Ceremonies will be held in New York City, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The cookies, dubbed Patch Pals, will only be sold online.
A simple chalkboard has become a powerful piece of history. See how firefighters and conservators are working to preserve the names of colleagues lost on Sept. 11.
Dozens of students walked out from Lincoln-Way East High School Wednesday.
As Mexican Independence Day approaches, merchants along 26th Street are hoping for stronger sales than last year, when Operation Midway Blitz brought a large immigration enforcement presence to Chicago and surrounding suburbs.
A field of 2,977 flags, one for every first responder and civilian killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, is on display in Oak Brook as families, volunteers and visitors gather to remember the victims and their stories.