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• What does Homer Glen's Flock camera pause mean for Frankfort?

Also on today's calendar: Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Homer Glen suspends use of Flock cameras amid misuse allegations (chicagotribune.com) — Frankfort is one of several Will County communities allowed to place Flock license plate reader cameras on county rights of way, even as Homer Glen pauses its own system amid an investigation into alleged misuse. Local police chiefs, including Frankfort's, defend the technology for solving crimes, while residents and officials continue to question privacy and oversight across the region.
   

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Sunday September 6
• Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show →
  Orland Park Civic Center 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Orland Park, IL,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 3
• One Day Only - Craig Bachman Fixture Sale →
  281 Ontario St, Frankfort
  8:00 am
Friday September 4
• School Improvement Day - Early Dismissal
  Frankfort CCSD 157C Frankfort, IL 60423
Saturday September 5
• 2026 Frankfort Fall Festival →
  Frankfort Chamber of Commerce Historic Downtown Frankfort
  10:00 am
• Labor Day Weekend Tent Sale →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  10:00 am
• 58th Annual Frankfort Fall Festival! →
  123 Kansas St, Frankfort
  10:00 am
• Spaghetti-Eating Contest Championship →
  Frankfort Fall Festival, 123 Kansas St, Frankfort
  3:30 pm
Sunday September 6
• Labor Day Weekend Tent Sale →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• Holiday - No School
  Frankfort CCSD 157C Frankfort, IL 60423
• Labor Day Weekend Tent Sale →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  9:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Friends of the Frankfort Public Library Book Sale →
  Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S Pfeiffer Rd, Frankfort
  9:00 am
• Tails & Tales Dog Adoption Event →
  Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S Pfeiffer Rd, Frankfort
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Enjoy a late summer sunset paddle at a Will County forest preserve (shawlocal.com)
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New Lenox

• Will County Eligible For July Storm Relief, August Storm Damage Assessment Ongoing: County (patch.com)
• JBD White Horse Inn Hit In Smash-And-Grab: New Lenox Police (patch.com)

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