Articles filed under September 11
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Teaching 9/11: How teachers’ experiences inform lessons on a historic tragedy 25 years laterSep 10, 2026 5:17 pm - Walt Gola and Samantha Kochanski were both in the classroom that fateful Tuesday morning when terrorists flew planes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City 25 years ago. Their experiences that day helped shape their future careers as history teachers at South Elgin High School.
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Bringing it on home: Retired firefighter and auto shop owner restore vintage fire truck for New York fire companySep 09, 2026 4:33 pm - A retired Elgin firefighter and a Palatine auto repair shop owner have teamed up to restore the front of a New York fire company’s 1970s vintage truck.
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Hoffman Estates to host 25th anniversary 9/11 remembrance ceremonyAug 06, 2026 4:23 pm - The Hoffman Estates Veterans Memorial Commission invites the community to gather in reflection and unity on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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‘May the memory of sacrifice inspire us’: Suburban communities gather to honor lives lost on 9/11Sep 11, 2025 2:36 pm - Fire and police officials joined community members in Schaumburg, Wheaton and other suburban communities Thursday to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and honor the lives lost.
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Aurora Regional Fire Museum to host traveling 9/11 exhibitMay 30, 2025 11:18 am - The Aurora Regional Fire Museum will host the traveling exhibit “America United: The Days After 9/11,” beginning Tuesday, June 3.
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Traveling Sept. 11 museum arrives in RosemontMay 07, 2025 12:41 pm - A traveling museum showcasing artifacts from Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City is visiting Rosemont this weekend, with guided tours by firefighters who will tell their stories.
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‘They’ll tell their story’: Traveling Sept. 11 exhibit led by firefighters who were there comes to Arlington HeightsOct 05, 2024 10:11 am - Contained within an 83-foot tractor-trailer, a traveling museum of artifacts from ground zero on Sept. 11, 2001 regularly makes stops at state fairgrounds, community picnics and festivals throughout the country. But more often than not — like Monday and Tuesday at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights — the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit comes to schools.
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Suburbs gather to observe 23rd anniversary of Sept. 11 terrorist attacksSep 11, 2024 2:20 pm - Communities around the suburbs held events Wednesday to honor the the 2,977 people who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 and to reinforce the collective promise to never forget.
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9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zeroSep 11, 2024 9:31 am - NEW YORK — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced wit...
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Des Plaines to honor 9/11 victims, heroes with ceremonyAug 30, 2024 11:16 am - The Des Plaines police and fire departments will host a Patriot Day ceremony on Sept. 11 to honor the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
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