PLAINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Sunday marks the first official "Wadee Day" in Illinois.

It honors Wadee Alfayoumi, the 6-year-old boy stabbed to death in a hate crime attack by his family's landlord nearly two years ago in 2023.

It's meant to inspire people to work together to make the world a more peaceful place.

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Kids now enjoy a playground in Plainfield dedicated to honor Alfayoumi.

"Wadee will never die," community member Yousif Marei said. "Wadee stays alive forever, whether he's in heaven or over the ground."

With the help of the local park district, Sunday's gesture of love followed the creation of a monument for the grade schooler by a local scout troop.

"This morning, join together, coming from our different families an

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