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Highland Park police and firefighters were in the 2022 July 4th parade when they found themselves under fire and responding to a mass shooting.
The city of Highland Park is now less than a month away from marking one-year since the parade shooting that took the lives of seven, and left dozens of others injured.
At the start of Wednesday evening’s ceremony, a moment of silence was held for the two Chicago firefighters who died in the line of duty in two separate incidents this week. Lt. Jan Tchoryk, 55, died while battling a fire at a Gold Coast high-rise Wednesday morning, and Firefighter Jermaine Pelt, 49, died Tuesday while fighting a fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.
In recognition of the 21st anniversary of 9/11, Highland Park leaders and students honored security and safety officials as part of nationwide ceremonies organized by Jewish National Fund-USA.
Congressman Brad Schneider honored first responders and leaders Monday evening for their involvement in the Highland Park Fourth of July mass shooting response, calling them "incredible public servants."