AURORA
– A Day of Remembrance starts at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday at Millennium Plaza, 21 S. Stolp Ave., with patriotic music, ringing of bells by Aurora Fire Department members, a Police Department gun salute and the sounding of taps. A 12:15 p.m. candlelighting will be followed by a prayer walk around the YMCA flagpole. A free concert will be held at 6 p.m. at the Paramount Arts Centre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. Tickets are required. Call 630-844-3640
– A Hindu prayer service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Sri Venkateswara Swami Balaji Temple, 1145 W. Sullivan Rd.
– An outdoor candlelight prayer vigil around a peace pole will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fourth Street United Methodist Church, 551 S. 4th St.
BARTLETT
– Community churches will ring their bells at 8:45, 9:03, 9:43, 10 a.m. and noon Wednesday. At 7 p.m. presentations will be made outside Village Hall, followed by a candlelight walk to the Bartlett Park Gazebo for a performance of patriotic music.
BATAVIA
– Angelo Valdez will speak at Fox Valley Christian Church’s Remember and Hope Service at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Batavia High School, 1200 W. Wilson St.
BLOOMINGDALE
– Masses will be said at 7 and 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in St. Isidore Catholic Church, 427 W. Army Trail Rd., with exposition of the blessed sacrament until 7 p.m.
BOLINGBROOK
– A service of remembrance and a candlelight vigil walk will begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday from Friendship United Methodist Church, 305 E. Boughton Rd. There will be a stop at Fire Station 3 for a prayer service, and the walk will conclude at New Life Lutheran Church, 249 S. Bolingbrook Drive.
BURR RIDGE
– Observance of Sept. 11 will include a 9 a.m. morning Eucharist and a 6 p.m. community service in St. Helena’s Episcopal Church, 7600 Wolf Rd.
CAROL STREAM
– The bells at Lutheran Church of the Master, 580 Kuhn Rd., will toll at 7:45, 8:03, 8:45 and 9:10 a.m. Wednesday. At a 7 p.m. observance in Town Center, a service of reflection, prayer and music will be held.
CHICAGO
– Visitors may contribute to photographs and written sentiments on display in the Sept. 11 Photo Project on the 1st floor of the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St. The exhibit continues through Sept. 21.
– Pinwheels and panels may be adorned with thoughts about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks through Tuesday in the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive. Admission will be free Wednesday.
– All proceeds from the Terra Museum of American Art’s suggested donation this week will be given to the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, an arts group that had been housed in the World Trade Center. The museum is at 664 N. Michigan Ave.
– The American Friends Service Committee will lead a forum, “On the Need for a Moral Voice Against War,” and a candlelight vigil at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn St.
– Panelists will discuss race, civil liberties and the war on terrorism in a public forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Egan Urban Center, Room 9102, 243 S. Wabash Ave.
– Newton Minow leads a panel discussion co-sponsored by the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations on “The Message of Freedom” at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Chicago Historical Society, 1601 N. Clark St. For reservations call 312-799-2002.
– Admission will be free all day Wednesday to musical and participatory events starting at 9:30 a.m. in the “Day of Remembrance” at the Chicago Historical Society, 1601 N. Clark St. At 7 p.m. a roundtable discussion on how to memorialize the Sept. 11 tragedy will be led by historian Ed Linenthal. For reservations call 312-799-2002.
– Religious leaders from the Chicago area will join to talk about strife and conflict in society at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Chicago Historical Society, 1601 N. Clark St. For reservations call 312-799-2002.
– A bugler will sound taps at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday in the Daley Center, Dearborn and Washington Streets.
– Admission will be free (excluding special exhibits) all day Wednesday at the Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, and John G. Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive.
– Artwork by Chicago-area youths, including those in Gallery 37’s downtown program, will be on display from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day starting Wednesday in the exhibit “Youth Respond to 9/11” in CenterSpace Gallery, 66 E. Randolph St., 5th Floor. The show lasts through Nov. 30.
– The Chicago Fire Department will dedicate the Fallen Firefighters and Paramedics Memorial Park at 10 a.m. Wednesday south of McCormick Place East, 23rd Street and South Lake Shore Drive.
– Religious and civic leaders and performers lead the City of Chicago’s official memorial ceremony, beginning at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday in Daley Plaza, Dearborn and Washington Streets. Att noon there will be a three-minute silence and then the sound of bells, chants and songs in Chicago houses of worship.
– Neighborhood residents unveil a memorial to fallen firefighters and emergency personnel at noon Monday at West Roscoe Street and North Elaine Place.
– An open discussion on the implications of the Sept. 11 attacks will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Roosevelt University, Auditorium Building, 2nd Floor, 430 S. Michigan Ave.
– Counselors will be on hand for those who want to talk from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday in Jewish Family and Community Service’s administration office, 1 S. Franklin St., and from 3 to 5 p.m. in Jewish Family and Community Service, 2710 W. Devon Ave. Call 312-357-4620.
CLARENDON HILLS
– An ecumenical service of remembrance, including congregations from Community Presbyterian, Christ Lutheran, Holy Nativity Episcopal, Notre Dame Catholic and Christian Church of Clarendon Hills, will be held by candlelight at 7 p.m. Wednesday on the south lawn of Community Presbyterian Church, 39 N. Prospect Ave.
DEKALB
– New York Fire Department Battalion Chief Richard Picciotto, a survivor of the World Trade Center collapse and author of the book “Last Man Down,” will recount the events of Sept. 11 and how his life has changed in a presentation at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom, Holmes Student Center, Northern Illinois University. Admission is free. Call 815-753-1580.
DOWNERS GROVE
– The public library will hold a remembrance concert of American music performed by singer Donna Novak at 2 p.m. Sunday in its meeting room, 1050 Curtiss St.
– A service of remembrance, “United as a Nation, United as a Community,” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Downers Grove North High School auditorium, 4436 Main St.
DUPAGE COUNTY
– The county Forest Preserve District will dedicate Heroes Grove at Danada Forest Preserve in Wheaton at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 17. A memorial rock will be dedicated in memory of the Sept. 11 attacks and to honor local heroes.
– County officials will dedicate the new Police and Firefighters Memorial at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the DuPage County Complex, next to the Veterans Memorial, County Farm and Manchester Roads, Wheaton.
ELMHURST
– Two members from the Fire and Police Departments will form an honor guard mustering at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday for a service at City Hall. At 7 p.m. a community gathering will take place in the Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel auditorium at Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Ave. Music will be provided by an Elmhurst College choral ensemble.
GLEN ELLYN
– A Commuters Consolation Service will be held from 6 to 9 a.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church of Glen Ellyn, Duane and Forest Streets. At 8 a.m. bells of consolation will ring, and at 7:30 p.m. a service of remembrance will be held.
– A brief prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Southminster Presbyterian Church, 680 S. Park Blvd.
HINSDALE
– Union Church of Hinsdale will conduct services of remembrance at 8:30 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel, 137 S. Garfield Ave.
LISLE
– DuPage County will hold DuPage Remembers and Gives: A Day of Volunteerism on Wednesday in cooperation with the Morton Arboretum. An inspirational rally will be held from 11 a.m. to noon in the arboretum, 4100 Illinois Highway 53. A public tree planting will be held at noon in remembrance of the heroes and victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Volunteers will then go to local non-profit organizations to perform their service activities for the rest of the afternoon. Admission to the arboretum will be free.
– Benedictine University and the Humanitarian Service Project will conduct a community collection drive to benefit needy seniors and children in DuPage County from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday on the lawn of the university’s Dan and Ada Rice Center, 5700 College Ave. There also will be a prayer chain from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
LOMBARD
– Commemorations of Sept. 11 will be held at both fire stations, 50 E. St. Charles Rd. and 2020 S. Highland Ave., with a flag ceremony and a bell ceremony at 9:05 a.m Wednesday. The public may visit the stations throughout the day. The village will hold a silent parade at 7:30 p.m. from both north and south Main Street. A candlelight Community Remembrance Service will be held following the parade in Lilacia Park.
– Christ the King Catholic Church, 1501 S. Main St., will hold a service in remembrance of those killed on Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
NAPERVILLE
– DuPage Peace through Justice Coalition will hold a peace vigil from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the Dandelion Fountain, at Webster Street and Jackson Avenue, moving along the Riverwalk
– A groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday for a memorial to those who were killed on Sept. 11. The ceremony, including a moment of silence at 8:37 a.m., will take place on the northeast corner of the Municipal Center, adjacent to the site of the memorial. Relics from the Pentagon and World Trade Center that will be incorporated into a sculpture will be on display.
– St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, 2220 Lisson Rd., will celebrate a vigil mass at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
– “Remembrance, Healing, and Hope,” a program featuring representatives from various faiths, will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Millennium Carillon, on Aurora Avenue, a quarter-mile west of Washington Street, on the Riverwalk.
– The public may participate in a blood drive from 3 to 7:30 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Rd. A multimedia experience, consisting of prayer, dramatization, music, liturgical dance and video, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the church.
– An ecumenical Community Celebration of Hope will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Christian School, 1155 Aurora Ave. Sponsoring churches include Calvary Church, Community Christian Church, Crossroads Community Church, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Holy Spirit Catholic Community, Naperville Bible Church, Naperville Presbyterian Church, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, and Wheatland-Salem United Methodist Church.
– The Islamic Center of Naperville, United Methodist Church of Geneva, Naperville Bible Church and Grace United Methodist Church of Naperville, will host a commemorative service for all faiths from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 14 in the Islamic Center of Naperville, 450 Olesen Drive.
NORTH AURORA
– A community observance of patriotic and reflective music, spoken words and a brief video prepared by Campus Crusade will be included in the 7 p.m. Wednesday commemoration of Sept. 11 at Union Church, 405 W. State St.
OAK BROOK
– The village will hold a memorial service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Village Commons, 1200 Oak Brook Rd. Senior pastors at two Oak Brook churches will give benedictions, patriotic music will be played and a salute will be given by the Fire and Police Departments.
ROSELLE
– The public library and the village will offer a program honoring local heroes at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the library, 40 S. Park St. Members of the Fire and Police Departments will tell personal stories of courage, hope and bravery.
ST. CHARLES
– School District 303 will host an hour of activities honoring those killed in the terrorist attacks. The tribute begins at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at Thompson Middle School, 705 W Main St.
VILLA PARK
– An interfaith service led by the Council of Islamic Organizations will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Islamic Foundation, 300 W. Highridge Rd.
WEST CHICAGO
– Boy Scout Troop 615 will distribute 5,000 flags beginning at 5 a.m. Saturday throughout the city parkways to remind the community of Sept. 11.
– A memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the fire station at 200 Fremont St. At 6:30 p.m. a brief ceremony will take place at West Chicago Community High School, 326 Joliet St., followed by a community candlelight procession to the Police and Fire Departments and the Oakwood cemetery.
WESTMONT
– First United Methodist Church, 40 N. Lincoln St., will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday for anyone who wants to stop in to pray or talk. Pastor Ron Greene will offer a prayer service for all faiths from 7 to 7:30 p.m
WHEATON
– Tony Campolo, president of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, and Gary Bauer, president of American Values, will debate the question “What is a Christian’s Patriotic Duty After 9/11?” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Edman Memorial Chapel, Washington and Franklin Streets. Call 630-752-5886.
– Wheaton Bible Church, Main and Franklin Streets, will offer a service of prayer and hope at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
