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9/11 memorial events in the Chicago area mark 23 years since the attacks

9/11 memorial events in the Chicago area mark 23 years since the attacks
9/11 memorial events in the Chicago area mark 23 years since the attacks 00:56

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicagoans are remembering those killed in the September 11th terror attacks 23 years ago.

The Chicago Fire Department is paying tribute with a moment of silence at 7:46 a.m. CT. 

In the western suburbs, the St. Charles Fire Department will remember fallen first responders. They will hold a remembrance ceremony at 7:30 a.m. at the fire department memorial monument.

It will include a moment of silence, wreath laying, and a 21-gun salute.

The City of Naperville will honor those killed in the attacks, including Naperville native, Commander Dan Shanower. He was a Navy officer who died in the attack on the Pentagon.

The city's remembrance event starts at 6 p.m. at the Shanower Memorial, along the riverwalk.

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