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🌱 Patch AM: Meet Mokena’s aerospace engineering student earning a county scholarship

Also, don't miss Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show on the Mokena Patch calendar

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Greetings Mokena! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet Mokena's aerospace engineering student earning a county scholarship
  • Why Mokena kept Flock cameras while others are backing away

Also on today's calendar: Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 Higher Education Scholarship Recipients (fwrnews.com) — A Mokena student, Carter Kane, has been awarded a 2026 Higher Education Scholarship from the Will County Farm Bureau Foundation, supporting his aerospace engineering studies at the University of Alabama. He's one of many Will County students and educators recognized this year, highlighting strong local ties to agriculture, education, and advanced degrees across the region.
   

• Former Michigan City police officer under investigation for Flock camera misuse (cbsnews.com) — Mokena is among several Will County suburbs where Flock camera contracts were recently renewed, even as other communities suspend or scrutinize the technology. A Michigan City officer's alleged misuse of Flock cameras has prompted an investigation and resignation, adding to a growing list of cases in Illinois and beyond that question how police handle this surveillance data.
   

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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
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  • 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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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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