LOCAL SEPTEMBER 11TH COVERAGE
9/11: First came the horror
NEIL STEINBERG: On a fine Tuesday morning, out of a clear blue September sky, came crashing planes, burning buildings, tumbling bodies — it hardly needs Read More
A 9/11 survivor’s perspective: ‘I’ve already had the worst day’
On Sept. 11, 2001, Mike Dunn was a 29-year-old consultant with Chicago-based Keane Consulting Group preparing for a meeting on the 92nd Floor of the Read More
Police chief McCarthy reflects on 9/11 -- day he lost several friends
On Sept. 11, 2001, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy was in the shadow of the twin towers when they collapsed and on the front line Read More
More September 11th Coverage
Wilmette resident’s 9/11 stops make for trip of a lifetime
Anyone about to travel more than 500 miles by bicycle is in for an unforgettable adventure, but not as unforgettable as the one Rob Paddor is about to take. The owner of Evanston Subaru in Skokie, who has never traveled such long distances by bicycle …
Audio files reveal 9/11 confusion, horror faced by air traffic controllers
NEW YORK — Newly posted audio files depict the horror of 9/11 unfolding from the perspective of air traffic controllers.
Coaches recall the night football games didn’t mean so much
Football is not a game for holding your opponent’s hand. One time it happened for Morton coach Roy Richards, though. It’s a night he’ll never forget. It’s a night that hasn’t slipped from the mind of any football coach in the area that was coaching …
Sept. 11 artifact unveiling to kick off HopeFest at Maine East
A ceremony unveiling a six-foot tall, 200-pound steel beam from the World Trade Center, now belonging to the Park Ridge Fire Department, will kick off an event recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The ceremony will be at 7:30 a.m. Sept. …
Tinley Park to get steel beam from World Trade Center
A piece of American history — a steel beam from the World Trade Center — is coming to Tinley Park. The village is getting a 6-foot-long beam that weighs 1,008 pounds from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Fire Chief Ken Dunn …
9/11 books challenge us to relive fateful day
It is difficult to recommend books about 9/11. Most adults in America saw it unfold from their living rooms. And news cycles for weeks and months to come kept it vivid in our minds. To read any more about it in book form is to rip open old wounds. On the other hand, it’s an event that will never be — and shouldn’t be — forgotten.
American Muslim experience teams with football in Glenview man’s documentary
Terrorists. Outsiders. Un-American. Ten years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Muslims continue to be disparaged and vilified by some as suspicious and dangerous intruders. Sports marketing veteran Rashid Ghazi hopes his documentary — which weaves the American Muslim experience with the excitement and drama of …
Area events in honor of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001
Communities throughout Will and Grundy counties will be joining their counterparts throughout the Chicago area and the nation this weeked in holding ceremonies to commemorate the events of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. Here is a look at some of the special events planned throughout the area:
9/11 memorial events in Northwest Indiana
SEPTEMBER 9 Gary 10 a.m. Friday, ceremony on the steps of Gary City Hall, 401 Broadway, 881-1314. Valparaiso 9 a.m. Friday, Valparaiso Fire and Police Departments are having a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony by the First Responders Garden, Foundation Meadows Park, 3210 N. Campbell St. SEPTEMBER …
Residents recall the horror of 9/11
Libertyville resident Donna Johnson was talking on the phone with a colleague who worked at the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001 when the phone line suddenly went dead. It must be a bad connection, Johnson thought at first. But …
Joint musical program to mark Northbrook’s 9/11 anniversary
The Northbrook Symphony Orchestra and The New Traditions Chorus are coming together this weekend in a program to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
The Sept. 11 concert “From Sea to Shining Sea - Remembering Our Heroes, Celebrating …
Churches seek to remember, lift spirits on Sept. 11
West suburban churches are seeking to ease the somber 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks with a variety of programs and messages of hope for a better world. “There’s complexity. We’re walking a fine line on how our society has changed,” said the Rev. Addison …
9/11 drives new era of emergency cooperation
For emergency workers and first responders to catastrophes, the past 10 years can be summed up in one big word: interoperability. It might sound like a word a kid is given at a spelling bee, but to emergency personnel, it is the number one priority, …
Firefighters recall lighthearted moment with Marisa Tomei after 9/11
Days after the World Trade Center towers fell, a group of Chicago firefighters spending their days searching the rubble took a short break to sip a couple cold ones at a Manhattan tavern. A beautiful Hollywood starlet, Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei, approached. “She comes up and …
Sugar Grove man among 250,000 committed to Homeland Security
Mike Fagel of Sugar Grove, a national emergency management consultant, spent three months at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks. He tells of the enormity of the challenge faced by emergency crews who even had to create a new headquarters.
