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What's up Frankfort! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Frankfort students withdraw from Lincoln-Way East after racist-taunt investigation
  • Frankfort mother held on murder charge as chilling new details emerge.
  • How Illinois American's $129 million hike could hit Frankfort wallets.

Also on today's calendar: Annual Storewide Sale and Clearance Event and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 77, low: 65.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Parents Pull 6 Lincoln-Way East HS Students Linked To Racist Taunts, Avoid Expulsion (patch.com) — Frankfort families are grappling with the fallout after six Lincoln-Way East students linked to racist taunts at a Homewood-Flossmoor football game withdrew from the school, avoiding expulsion. District leaders in Frankfort describe an intensive investigation, ongoing IHSA reviews of a second alleged incident, and new efforts to improve racial understanding, while students organize petitions and walkouts demanding accountability.
   

• Lindsay Clancy-Obsessed Mom Does the Unthinkable After Killing Tot Son, Cops Reveal (resistthemainstream.com) — Frankfort residents are learning more about a deeply disturbing case in which local mother Corie Walsh is charged with murdering her 2-year-old son and allegedly attempting suicide at their home. Prosecutors say she made bizarre statements, showed signs of severe mental illness, and may have been fixated on another high-profile child-killing case, while a Will County judge has ordered her held in custody pending a Sept. 24 hearing.
   

• Illinois American Water customers speak out on $129 million rate hike at Bolingbrook hearing (shawlocal.com) — Frankfort residents who get service from Illinois American Water could see their monthly bills rise by about $10 for water and $23 for wastewater under a proposed $129 million rate hike. At a packed Bolingbrook hearing, customers, local leaders, and a consumer watchdog sharply criticized the plan, arguing the profitable private utility should fund infrastructure upgrades without further burdening suburban communities like Frankfort.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Mokena

  • Mokena's Curtain Call Theatre presents the comedy 'God of Carnage' (shawlocal.com)
  • Ink For Good: Oak Forest Studio 'Tattooing For A Cause' In Support Of NAWS Humane Society (patch.com)

New Lenox

  • Local Event: Chicagoland Lionel Railroad Club September 19th 2026 Open House (patch.com)
  • Tyler Plantz's Unexplained Firing Raises Doubt About Illinois High School Football Coaches Who Led Mutiny (brobible.com)
  • In a New Book Narrated by Stephen Colbert, Pope Leo XIV Takes Aim at Neoliberalism, Hunger, and Revenge (thelettersfromleo.com)

Orland Park

  • Orland Park Teen Wins Miss Teen International, Promotes Message Of Movement For Physical, Mental Health (patch.com)
  • $23,000 Stash Of Stolen Dyson Hair Tools Discovered At Orland Park Warehouse: Sheriff (patch.com)

Ok Frankfort! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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