Joliet presents flags in 9/11 remembrance
In Joliet flags and representatives stand at attention in memoriam at the Will County Courthouse Saturday, Sept. 11.
9/11 Memorial Service at Aurora University
More than 100 Aurora University students, staff members and alumni attend an annual 9/11 memorial Friday, Sept. 10, at the campus flag pole on the University Quadrangle.
Remembrance ceremony of September 11 attacks in Aurora
Six Aurora firefighters were deployed to New York City immediately following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. After a non-stop 16-hour drive to New York, they worked for four intense days on rescue and recovery efforts. They returned home, forever impacted by what they experienced. Two decades later, the
Oswego 9/11 Memorial 10 a.m. September 11
The Oswego Police Department and the Oswego Fire Protection District are inviting the public to attend a memorial Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. At 10 a.m., there will be a public event at the Oswego First Responder Memorial at the Oswego
Herschel Luckinbill remembered
• See Veterans’ Voice thevoice.us/tribute-fitting-memorial-to-herschel-luckinbill By Al Benson “Mr. Veteran” was remembered by fellow veterans and friends Thursday, Aug. 5. Ed Doepel of Yorkville, Aurora Police Department chaplain, recalled the late Herschel L. Luckinbill of Montgomery for his service to veterans and the community. Doepel, an Army veteran and Aurora
Wheaton Field of Honor
Visitors to the Wheaton Field of Honor in Seven Gables Park Thursday, July 1, in a tribute to fallen U.S. military personnel
Henry Pratt Company memorial in Aurora
The Aurora Historical Society display reflects a second-year memorial of the 2019 shooting at Henry Pratt Company in Aurora.
Shanower Memorial ceremony in Naperville meaningful
Observances are plentiful in life, some more meaningful, and some more rituals. Ceremonies for the September 11, 2001 tragedies always are among the meaningful. It is a natural, of course, because many live through it vicariously with written accounts and images everywhere. It has been nearly 20 years and events
Memorial tribute to man who fell from Leland Tower
A man makes an arrangement of candles and flowers Sunday at the intersection of Stolp Avenue and Galena Boulevard in downtown Aurora in a fitting memorial to a young man who fell out of a window of the Leland Tower to his death.
Remembering Sandra Bland in Naperville
Mourners gather on Rotary Hill in Naperville Monday, July 13 for a Vigil for Naperville native Sandra Bland.
Vehicle procession for late Greg Zanis of Aurora
A steady stream of vehicles Friday rolls through the driveway of the home of Greg Zanis, 69, of Aurora to pay tribute for his Crosses for Losses campaign-devotion of more than 20 years.
Memorial tribute to Army Specialist, Miguel Villalon at East Aurora High School
Olivia Guzman Villalon reflects Wednesday, Jan. 29, at a memorial ceremony at East Aurora High School for her son, Army Specialist Miguel Villalon, who died January 11 serving in Afghanistan.
Memorial service January 29 for Army Specialist Miguel Villalon
A memorial ceremony will be held next week in Aurora to honor the late United States Army Specialist Miguel Villalon. The ceremony, which will be presented by the city government of Aurora, in collaboration with East Aurora School District 131, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 at
