Gordon Steinway of American Legion Post 57 plays taps at the 2019 Patriots’ Day Ceremony in Elgin. The 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony returns to the Civic Center Plaza Sunday, Sept. 11. (Rick West | Staff Photographer, 2019)
Several communities across the suburbs will observe the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with remembrance ceremonies.
Here’s a look at some of the events happening in the suburbs.
Carpentersville
The Carpentersville police and fire departments will be holding a remembrance ceremony at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the 9/11 memorial outside Fire Station 91, 213 Spring St., Carpentersville Fire Chief John-Paul Schilling said.
Among those scheduled to speak at Schilling, village police Chief Patrick Hoey, police department chaplain Phil Zilinski, who is part of Fox Valley Baptist Church in Dundee Township, and fire department chaplain Dexter Ball, senior pastor at Faithwalk Harvest Center in Carpentersville.
Elgin
The 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Civic Center Plaza, just behind city hall, 150 Dexter Court, downtown Elgin. The program will feature several speakers, and a performance by the Baptist Providence College Ensemble. Limited seating will be available. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held inside the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way. Visit www.cityofelgin.org.
Hoffman Estates
On Sunday, Sept. 11, join the mayor and village board for a Sept. 11 memorial service conducted by the Celebrations Commission and Veterans Commission. The Hoffman Estates 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at the Veterans’ Memorial in front of the Hoffman Estates Police Department, 411 W. Higgins Road. Visit hoffmanestates.org.
Lake Barrington
The Veterans of Lake Barrington Shores invites the community to a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Lake Barrington Shores Veterans Memorial Garden, 64 Old Barn Road. Visit www.lakebarrington.org.
Palatine
On Sunday, Sept. 11, the village of Palatine will be hosting a memorial ceremony to honor those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony will be held at the Palatine Firefighters Memorial at the corner of North Brockway and West Slade streets downtown. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and will last about 30 minutes.
Palatine Fire Department members and retirees will be marching to the memorial site from fire station 85 at 39 E. Colfax St. They will be accompanied by the Palatine Fire Department Honor Guard and the Palatine Police Department Honor Guard.
Members of the Palatine fire and police departments will lower the flag, place a wreath at the memorial, and perform a ceremonial ringing of the bell to signify a firefighter’s last call of duty. Visit www.palatine.il.us.
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