🍦South Suburbs Scoop

October 3rd, 2025

John Sintich
October 03, 2025

Happy Friday! Congrats to all our Cubs fans! Finally, some playoff sports in Chicago again. Best of luck Cubbies.

Here’s what’s happening in our neck of the woods:

Manhattan To Host “Taste of Fall” Event
Find a New Pet at Adoptapalooza 2025
New Jack in the Box Opens in New Lenox
Local Events Including Upcoming Halloween Activities
Area Live Music and Sports - CUBS MOVE ON!!!!
Adoption Pet of the Week
Real Estate Round-Up

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Let’s Get Into It!

-John

WHAT’S NEW IN THE SOUTH ‘BURBS

📍Jack in the Box Opens in New Lenox - Details

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

📍New Lenox Family Raises $6K for Charity from Halloween Event! - Details

📍Frankfort’s Grainery Flag To Come Back - Details

📍Fort Frankfort Construction to Finish By End of October - Details

📍More New Pickleball Courts Coming to Orland Park - Video

THIS WEEK’S LOCAL LIVE MUSIC

📍SHADY - EMINEM TRIBUTE - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$12.55 | 📅Fri, Oct 3 | 9:30PM

📍TODD BEEBE LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Fri, Oct 3 | 6:30PM

📍AVA WEBBER WITH OPP & MOLLY ROSE - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Fri, Oct 3 | 7:30PM

📍TED NUGENT TRIBUTE - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$9.35 | 📅Sat, Oct 4 | 8:30PM

📍MY 80s BAND - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Oct 4 | 7:30PM

📍MARTY KELLY DUO LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Oct 4 | 6:30PM

📍OPEN MIC NIGHT - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Tues, Oct 7 | 6:30PM

📍OPEN MIC NIGHT - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Tues, Oct 7 | 7PM

📍SYAHI REGGAE - Harmony Square (Tinley Park) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Tues, Oct 7 | 5:30PM

GREATER CHICAGOLAND LIVE MUSIC & MORE

📍 October 10	Jordan Davis	Rosemont - Details
📍 October 17	Lainey Wilson	Rosemont - Details
📍 October 17 - 19	Disney’s Descendants	Elkhart, IN - Details
📍 October 18	Brett Michaels	Joliet - Details
📍 October 20	Adam Sandler	Chicago - Details
📍 October 23	Nate Bargatze	Chicago - Details

Cheapest Gas in the South Burbs!

PRICES AS OF 10/2 - Website

📍 Manhattan - $3.22 - ⬆️ From Last Week

📍 New Lenox - $3.09 ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 Mokena - $3.35 ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 Frankfort - $3.39 ⬇️ From Last Week

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

📍 Harvest Group Hiring (Cook County) - Details

📍 Numerous Student & Adult Opportunities at Thrift Home Restoration (Frankfort/Orland) - Details

📍 Mokena Miracles Seeking Nominations Ahead for Holidays (Mokena) - Details

THIS WEEK’S LOCAL EVENTS & OFFERINGS

📍 Registration Open for “Artists Showcase” (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sign Up for “Scarecrows on Parade” (Manhattan) - Details

📍 Oct 3 - Fall Fest (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Oct 3 - Friday Fish Fry at the VFW (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Oct 4 - “Taste of Fall” Event (Manhattan) - Details

📍 Oct 4 - Farmer’s Market (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Oct 4 - NAWS Craft Fair Event (Mokena) - Details

📍 Oct 4 - Gilmore Girls Trivia at Board & Brush (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Oct 4 - Huge 46-Family Garage Sale (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Oct 4 - GovState College of Arts & Sciences Open House (University Park) - Details

📍 Oct 4 - “Harvest Havoc” Rocket Pro Wrestling Event (Joliet) - Details

📍 Oct 4 - Pinball Tournament at Hickory Creek Brewing (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Oct 5 - Healing Center Hosts Giant Jenga Tourney (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 5 - Bikes & Burgers Event at Jamo’s Live (Mokena) - Details

📍 Oct 5 - Alsip’s Succulent Centerpiece Workshop (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 5 - Kozy Knits Workshop at Social 45 (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 5 - Cars & Coffee Event (Mokena) - Details

📍 Oct 5 - Painting with Tracie at Hickory Creek Brewing (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Oct 5 - Fall Adoptapalooza 2025 & Fire Zone 5K Run (Lockport) - Details

📍 Oct 7 - Free Poker Night at Jamo’s Live (Mokena) - Details

📍 Oct 3 - Bingo at the VFW (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Oct 8 - Line Dancers Anonymous at Jamo’s Live (Mokena) - Details

📍 Oct 8 - Singo Bingo Night at Hickory Creek (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Scarecrow Contest Open - Due Oct 9 (Frankfort) - Details

THE KIDDOS

📍 Kids Eat Free Wednesdays & Sundays at North + Maple (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Take Care with Peanuts: The Exhibit at the Children’s Museum (Chicago) - Details

📍 Oct 3 - “Ghouls On Glasgow” Returns (Frankfort) - Details | Video

📍 Until Oct 5 - Halloween Hallow Carnival at The Oaks (Mokena) - Details

📍 Until Oct 5 - Used Kids’ Clothing, Toys, Etc. Sale (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Until Nov 1 - Jack O’ Lantern World at the Forge (Lemont) - Details

📍 Oct 4 - “Boo at the Zoo” Starts at Brookfield (Chicago) - Details

📍 Oct 5 - Alsip’s Venus Flytrap TERRORium Workshop (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 5 - Fire Prevention Week Events Start (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Oct 8 to Oct 29 - “Robotics” & “Chain Reactions” Classes at KidsWork (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Oct 10 - “Franktober” Starts (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 10 - Movie in the Square “Ghostbusters” (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Oct 12 - Fall Fun Fest (Oak Lawn) - Details

📍 Oct 13 - Free House of Frights (Mokena) - Details

📍 Oct 17 - Halloween Bash (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 17 - KPop Demon Hunters Art Class (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 18 - Halloween on the Farm at STRIDES (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 10 - Movie in the Square “Hocus Pocus” (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Oct 24 - Lego Art Class at Studio C (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 24 - Ghost Stories on the Green (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 26 - “Boo Bash” Halloween Event (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Oct 28 to Nov 11 - Tuesday After School Art Classes (Frankfort) - Details

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

📍 Oct 10 - “Franktober” Starts (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 18 - 9th Annual Pours for Parks Events (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 18 - 50th Holli-Daze Arts & Crafts Show (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 25 - Alsip’s Pet Costume Contest (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 29 - Ghouls Night Out Ale Trail Trolley (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Nov 9 - Winter Craft Market via Francis Field Youth Foundation (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Dec 6 & 7 - Village Seeking Vendors For Winter Market (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Dec 7 - Seeking Vendors For Christmas Market (Frankfort) - Details

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AREA SPORTS & MORE

📍Bears on a Bye; Cubs ADVANCE!; and Fire Host Toronto. Bulls Start Preseason Oct 7 Against Cavs! We’ll see the White Sox again in the Spring!

📍 This Weekend’s College Football: Illinois Heads to Purdue; Northwestern Hosts ULM; and Notre Dame Plays Boise State in South Bend. Check out the full college football schedule here!

📍HS Football: East Plays Metea Valley; West Heads to DeKalb; Central Plays Bradley-Bourbonnais

📍 Oct 4 - Heritage Hustle 5K/1M Walk/Run (Lockport) - Details

ADOPTION PET OF THE WEEK! Meet Darby!

Sweet Darby is a 3-year-old Pointer–Coonhound mix who came all the way from a high-kill shelter in Texas in hopes of finding the second chance she truly deserves. At nearly 80 pounds, she’s a big, beautiful girl with a whole lot of love to give. Darby is good with other dogs and would thrive in a home with older children who can match her strength and energy. She would do best in a cat-free household.

Check out Darby and other adoptable pets! Visit the NAWS website for more information!

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Real Estate Roundup

This week, the Chicagoland area including Cook and Will county have 10,908 available homes for sale. That is a slight decrease from last week's total of 10,950 homes available for sale.

The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate as of today is: 6.36%.

Mokena - Just Listed: 5 ⎸ Closed: 7
New Lenox - Just Listed: 10 ⎸ Closed: 17
Tinley Park- Just Listed: 25 ⎸ Closed: 26
Frankfort - Just Listed: 8 ⎸ Closed: 5