September 11, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago-area ceremonies mark 25 years since 9/11 attacks.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/remembering-911-chicago-area-ceremonies-mark-25-years-attacks-september-11-2001/19818873/
— 9/11 ceremony live updates: Families gather at WTC, Pentagon, Shanksville to mark 25 years.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/911-25th-anniversary-ceremony-updates-families-gather-world-trade-center-pentagon-shanksville-pennsylvania/19811366/
— Illinois Democrats, Republicans using high-profile events to draw contrasts between parties.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-democrats-republicans-using-high-profile-events-like-navy-pier-gala-texas-convention-draw-contrasts-between-parties/19817799/

NBC5
— Mexican Independence Day festivities expected to draw crowds, close streets in Chicago.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mexican-independence-day-festivities-expected-to-draw-crowds-shut-down-streets-in-chicago/3987917/
— Nearly 2,000 volunteers filled Chicago’s Union Station Friday for an annual day of service, helping turn day of grief into a day to do good. The September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance started as a grassroots effort in 2002. It became federal law in 2009.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/heart-work-thousands-of-volunteers-take-part-in-day-of-service-on-9-11-anniversary/3987919/

WGN9
— Wheaton holds 9/11 memorial to honor local victims, heroes.
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/wheaton-holds-9-11-memorial-to-honor-local-victims-heroes/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton held a memorial Friday to honor residents who perished during and after the Sept. 11 attacks. The names of former Wheaton residents killed in the World Trade Center and United Airlines Flight 93 were read aloud. “We honor and remember Susan Sauer, Mark Schurmeier, Todd Beamer,” said David Iglesias. Todd Beamer led a group of flight attendants and passengers in an attempt to take control of United Airlines Flight 93’s cockpit from four hijackers. Believed to be headed toward Washington D.C, the plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. “Our fire department does honor Todd Beamer with some of his last words on Flight 93 with one of our station mottos of, ‘Let’s roll,’” Wheaton Fire Department Chief Robert Brill said. After the attacks, five Wheaton residents in the armed forces made the ultimate sacrifice. “United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Nicholas Larson, United States Army Captain Kevin Landeck, United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Miller, United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Kevin Oratowski and United States Army Specialist Samuel Watts,” Mayor Phillip Suess read. Wheaton’s police chief says that of the roughly 70 officers on the force today, many were not even alive 25 years ago. He says only four of them were serving on 9/11/2001.)
— Chicago volunteers aim to pack 200,000 meals to mark 9/11 anniversary.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-volunteers-aim-to-pack-200000-meals-to-mark-9-11-anniversary/amp/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/chicago-volunteers-aim-pack-200-185847379.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Friday’s event will benefit families right here in the city. The meals will head to the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help Chicagoans facing hunger. Organizers emphasized that unity and service are among the best ways to honor the heroes and victims of 9/11.)

WBEZ
— Chicago Fire Department commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Firefighters and dignitaries gathered Friday morning at Navy Pier on the anniversary of the attacks. Some attendees went to New York City in 2001 to help firefighters there search through the rubble of the World Trade Center towers.
https://www.wbez.org/public-safety/2026/09/11/chicago-fire-department-commemorates-25th-anniversary-sept-11-terrorist-attacks

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As 9/11 recedes in memory, we must cling to that which remains.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/11/editorial-as-9-11-recedes-in-memory-we-must-cling-to-that-which-remains/
— We must teach young generations about why Sept. 11 matters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/11/opinion-september-11-lessons-next-generation/
— Dozens gather in Lemont to remember Charlie Kirk, visit first Turning Point USA office.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/11/lemont-remember-charie-kirk-turning-point/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois alerts more than 700,000 people they will or could lose public health insurance. The state has mailed letters to thousands of Medicaid enrollees with low incomes or a disability. They could lose coverage as soon as Oct. 1 due to legislation that President Donald Trump signed into law last year.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/09/11/illinois-alerts-more-than-700-000-they-will-or-could-lose-medicaid-public-health-insurance
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/09/11/ice-shooting-silverio-villegas-gonzalez-chicago-franklin-park

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-593/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Remembering who attacked us on 9/11 and why. We must teach history — and vigilance.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/10/remembering-who-attacked-us-911/
— Mexican-flag protester interrupts J.D. Vance’s speech at Republican midterm convention.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/10/flag-wielding-protester-interrupts-jd-vances-speech-republican/
— Why Charlie Kirk is the hero America needed.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/11/charlie-kirk-hero-america-needed/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— After 9/11, we protected Muslims. After Oct. 7, elite colleges betrayed Jews.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4718009/ivy-league-antisemitism-double-standard-911-oct-7/

NEW YORK POST
— The post-9/11 Global War on Terrorism won — by keeping our homeland safe.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/11/opinion/the-post-9-11-global-war-on-terrorism-won-by-keeping-our-homeland-safe/

PATRIOT POST
— How Democrats Remember 9/11.
https://patriotpost.us/videos/1000923-how-democrats-remember-9-11

TOWNHALL
— A Reporter Went Undercover at the Chicago Socialists Conference. Here’s What He Saw.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/11/inside-the-chicago-socialists-conference-n2682831

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

WASHINGTON POST
— This issue is splitting the Catholic Church. Bishops and laity are drifting apart over immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/11/catholic-church-needs-more-nuanced-approach-migration/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Mamdani attends 9/11 memorial, meets former Mayor Giuliani, VP Vance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkbTnYFTkzI
— ‘We’ll fully ban Sharia law in Texas…’: Gov. Greg Abbott delivers fiery message from RNC stage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX8rnc4U7gI

MEAWW
— On 9/11, Trump’s DHS chief makes grim prediction about America’s next attack. Homeland Security Secretary Mullin warned another attack was a matter of ‘when’, citing sanctuary cities as a homeland security risk.
https://news.meaww.com/on-9-11-trumps-dhs-chief-makes-grim-prediction-about-americas-next-attack

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