Articles filed under Terrorism
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Suburban firefighters recall time volunteering at ground zeroSep 11, 2016 7:00 am - Nothing could prepare them for the unthinkable. Not the images on television nor the counseling of a fire department chaplain. But they felt the adrenaline kick in as ...
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Ex-Naperville fire captain to reflect on deployment to New YorkSep 11, 2016 7:00 am - Chuck Wehrli kept close watch on the workers navigating the maze of steel beams. The Naperville Fire Department captain served as their eyes and ears, making sure they d...
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Naperville 9/11 ceremony emphasizes 'freedom isn't free'Sep 11, 2016 1:00 am - The world has changed dramatically in the 15 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but Tom Shanower's memories of his younger brother, Cmdr. Dan Shanower, will for...
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Palatine ceremony remembers Sept. 11Sep 11, 2016 1:00 am - Matt Jamesson was a student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard on Sept. 11, 2001. He remembers picking up his friends and driving to school on a late arrival day. W...
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Editorial: 15 years after September 11 attacksSep 10, 2016 2:00 pm - Fifteen years, the blink of an eye. As Daily Herald Staff Writer Melissa Silverberg describes today in her Page 1 report, September 11 is arms-length history to the gene...
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FDNY memorial held at St. Patrick's to mark 9/11 anniversarySep 10, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The 343 firefighters who died 15 years ago in the Sept. 11 attacks were honored Saturday at a St. Patrick's Cathedral memorial service for acts of herois...
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On 9/11 anniversary, Obama hails 'true spirit of 9/11'Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hailing the values and resilience that he says both define and sustains Americans, President Barack Obama on Saturday honored the nearly 3,000 souls th...
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9/11 inspired a new generation of firefighters in the suburbsSep 09, 2016 11:00 pm - On Sept. 11, 2001, Lloyd Miller was an out-of-shape 27-year-old struggling to start a career in broadcast or film and working temp jobs to make ends meet. But as he watc...
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Correction: Sept 11-Ground Zero Flag storySep 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Sept. 8 about a flag being exhibited at the National Sept. 11 Museum, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a photo of the flag being...
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Texas mattress company apologizes for 'tasteless' 9/11 adSep 09, 2016 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - The owner of mattress company in Texas has apologized for a "tasteless" advertisement promoting a 9/11 anniversary sale featuring a woman screaming as two...