REGISTRATION OPEN FOR THE INAUGURAL TUNNEL TO TOWERS CHICAGO TOWER CLIMB ON SEPTEMBER 12TH
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS [July 29, 2026] – Registration is now open for the Tunnel to Towers Chicago Tower Climb 150 North Riverside Plaza on September 12th, at 8:00 AM.
The event will honor and celebrate Chicago-area first responders – firefighters, police, EMTs, and paramedics, as well as the military service members who serve, sacrifice, and protect us every day.
“Join us on September 12, as we remember the brave heroes who ran towards danger that fateful day, and of course, to also remember the countless victims who lost their lives on 9/11,” stated Chicago Tower Climb Volunteer Director Steve Linder. “By supporting Tunnel to Towers, we help them in their amazing goal of building smart homes for our most catastrophically wounded veterans, providing mortgage free homes for the surviving families of those killed in the line of duty, and connecting our homeless veterans to support services and a new beginning.”
The Tunnel to Towers Run, Walk & Climb Series was created to honor the heroic life and death of Stephen Siller, a New York City firefighter (FDNY) who lost his life on September 11, 2001, after strapping on 60 pounds of gear and running through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the World Trade Center.
The Chicago Tower Climb is one of over 100 events in a national series of 5Ks and Climbs held across the United States to support of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Proceeds from this event help provide mortgage-free homes to fallen first responder and Gold Star families, as well as Smart Homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders.
This year, in tribute to the 343 FDNY Firefighters lost on 9/11, the Foundation is delivering 343 mortgage-free homes to America’s heroes and the families they have left behind.
Honor the memory of Stephen Siller and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice by joining us at the upcoming Chicago Tower Climb.
Participants may register online at https://climbchicago.t2t.org/.
About the Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Born from the tragedy of 9/11, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation carries out its mission to “do good” by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially-adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders.
Children of the Foundation’s home recipients are offered full scholarships for undergraduate degrees and accredited trade school programs, helping secure their futures. The Foundation is also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and helping America Never Forget September 11, 2001.
Visit T2T.org to learn more, and follow Tunnel to Towers on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Nicholas Diamantis — Nicholas.Diamantis@t2t.org