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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:

  • How Manhattan's license plate cameras help police—and worry privacy advocates.
  • How rising rates and fuel costs are hitting Manhattan farmers now.

Also on today's calendar: The Huey Is Coming Home! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 75, low: 65.
  • Saturday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 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 crucial for speeding investigations and finding missing residents, but he insists they demand strict transparency and oversight. The story places Manhattan in a wider regional debate, as Illinois departments confront misuse cases, new auditing tools, and proposed state laws that could sharply limit how long data is stored and when it can be searched.
   

• Interest rates, fuel costs add pressure on Illinois farmers dealing with limited crops (abc7chicago.com) — Farmers in and around Manhattan are being squeezed by wet weather that's limiting crops, sharply higher diesel costs, and rising interest rates on land and equipment loans. Local grower Dave Kestel explains how expanding his Manhattan farm now means hundreds more dollars in monthly interest, while experts warn that inflation and borrowing costs will keep shifting for both farmers and consumers.
   

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New Lenox

  • New Lenox Safe Community Coalition Hosts 'One Fall Can Change It All: Healthy Aging Fair' Sept. 17 (patch.com)
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  • New Lenox officials respond to burglaries at gaming businesses (chicagotribune.com)

Frankfort

  • Frankfort Moves Forward On Multi-Use Path Plans In Prestwick Subdivision (patch.com)

Joliet

  • Viral 'Joliet' Video On TikTok Makes The World Go Crazy, But It Was Not In Joliet: Newsweek Reveals (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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