Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
Chicago’s Black Fire Brigade honored the New York Black firefighters that died on September 11 at a ceremony at the Chicago fire station at 54th and Wabash.
NYC Fire Marshall John Coombs who was a firefighter at the time of the attack joined the ceremony in Washington Park.
Of the 343 firefighters who perished in the attack, 12 were African American.
In River Forest, a small lemonade-stand based fundraiser has grown into an event in which the whole block participates. The 9-11 LemonAid Kids Helping Kids event has raised more than half a million dollars for charity to date.
This year the money will be split between nonprofits Wonder Works Children’s Museum and Collaboration for Early Childhood. The LemonAid fundraiser goes until 7 p.m. and you can contribute for a few more weeks online at their website.
In Elmhurst, a 9/11 memorial was unveiled. The sculpture incorporates a rail from the World Trade Center.
