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Remembering 9/11: Coverage Central

Find information on ceremonies going on this weekend and links to all of the 10 Years Later stories featured on the site.

Woodridge VFW Post 1578 asks all residents to fly an American flag on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary.

Stories of how 9/11 changed us

  • A video from the Darien-Woodridge Fire District anniversary ceremony Sunday.
  • The son of a Woodridge police officer shares how turning 10 on Sept. 11, 2001 changed his life.
  • The mother of two servicemen and a Downers Grove North High School band director share how Sept. 11 changed them.
  • Chuck Wehrli was mobilized to respond to the terrorist attack in New York City. He shares thoughts about his experience and the positive things that have come out of that day of terror.
  • The Big Project: Rebuilding After 9/11: A local Muslim-American woman, whose brother is a landscape architect working on the 9/11 Memorial Park, shares her thoughts on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11.

Local 9/11 Ceremonies

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There will be another ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Sunday on the main stage. The ceremony will include Darien VFW Post 2838 and the DuPage County-based, non-governmental Salute the Armed Forces organization, as well as a moment of silence.

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