Car Care, Masks, Football Preview: Sunday in Mokena

Hey, Mokena! It's Sunday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in Mokena today.

As a reminder, we're still sending out a request for reader-submitted photos to lead these articles, which will show up in your inboxes every Sunday. Got a great photo of something happening in town? Send it my way at tj.kremer@patch.com and it could be featured here and shared with your neighbors.

First, today's weather: Rain in the evening. High: 88 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories today in Mokena:

1. Business snapshots: Abe’s Custom Car Care & Repair, Paradise Bay Bar & Grill (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
2. Gov. JB Pritzker Announces New Indoor Mask Mandate; Orders Vaccine Requirement For Educators, College Students, And Healthcare Workers (CBS Chicago)
3. Previewing Illinois’ 2021 Conference Slate (The Champaign Room)
4. Pets of the week (Chicago Tribune)

Today in Mokena

• The Facility 16 / 8 Hour Illinois Concealed Carry classes - 3 Hour CCL Renewals (8:00 AM)

Mokena Patch Notebook

• Forest Preserve District of Will County: "Our extremely popular "Woods Walk" hiking challenge returns for another year and officially starts September 1. Can you conquer all 10 trails?" (Facebook)
• Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210: "Today's LWC Staff Spotlight is Dr. Baran." (Facebook)
• Will County Health Department: "Cases of COVID-19 in children are rising – with the more contagious and aggressive Delta variant, we need to do our part to protect them. Follow the science: Mask up, get vaccinated, and let’s keep our kids safe..." (Facebook)
• Lincolnway Special Recreation Association: "LWSRA Hawks take 3rd place at NWSA World Series! The team recently traveled to Biloxi, Mississippi where they battled hard throughout the weekend before falling to the eventual national champions." (Facebook)

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— TJ Kremer III

About me: Who has two thumbs and is passionate about local journalism? This guy! I have been covering the Lincoln-Way area since 2017. Not only do I report on the news that is essential to our communities, but I also live here. I shop at the same stores as you, dear reader. I witness and am impacted by the same events as you. I care about my community, just as you do. You will often find me out and about (in a Hawaiian shirt, most likely) looking for the stories that our readers care most about because they are the same stories that I care about. See something you think is worth covering? Drop me an email at tj.kremer@patch.com. Or shoot me a text at 312-607-0686.

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