Governor Quinn Honors Families of Fallen Illinois Heroes with Gold Star Mothers Ceremony

CHICAGO -- September 30, 2012. Today Gold Star Banners were presented to 12 Illinois mothers whose sons and daughters died in combat while serving their country in the Global War on Terror. More than 170 members of Illinois' Gold Star families who lost family members on active duty since Sept. 11, 2001 attended the ceremony at Chicago's Cultural Center.