9-11 Attacks

Illinois State University’s Center for Civic Engagement on Saturday hosted Redbirds Remember, a day of service in memory of 9/11, including a ceremony and volunteer work.

History teachers at Normal West High School taught the facts and lessons of 9/11 to students Friday during the 25th anniversary.

The City of Bloomington Thursday night commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City with a brief ceremony punctuated by lighting the Downtown Ring in patriotic colors.

Central Illinois residents who happen to have Sept. 11 birthdays said since the terrorist attacks in 2001, they've learned to navigate the date's historic significance and their own milestones. That's especially true for Bloomington resident Carley Hundman Rugaard, born the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, at St. Joseph Medical Center.

As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, Bloomington-Normal literary enthusiasts are also marking 25 years of David Foster Wallace's essay, The View From Mrs. Thompson's.

Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, forever known for whispering to President George W. Bush in a Florida classroom on the morning of 9/11, says the famous image stands as a call to honor the lives lost that day.

The American Legion Post 635 Honor Guard in Normal hosted a remembrance for several dozen spectators outside the McLean County Museum of History in downtown Bloomington on Wednesday morning, marking 23 years since the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and rural Pennsylvania.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks is being remembered with a variety of events. Many of them, such as the Firefighters Memorial Ceremony on Saturday at Miller Park, were solemn affairs.

Two decades after the 9/11 attacks on American soil, the Twin City community came together on Saturday for the 2021 Red, White and Blue Rally to honor lost that day, and to recognize military veterans and first responders who have kept the country safe since then.

Many Illinois State University students were too young or not born yet during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. These young adults only came to know about the attacks through education and societal influence. It's the second generation to feel trauma from 9/11.