Fire trucks and engines from about 30 area fire departments participated in a silent parade from Hinsdale to Lisle Friday evening to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty and victims of fatal fires. | Kimberly Fornek—Sun-Times Media
Spectators stand at the corner of Washington Street and Chicago Avenue in Hinsdale to watch fire department engines and trucks roll soundlessly by in a parade honoring fallen firefighters and fire victims. | Kimberly Fornek—Sun-Times Media
A pair of firefighter jackets and helmets are placed on the street to symbolize firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty during a silent parade through Hinsdale Friday. | Kimberly Fornek—Sun-Times Media
An American flag hangs from aerial ladders crossed above the corner of Washington Street and Chicago Avenue where vehicles from about 30 fire departments pass. | Kimberly Fornek—Sun-Times Media
Spectators along Chicago Avenue in Hinsdale Friday evening watch fire department vehicles roll silently by in a parade headed to Trinity Lutheran Church in Lisle where a memorial service was held for victims of fires. | Kimberly Fornek—Sun-Times Media
HINSDALE — Their lights shone brightly in the dark, as a parade of fire department vehicles moved silently down Chicago Avenue Friday evening. The significance of the parade, which started in Hinsdale and continued west through Clarendon Hills, Westmont, Downers Grove and Lisle, was twofold, …