Who doesn’t enjoy a big slice of pumpkin pie, or how about carving and decorating those pumpkins every October to celebrate Halloween? And where did those pumpkins come from? There’s…

Technology addiction is a growing problem in Illinois and the rest of the world. As more people become dependent on technology, negative impacts on mental and physical health are increasing….

Welcome to my September E-Newsletter. We’re back to crisp days, beautiful foliage, and warm memories in cold months as we welcome fall. Happy Fall!!  FIGHTING FOR YOU! Monthly Daily Journal…

All information from the National Breast Cancer Foundation This is some information from the National Breast Cancer Foundation, but there is much more valuable information to learn about breast cancer…

Today, we remember the horrific tragedy that happened 22 years ago this day at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and with the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. Below…

Regina Wilson joined the New York City Fire Department in 1999 as one of just seven black candidates and the only woman in a class of over 300. After she…

On September 11, 2001, Bill Barton was 70 years old and had served in the military as a firefighter, police chaplain, and disaster chaplain with the American Red Cross. He…

Artist and former FDNY Captain Brenda Berkman was off-duty on September 11th, but responded and arrived at the scene of the attacks just as the North Tower collapsed. She spent…

Filmmaker and advocate Bridget Gormley discusses with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum her father, Billy Gormley, who worked the rescue and recovery effort at Ground Zero who died in 2017…

EMT Elizabeth Cascio responded to both the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 9/11 attacks. She is also a cancer survivor and below are a compilation of her responses…