ceremony in Palatine.
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Firefighter/Paramedic Jeff Ricker rings a bell for fallen firefighters at the 9/11 memorial ceremony Friday in Mount Prospect.
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Elburn firefighters and EMTs gather in front of Paul Wdowicki's front yard garden 9/11 memorial garden at his Elburn home on Friday, September 11. Wdowicki, a former firefighter, created the memorial garden to honor the fallen and those who currently serve.
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Prairie Crossing Charter School students carry the American flag during a ceremony in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks Friday morning in Grayslake.
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Members of a student group called "Students Helping Soldiers" hold hands in front of the Quest for Peace sculpture at Stevenson High School Friday in remembrance of 9/11 in Lincolnshire.
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Bugler Johnny Vargas plays taps during a Sept. 11 memorial service Friday morning in Elgin.
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Stevenson High School staff member Ellen Rothfeld reads a memorial in the "Garden of Peace" during a ceremony in remembrance of 9/11 at Stevenson High School Friday morning in Lincolnshire.
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The 9/11 memorial garden in Paul Wdowicki's front yard.
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Students at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake drop off apples as they try to collect 2,998 apples which represent everyone who died or was presumed dead in the 9/11 attacks 8 years ago, Friday morning in Grayslake.
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Physical Education teacher Dino Moran and co-sponsor of "Students Helping Soldiers" says a few words during a ceremony in front of the Quest for Peace sculpture at Stevenson High School Friday in remembrance of 9/11.
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Elburn firefighter/EMTs Sam Barisich, left, and Chris Garon raise the second of two special 9/11 flags at Paul Wdowicki's front yard garden memorial on Friday, September 11.
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Mount Prospect Police Chief John Dahlberg speaks at the 9/11 memorial ceremony Friday in Mount Prospect.
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Mount Prospect Fire Chief Mike Figolah opens the 9/11 memorial ceremony Friday in Mount Prospect.
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Itasca Mayor Jeff Pruyn, center, places a wreath as the Itasca VFW hosts a 9/11 memorial service in Usher Park in downtown Itasca.
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Choir director Cindy Hall directs her students from the Northwest Baptist Academy as they perform as part of the Sept. 11 ceremony Friday morning in Elgin.
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The Itasca VFW leads a procession to begin the 9/11 memorial service in Usher Park in downtown Itasca Friday.
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Members of Elgin's police and fire departments, along with attendees of Friday's Sept. 11 service, bow their heads during the ceremony to honor those who lost their lives during the terror attacks eight years ago.
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Mayor Jim Schwantz bows his head in silence during the Patriot Day Ceremony at the Palatine Firefighters Memorial.
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