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Evanston Remembers 9/11

Community Gathers At Dawes Park To Commemorate 10th Anniversary of Attacks

City officials, the Fire and Police Departments, and numerous citizens gathered at Dawes Park on a beautiful Sunday morning to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

An artifact from the World Trade Center and a sculpture donated by artist Valerie Engel Shiff were unveiled during the ceremony.  Both pieces will be located in the vestibule of Evanston's Police Heaquarters.

Speakers for the event included Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, Commissioner Larry Suffredin, Senator Jeff Schoenberg, Fire Chief Greg Klaiber, and Chief of Police Richard Eddington.

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Evanston Fire Chaplain Jones stated in his invocation, "That day cost us a lot at so many levels, and that wound will always be a part of who we are, and we cannot bring those many back."

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