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🌱 Patch AM: How much more could Mokena families pay for water each month?

Also, don't miss The Huey Is Coming Home! on the Mokena Patch calendar

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Good day Mokena! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How much more could Mokena families pay for water each month?

Also on today's calendar: The Huey Is Coming Home! and 12 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 76 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 65.
  • Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Illinois American Water customers speak out on $129 million rate hike at Bolingbrook hearing (shawlocal.com) — Mokena residents who get water 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 and local leaders blasted the company's repeated increases and urged the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject passing more infrastructure and acquisition costs onto captive customers.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Noonan Academy Standout Student of the Week —Stephanie Kush Read on Patch
  • Obituary: Karen Brock (née Andrews) —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

Frankfort

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

Orland Park

  • Orland Park Teen Wins Miss Teen International, Promotes Message Of Movement For Physical, Mental Health (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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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