In 2012, the Oak Lawn Village Board voted to add the name “Patriot” to the Oak Lawn Station in honor of the first responders who died after the Sept. 11 attacks. The change was spurred by the installation of the 9-11 First Responder Memorial, sponsored by the Oak Lawn Rotary Club and incorporating beams from the Twin Towers, beside the station. Oak Lawn Patriot Station now serves as a moving, daily reminder of the sacrifices that were made on that fateful day.