Chicago Fire Department remembers victims of September 11 attacks at Near North Side ceremony

CHICAGO (WLS) — The Chicago space is remembering one of many worst moments in fashionable American historical past. Sunday marked 21 years because the Sept. 11 terror assaults.

Practically 3,000 folks had been killed within the assaults on the World Commerce Middle, Pentagon and when a airplane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

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Remembrances had been deliberate nationwide, together with one by the Chicago Fireplace Division. Even because the rain fell, dozens of first responders had been joined by metropolis and state leaders for a second of silence.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had been among the many many in attendance.

CFD draped a flag on West Illinois Avenue to honor those that misplaced their lives that tragic day.

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Now, 21 years later, native officers stated it is vital to always remember the lives misplaced on 9/11.

“It was our first responders, police, fireman and even our flight crews on the airplanes,” stated fifteenth Ward Alderman Raymond Lopez. “As we have seen the narrative shift towards our first responders, we should keep in mind they’re the true heroes amongst us.”