Chicago firefighters salute as elected officials and the public pay tribute at Navy Pier on Sept. 11, 2026, on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Chicago and surrounding communities remember the attacks of 9/11 on the 25-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2026.
A section of a World Trade Center beam from a traveling exhibit is displayed as Chicago firefighters, elected officials and the public pay tribute to 9/11 at Navy Pier on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Sept. 11, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)Taps is played as Chicago firefighters, elected officials and the public pay tribute to 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, at Navy Pier on Sept. 11, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)Chicago firefighters arrive to pay tribute to 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, at Navy Pier on Sept. 11, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)A Chicago Fire Department helicopter flies overhead as firefighters, elected officials and the public pay tribute to 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, at Navy Pier Sept. 11, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)People stand in silence during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Navy Pier on Sept. 11, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)A Chicago Fire Department helicopter flies overhead and fire department boats spray water during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Navy Pier, Sept. 11, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)United Airlines employee Pattie Ziarkowski reacts as the names of United employees lost on 9/11 are read, during a ceremony in Arlington Heights, Sept. 11, 2026. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)Members of the Aurora Police and Fire Departments’ Honor Guard salute during the national anthem at the city's ceremony commemorating 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2026. (Dominic Di Palermo/for the Aurora Beacon-News)Phil Brooks, of Park Ridge, takes photos of names written on the Wauconda Sept. 11 memorial on Sept. 11, 2026. The village held a remembrance ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)Chicago firefighters salute as they pay tribute to 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Navy Pier on Sept. 11, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)Attendees stand for the national anthem during Aurora’s ceremony commemorating 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2026, at the Aurora Police Department. (Dominic Di Palermo/for the Aurora Beacon-News)The Aurora Police and Fire Honor Guard stands during a ceremony commemorating 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, at Aurora Police Department on Sept. 11, 2026. (Dominic Di Palermo/for the Aurora Beacon-News)Chicago firefighters, elected officials and the public pay tribute to 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, at Navy Pier on Sept. 11, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)Flags are lowered to half staff at Navy Pier during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Sept. 11, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)Attendees of the Wauconda 9/11 remembrance ceremony bow their heads during a moment of prayer on Sept. 11, 2026. The village held its annual ceremony near the village hall. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)Elgin police Officer Lisandro Ramirez and the Elgin fire and police honor guard post the colors during a 25th anniversary 9/11 remembrance ceremony, Sept. 11, 2026. (Rick West/Daily Herald)A tear rolls down the cheek of United Airline employee Jennifer O’Brien as the names of United employees lost on 9/11 are read at a ceremony in Arlington Heights, Sept. 11, 2026. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)Brianna Akarsu, center, stands in Union Station’s Great Hall before packing food with several hundred other volunteers during the 9/11 day of service and remembrance in Chicago, Sept. 11, 2026. Thousands of meals were packed for the Chicago Food Depository by individual and corporate volunteers. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
