The Top 5 Stories from Sept. 10-15

1. Remembering 9/11

Throughout Darien, residents honored the memory of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Tom Jones, a long time Darien resident, told the story of how he at the and fire protection districts’ ceremonies. DarienFest shut down the rides and games for a to the 10th anniversary of the attacks. students and staff in front of the school. A local Muslim-American woman whose brother is on the landscape team for the Sept. 11 memorial at Ground Zero . And this year’s eighth-graders, including one girl whose grandfather helped design the World Trade Center, are the first who are .

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District 86 Superintendent Nicholas Wahl wrote in a memo that the district will begin a two-year review process that could result in withdrawing from the LaGrange Area Department of Special Education. At the root of the decision is federal funding.

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An herbicide being applied to a courtyard near the science wing at Hinsdale South High School sickened six people Thursday morning, including three students. Although the students were in good condition, Tri-State Fire Chief Michelle Gibson said they were sent to the hospital as a precaution.

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Smoke from the 100,000-acre Pagami Creek Fire in Minnesota drifted into the Chicago area Tuesday, creating hazy conditions and on Wednesday morning.

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Thousands descended on for of , plus one moment of . People were on their best behavior, too: Darien police reported only involving teenagers.