Ceremonies will take place all over the country to honor those killed in the 9/11 attacks fourteen years ago. Winnebago County is holding a special dedication at its newest memorial.
Two steel beams salvaged from the World Trade Center will be placed in the Winnebago County 9/11 Emergency Responders Memorial. The park-like memorial is a work in progress and sits next to the County Justice Center in Rockford. It’s expected to be completed in time for next year’s 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Ceremonies beginning at 11:30 will honor the 3000 people who died in the attacks on New York, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania. Retired Rockford police chaplain William Wentink will preside. The memorial is also being created to remember local firefighters, police officers, and medical workers who died while doing their jobs -- from Sheriff John Taylor in 1856 to the nurses and pilot who died in the REACT helicopter crash in 2012.
