CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago-area first responders gathered Saturday morning to remember the men and women who did not return home following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Hundreds of participants tested their stamina during the inaugural Tunnel to Towers Tower Climb Chicago.
First responders, military veterans and community members assembled at 150 North Riverside Plaza to climb 50 floors in tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice on Sept. 11, 2001.
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The event’s first year in Chicago honors the 343 New York City firefighters, along with police officers and paramedics, who ran toward danger during the attacks 25 years ago.
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