Crime & Safety
Dedication Day Held Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, Young Palestinian Boy Killed By Landlord In Plainfield
Sept. 21 will now be a day honoring Alfayoumi.
Updated on: September 22, 2025
A day of dedication was held in Plainfield, Illinois, on Sunday for 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, the young Palestinian boy who was killed by his landlord in a hate crime nearly two years ago.
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Sept. 21 will now be a day honoring Alfayoumi.
During the dedication, traces of Alfayoumi were found everywhere. This comes after a monument went on display for him earlier this summer, and now, on what is being observed as "Wadee Day," with a playground also dedicated in his honor.
