Happy Saturday!

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

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-John

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📍 Guardrail And Temporary Stripping Completed at Eastern Ave in Manhattan - Details

📍 Frankfort Cub Scouts Pack 270 Assembles Lasagna For Families In Need - Details

📍 Tinley Park’s Harmony Square’s New Ice Rink and More - Details

📍 Orland Announces New Utility Billing System - Details

📍 Lemont Downtown Small Saturday Business Do-Over - Details

📍 S&T Too Pizza Grand Opening with Giveaways (Shorewood) - Details

📍 New Lenox K-Mart Building To Be Demolished, Property Back On Market - Details

📍 Frankfort’s Former Lume’s Restaurant to Become Waffles Kafe - Details

📍 Dimes Coffee Lounge Opened in Frankfort - Details

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

📍 Where to Buy Christmas Trees in Our Area - Details

📍 Ongoing - Meet The Grinch at Joey’s Red Hots (Multiple Locations) - Details

📍 Upcoming Holiday Events with Kozy Knits (Multiple Locations) - Details

📍 December Kids Freebies at Home Depot, Michaels, etc. - Details

NEW LENOX

📍 Dec 6 and 13 - Chicagoland Lionel Railroad Club - Details

📍 Dec 6 - Christmas Wonder Live Nativity at New Life Church - Details

📍 Dec 6 - The Commons 2025 to Kick Off In New Lenox - Details

📍 Dec 7 - Supper with Santa at North & Maple - Details

📍 Dec 7 - A Very Merry Celebration at Joey’s Red Hots - Details

📍 Dec 8 - Make Your Own Snow Globe at Rosati’s with Hope Craft Garden - Details

📍 Dec 10 - Story Time with Santa and Mrs. Claus at KidsWork Museum - Details

📍 Dec 13 - Santa Appearance at First Bank of Manhattan - Details

📍 Dec 14 - St. Jude School Breakfast with Santa - Details

MOKENA

📍 Dec 6 - Santa’s Secret Workshop Returns - Details

📍 Dec 6 - Christmas Nativity Hike, Crafts, Petting Zoo, etc. - Details

📍 Dec 6 - Evergreen Centerpiece Making Workshop - Details

📍 Dec 7 - First Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Fox’s Pizza - Details

📍 Dec 7 - Meet The Grinch at Melka Graden Center - Details

📍 Dec 11 - Create & Sit at Book Bar with West Creations - Details

📍 Dec 13 - Mokena Winter Holiday Party at Mokena Library - Details

📍 Dec 14 - Donuts with Santa at St. John’s UCC - Details

📍 Dec 19 - Second Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Fox’s Pizza - Details

📍 Dec 21 - Mokena Miracles Wrap Day - Details

FRANKFORT

📍 Ongoing - Where to Send Letters to Santa - Details

📍 Dec 6 - Santa’s Photo and Workshop at Founders Center - Details

📍 Dec 6 to Dec 14 - Beyond the Nutcracker Performance - Details

📍 Dec 7 - Holiday Christmas Market - Details

📍 Dec 7 - Free Photos with Santa at Arla J. Beauty Lounge - Details

📍 Dec 7 - Christmas Story Time at Frankfort Library - Details

📍 Dec 9 - Wreath Bar and Chef Dinner at Social 45 - Details

📍 Dec 9 - Free Christmas Stand-Up Comedy at The Stray Bar - Details

📍 Dec 12 - 30th Annual Midnight Madness Shopping Event - Details

📍 Dec 12 - Jingle Jam Drop Off Party at the Square - Details

📍 Dec 13 - Santa Appearance at Tiny Tots Play Cafe - Details

📍 Dec 13 & 14 - Home for the Holidays Event at Breidert Green - Details

📍 Dec 14 - Frozen Themed Party at Social 45 - Details

📍 Dec 17 - Senior Breakfast at the Square - Details

📍 Dec 19 - Jingle Jam Drop Off Party at the Square - Details

ORLAND PARK

📍 Dec 6 - Storytime with Santa at Buona - Details

📍 Dec 6 - Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Fox’s Pizza - Details

📍 Dec 13 - Pancakes with Mayor Dodge and Santa - Details

📍 Until Dec 13 - Mental Health Center Seeking Donations for Holiday Season - Details

📍 Dec 20 - Second Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Fox’s Pizza - Details

📍 Dec 31 - Children’s New Year Celebration at Civic Center - Details

TINLEY PARK

📍 Dec 6 - Yuletide Bazaar at Soundgrowler Brewing - Details

📍 Dec 6 & 7 - Winter Holiday Market - Details

📍 Dec 6 & 7 - Holiday Happenings at Harmony Square - Details

📍 Dec 14 - Breakfast with Santa at Odyssey - Details

MANHATTAN

📍 Dec 6 - Christmas on State & Parade of Lights - Details

CHICAGO & MORE

📍 Until to Dec 31 - Second City Rudolph Runs Wild Kids Show (Chicago) - Details

📍 Until Jan 2 - Village Festival of Lights (Romeoville) - Details

📍 Dec 5 to Jan 4 - Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier (Chicago) - Details

📍 Dec 6 - Hometown Holiday at Lemont Downtown (Lemont) - Details

📍 Dec 7 - Lithuanian World Center Craft Fair (Lemont) - Details

📍 Dec 13 - The Rat Pack is Back for the Holidays at Rialto Square (Joliet) - Details

📍 Dec 13 - Free Special Needs Visit with Santa (Homer Glen) - Details

📍 Dec 16 - Holiday Vendor Bazaar At Victorian Village (Homer Glen) - Details

📍 Dec 20 - Ultimate Elvis Christmas Show at Rialto Square (Joliet) - Details

📍 Preschool Teacher/Substitute Director (Lockport) - Details

📍 Tinley Park Hiring Building Official - Details

📍 Multiple Job Openings In Mokena - Details

📍 Dec 6 & 7 -Board & Brush’s Studio Closing Sale (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Dec 7 - Cousins Maine Lobster Food Truck at Hickory Creek Brewing - Details

📍 Dec 9 - Tuesday Night Poker Night at Jamo’s Live - Details

📍 Dec 10 - Trivia Night at Hickory Creek Brewing - Details

📍 Dec 10 - Line Dancers Anonymous at Jamo’s Live - Details

📍 Dec 11 - Thursday Ladies Night at Bow Doc Archery - Details

📍 Dec 11 - Singo Night at Hickory Creek Brewing - Details

📍 Manhattan - $2.94 - ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 New Lenox - $2.92 ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 Mokena - $2.97 ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 Frankfort - $2.97 ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 STRAIT/GARTH TRIBUTE - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$12.55 | 📅 Sat, Dec 6 | 6PM

📍 CHRIS PENNINGTON LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Dec 6 | 6:30PM

📍 SCHTILLROKKEN - VFW Post 323 (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sun, Dec 7 | 9AM

📍 OPEN MIC NIGHT - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Tues, Dec 9 | 6:30PM

📍 Dec 12 - Chris Isaak at Rialto Square (Joliet) - Details

📍 Dec 12 - The Jonas Brothers 20th Anniversary Tour (Rosemont) - Details

📍 Dec 19 & 20 - PBR Chicago “Bucking Into the Windy City” (Chicago) - Details

📍 Dec 31 - Jeff Dunham: Artificial Intelligence Tour (Rosemont) - Details

📍Bears Head to Green Bay on Sunday; Bulls Hosts Pacers and Warriors This Weekend, and Blackhawks Head to Los Angeles on Saturday

📍 This Weekend’s College Football: Massive Matchups Between #1 Ohio State and #2 Indiana as well as #3 Georgia and #9 Alabama both on Saturday. Check out additional games here!

This week, the Chicagoland area including Cook and Will county have 9,598 available homes for sale. That is a decrease from last week's total of 9,900 homes available for sale.

The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate as of today is: 6.24%.

Mokena - Just Listed: 6  ⎸ Closed: 2
New Lenox - Just Listed: 6 ⎸ Closed: 1
Tinley Park- Just Listed: 17 ⎸ Closed: 16
Frankfort - Just Listed: 2 ⎸ Closed: 5

*If you don't see your suburb on here, shoot me a reply email "what's the weekly update in my suburb?" I'll happily send that over to you!

Text me if you need help making a move in 2025!

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Sharing our clients’ BIG wins! Thank you for trusting us to serve you and your families!

Friday - 27/24 - 🌥️ Partly Cloudy - 💦 7% -💨 NW 13mph

Saturday - 29/23 - ☁️ Cloudy _- 💦 13% -💨 NE 5mph

Sunday - 29/13 - 🌨️ AM Snow Showers _- 💦 63% -💨 N 9mph

Thanks for reading. Have a great weekend!

 John Sintich

Realtor® 

Keller Williams Preferred Realty

708-612-0644