🍦 A $120M project is about to give Orland Park the downtown it's never had.

A historic Army Huey is coming home to New Lenox on September 18, plus a Patriot Day concert and book sale this weekend.

🍦 New Lenox Restaurant Week starts Tuesday. 24 restaurants, 1 passport, 1 prize.

Frankfort Fall Festival is this weekend, plus the Man in the Yellow Chair story you need to read this week.

🍦 $1.7B casino, soccer stadium, and the biggest train expansion in decades. Chicago is moving.

Blue Öyster Cult closes out the Summer Concert Series, plus the Frankfort Fire District referendum and a comedy night.

🍦 Biggest trail in Frankfort is closed for at least one week. More storm fallout.

Alyssa's Law is now Illinois law, free ice cream social in Frankfort, and a boutique pop-up in Mokena this weekend.

🍦 Top 10 state for public schools. Back to school never looked better out south.

Frankfort made national news. If the storms left you with damage, I can help connect you to a trusted contractor.

🍦 School’s almost back. The South Burbs aren’t slowing down.

Farmers market in New Lenox, county fair karaoke at The Bridge, and a Sunday concert in Frankfort this weekend.

🍦214K without power after Monday's storms. Here's what you need to know.

Plus, a free clothing giveaway in Joliet, Alsip's flower festival, and a Sunday concert in Frankfort this weekend.

🍦 Millions are being invested in these four south suburbs. Most buyers haven't noticed.

Halloween in July at Soundgrowler, plus a subdivision garage sale and Sunday concert in Frankfort this weekend.

🍦 Chicago home prices up 130% since 2000. The next 5 years might be even better.

A 7-year-old cancer survivor is holding a lemonade stand this Sunday, plus a comic con and vinyl show this weekend.

🍦 A Michelin-star restaurant might be coming to Frankfort. That's just the start.

Local businesses rallied to save Project Fire Buddies, plus BBQ for vets and the annual Frankfort Bluegrass Festival is back this weekend.

🍦 America turns 250 this weekend. The south burbs are celebrating right.

Bluegrass Festival is next weekend, plus the Chicago market timing breakdown you need to read.

🍦Your weekend: Free concerts, CBD dog treats & one big singalong

Plus a New Lenox ranch, a new Harmony Square shop, and more local news.

🍦 $7B, 9.5K units, 25 acres of parks. Chicago is about to look very different.

Frankfort businesses need your support after storm outages, plus 3 free events this weekend.

🍦 Lockport made the list. Old Canal Days is this weekend. Coincidence? Maybe.

Santana and the Doobie Brothers are playing Tinley Park Saturday, plus a steam locomotive just rolled through the south burbs.

🍦Orland Park's pool closed for E. coli. (But I have a listing with a private one, NO E.Coli included)

Chicago home sales dropped 21%, and prices still went up, plus Brothers Osborne is playing this weekend.

FARMERS MARKETS

🍦 $1.4M in Hinsdale or $500K in Frankfort. Same school quality.

Koscinski's family just awarded $20K in scholarships, plus a bourbon fest and a wellness fair.

🍦 Ever wondered where the old money actually lives in Chicago?

McDonald's is getting a stadium named after them, and Frankfort's splash park is almost open.

🍦 $4M in fraud, Lamborghinis, and your property tax bill

Front Street Fest is back, gas is up, and your property tax bill might be higher than you think.

🍦 This suburb just got ranked the number one boomtown in all of Illinois

Plainfield is booming, but your $ goes further right here. Plus everything happening this Mother's Day.

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140 Lincoln-Way East students just made Illinois proud, plus everything happening out south this weekend.

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