Articles filed under September 11
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Mt. Prospect 9/11 remembrance at 11 a.m. SundaySep 03, 2011 12:00 am - Ten years after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, citizens of Mount Prospect will come together in a commemoration ceremony to honor the victims who lost their lives on that...
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Grayslake Scouts to laud American heroes at ceremonySep 02, 2011 1:00 am - Local Cub Scouts, along with Grayslake and Hainesville village governments and other organizations, are combining to host what organizers are calling an American Heroes ...
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Oakbrook Center honors fallen 9/11 firefighterSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Following a Father's Day blaze in Queens, N.Y., that killed two firefighters in 2001, Lt. Kevin W. Donnelly had a premonition. The confident and cool New York City fire...
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Interfaith teens, adults will commemorate 9/11 with prayer serviceSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - In response to the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, the Children of Abraham Coalition — a suburban group of Muslim, Jewish and Christian teens and adult religious leaders —...
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Harper to commemorate 9/11 on Sept. 8Sep 01, 2011 12:00 am - The placement of 2,819 small American flags, one for each life lost on Sept. 11, 2001, is part of a remembrance at Harper College at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, in the...
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Suburban sculptor designs massive Sept. 11 tributeSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - He's sculpted Wayne Gretzky and Rosa Parks, elephants and globes. Yet, the massive new Sept. 11 tribute sculpture by renowned Crystal Lake artist Erik Blome proved to be...
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Where to find other Sept. 11 memorials in the suburbsSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - A 22-foot-tall sculpture by Erik Blome of Crystal Lake will be the centerpiece of Oak Lawn’s Sept. 11 memorial. Other towns also have memorials to remember the 2001 atta...
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Addison chamber’s flag program commemorates 9/11Aug 29, 2011 12:00 am - The terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001, that killed 3,000 Americans also brought an outpouring of patriotism and compassion in this country to comfort and help those whose...
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Pentagon Memorial a 'sobering' siteAug 28, 2011 5:45 am - ARLINGTON, Va. — The Pentagon Memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks is a contemplative spot. But it is not a quiet one. Highways surrounding the Pentagon rumbl...
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Flight 93 site attracts visitors to southwest PennsylvaniaAug 27, 2011 6:00 am - SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — In one sense, Shanksville is a tiny village far from major cities and cultural attractions. But the crash of Flight 93 in a field there on Sept. 11, 2...