Articles filed under Terrorism
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'Rough edges' gone, but loss remains for Naperville Sept. 11 victim's motherSep 11, 2016 7:00 am - Fifteen years have passed since Pat Shanower's middle child was among nearly 3,000 others who perished in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Working his naval intelligence...
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9/11 now is a history lesson, not a memory, for today's high school studentsSep 11, 2016 7:00 am - Matthew Mosley has never known a world where he didn't have to take his shoes off at the airport or measure his liquids into 3-ounce containers to get on a plane. Meredi...
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Sister of Sept. 11 victim looks at life in 'positive framework'Sep 11, 2016 7:00 am - Virginia Lacy is still saddened by the loss of her older brother 15 years ago in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City, still not over the shock, still left fe...
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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...