Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: Manhattan Family Continues Fight For Special Needs Daughter's Education In District 114

And check out The Huey Is Coming Home! on the Manhattan Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Friday September 18th Patch AM
Friday September 18th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning Manhattan! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Manhattan parents challenge District 114 over daughter's special education supports
  • How Manhattan's 15 Flock cameras are reshaping local policing and privacy

Also on today's calendar: The Huey Is Coming Home! and 9 more events.

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

From our Partner
Today's Manhattan Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile. After investing billions to light up their network from big cities to small towns, T-Mobile is America's Best Mobile Network in the US according to Ookla Speedtest®. Based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data 1H 2026. We thank T-Mobile for their support in helping to keep communities like ours connected and for making today's Manhattan Patch AM possible.
Find a T-Mobile store near Manhattan. Advertisement

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
  • Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Manhattan Family Continues Fight For Special Needs Daughter's Education In District 114 (patch.com) — A Manhattan family is locked in an ongoing battle with Manhattan District 114 over accommodations and placement for their autistic daughter, who wants to stay in her home school with friends. After winning a temporary court order allowing her to return, they now say the district is resisting key 504 supports like noise-canceling headphones, break cards, and social worker access. Their fight has drawn strong community support and renewed attention to how Manhattan schools serve special needs students.
   

• Police say Flock is invaluable. But as misuse mounts, many wonder how to rein in the surveillance system (ledger-enquirer.com) — Manhattan's police chief says the village's roughly 15 Flock license-plate cameras have become a key tool for speeding investigations and finding missing residents, but only with strong transparency and oversight. The story details how Manhattan and other Illinois communities are tightening audits, limiting data use, and debating new state rules as misuse cases and privacy concerns grow across the region.
   

📸 Around Manhattan

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Manhattan

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events
    Saturday September 19
  • Pints And Pork 2026 →
    St Joseph's Catholic School, 275 West North Street, Manhattan
  • Cross Country vs. Troy Invite
    Troy Cronin Elementary, 210 E W Black Rd, Shorewood
    9:00 am
    • Monday September 21
  • Boys Volleyball vs. Troy (Away)
    Troy Middle School, 5800 Theodore St, Plainfield
    4:30 pm
    • Tuesday September 22
  • Teen Volunteering →
    Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District, 240 Whitson Street, Manhattan
    4:00 pm
  • Cross Country vs. Summit Hill, Mokena, Homer
    Heritage Park, 14240 W 151st St, Homer Glen
    4:15 pm
    • Saturday September 26
  • Free Shredding Event and Food Drive! →
    550 W North St, Manhattan
    9:30 am
  • Fall Family Day →
    20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
    10:00 am

📣 Manhattan Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Manhattan PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • FedEx Corporation posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in New Lenox. Apply here.
  • NFI Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Forklift Operator I in Elwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manhattan here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Lenox

  • New Lenox Safe Community Coalition Hosts 'One Fall Can Change It All: Healthy Aging Fair' Sept. 17 (patch.com)
  • 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)

Frankfort

  • Frankfort Acupuncture Clinic Opens Its Doors For Community Day Of Healing (patch.com)
  • Spirit Halloween Opens Frankfort Location (patch.com)

Joliet

  • Popular Bar, Liquor Store That 'Has Proudly Served Joliet's West Side For 15-Plus Years' For Sale (patch.com)
  • Laraway Road Railroad Overpass Bridge: Joliet Reveals 'Location Is One Of The Most Challenging In State' (patch.com)

Ok Manhattan! 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!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Manhattan