Mobile Sept. 11 memorial comes to Aurora
Suburban residents got the chance this weekend to pay their respects to those who died in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as those involved in rescue efforts.
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum's free exhibit was open in Aurora this weekend, the only time the mobile display will be in Illinois.
The mobile display is part of an outreach effort to raise awareness of and funds for building a permanent tribute at Ground Zero in New York. It included photographs, artifacts, film and testimony by survivors.
Visitors also got the chance to sign a tall, white beam that will be part of the permanent memorial.
Aurora Fire Department Lt. Steve Kish, right, and firefighter Angelo Minneci browse the National September 11 Memorial and Museum exhibit.
Marcelle Bright | Staff Photographer
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