Articles filed under Terrorism
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Letter from Shanower's former bossSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - Almost everyone in Chicagoland has certainly heard of Navy Intelligence Cmdr. Dan Shanower. Undoubtedly, everyone admires his courage, devotion, dedication and contribut...
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All around the Fox Valley, 9/11 rememberedSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - Communities across the Fox Valley stopped Sunday to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001. In Elgin, the ceremony marked the latest in annual tributes that have been con...
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A day of reflection across AmericaSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Determined never to forget but perhaps ready to move on, the nation gently handed Sept. 11 over to history Sunday and etched its memory on a new generation. A...
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9/11/11 timeline: Scenes, recaps, flashbacksSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — As the nation and the world mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Associated Press journalists are tracking down the most salient detai...
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Grieving mom says letters inspired her to join Sept. 11 peace groupSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - Mari-Rae Sopper, who grew up in Inverness and was a star gymnast at Fremd High School, was on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The 35-year-old...
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10 years later: What we've learned in the aftermath of 9/11Sep 11, 2011 12:00 am - For the past 10 years, Elgin Fire Chief John Fahy has hung on to a 4-by-6 photo he found at ground zero. He picked the bruised, color picture of a smiling baby girl out ...
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‘Our enemy is real,’ Beamer’s father saysSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - Todd Beamer, a 32-year-old Wheaton College graduate, uttered the words, “Are you guys ready? Let’s roll,” just before he and other passengers fought for control of U...
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Father: Soldiers past and present are 'my heroes'saysSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - James Bray Stack of Arlington Heights was a child on Sept. 11, 2001, but he lost his life in the war that followed. Stack, 20, a lance corporal in the U.S. Marines, ...
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Still hope for a truly new normalSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - And so we have remembered. In Arlington Heights, we stood with The Children of Abraham Coalition under baby blue skies and spoke of tolerance and understanding. In Elgin...
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Pause for a minute of silence at noonSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The agency that owns the World Trade Center site is asking all Americans to participate in a moment of silence at noon Central time to remember the victims of...