🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Mokena student earning a countywide higher education scholarship

Hey there, Mokena! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Mokena student earning a countywide higher education scholarship
• How a Mokena arrest turned into major federal weapons charges

Also on today's calendar: Moms Supporting Moms and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 86, low: 69.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 Higher Education Scholarship Recipients (fwrnews.com) — A Mokena student, Carter Kane, has been named a 2026 Higher Education Scholarship recipient by the Will County Farm Bureau Foundation, supporting his aerospace engineering studies at the University of Alabama. He's one of many Will County-area students and educators receiving help for college and graduate programs across the country. Local families may recognize neighboring towns and schools among the honorees.
   

• Man arrested with Molotov cocktails in Mokena pleads not guilty at initial federal appearance (chicagotribune.com) — A man previously arrested in Mokena with a backpack of alleged Molotov cocktails has pleaded not guilty to eight federal counts of possessing unregistered destructive devices. Local police, Will County courts, and federal authorities are all involved, with a detention hearing set in Chicago and a separate state case still pending in Joliet. Residents may see this case influence future discussions about local safety and law enforcement coordination.
   

📸 Around Mokena

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mokena

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4
• Moms Supporting Moms →
  20855 S LaGrange Road STE 100 Frankfort, IL 60423,
  10:00 am
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

Monday September 7
• Labor Day-No School
  Mokena SD 159 LABOR DAY
Saturday September 12
• 20th Anniversary Celebration for The Oaks Recreation & Fitness Center →
  The Oaks Fitness Center, 10847 W La Porte Rd, Mokena
  1:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Mokena Fire Protection District - Free Senior Luncheon →
  19853 Wolf Rd, Mokena
  10:30 am
Wednesday September 16
• Lunch Bunch & Bingo →
  The Oaks Fitness Center, 10847 W La Porte Rd, Mokena
  11:00 am
• Police Wives Support Group →
  Peaceful Healing Counseling Services, 10710 W 143rd St, Orland Park
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• The Huey Is Coming Home! →
  New Lenox American Legion Post 1977, 14414 Ford Dr, New Lenox
  6:30 am
• Boots, Bling & BBQ →
  16849 S Cedar Rd, Homer Glen
  6:00 pm
• NEW! Enchanted Forest Family Dance →
  Yunker Farm Red Barn, 10824 W La Porte Rd, Mokena
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• My Joyful Heart's Boutique Fall Sale And... Christmas Sneak Preview →
  My Joyful Heart, 9981 W 190th St, Mokena
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 5
• 2026 Frankfort Fall Festival →
  Frankfort Chamber of Commerce Historic Downtown Frankfort
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - No School
  Kirby SD 140 Tinley Park, IL 60477
• Holiday - No School
  Frankfort CCSD 157C Frankfort, IL 60423
• IESA 3A Softball Regional Opening Round - TBD
  Summit Hill Junior High School Frankfort, IL 60423
  4:30 pm

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

• Creations by Beth Photography LLC — (708) 476-4908
• The Curve Clinic PLLC — (815) 524-8945
• Dean's Greens Farmstand at Boley Farm — (708) 275-8353
• Clearway Exteriors — (866) 328-1110
• High Ho Gems, Inc. — (312) 315-6866
• Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
• Mindful Way Studio — 7082523015
• Smile Obsession — 8155341779
• Family Focus Travel — (630) 290-7059

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Noonan Academy Standout Student of the Week —Stephanie Kush Read on Patch
• Obituary: Russell D. Ruettiger —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for customer service associate in Mokena. Apply here.
• The Forum At Rancho San Antonio posted a job opening for Server part-time in Mokena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mokena here.

🗞 Nearby News

Frankfort

• 2-year-old Illinois child dead, mom attempted self-harm, police say (mystateline.com)
• Daywatch: Extreme heat causes bridge malfunctions (chicagotribune.com)
• Cincinnati Open Renovation: How Venue Design Improves Event Operations (facilitiesnet.com)

Homer Glen

• Darien Home Invasion Suspect Battered Cop Weeks Earlier: Police (patch.com)

Ok Mokena! 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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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