Happy Friday! Hope you had a fantastic week. Enjoy your weekend, we’re another one closer to summer.
Leprechauns, Clovers, And St. Pats Day Weekend!
New Lenox Concert Series 2026
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WHAT’S NEW IN THE SOUTH ‘BURBS
📍New Lenox Announces 2026 Summer Concert Series - Details
📍New Lenox Farmers Market Is Returning This Summer - Details
📍Frankfort’s Country Market Returns This Spring, Vendors List Coming Soon! - Details
📍”The Couples Irish Fest” Coming To Mokena This Weekend - Details
A long-standing tradition inspired by business owners Julie and Rick Trafton's roots comes to Mokena March 14
New Lenox’ Summer Concert Series 2026 Lineup
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
📍Lemont’s Biggest Concert Series Is Back - Details
📍Frankfort’s Play Ground Renovation In Its Final Stages - Details
📍Orland Is Looking To Turn Old Riviera Site Into Sports Facility - Details
📍Mokena Chamber of Commerce Announces Front Street Fest 2026 - Details
2026 Mokena Front Street Fest Announced
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FOR THE KIDDOS
📍 Mar 13 - Parents Night Out At Community Park District (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 14 - Ms Angies’s Music Class at Wonder-Time Play Lounge (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Mar 14 - Breakfast & Bunny Hops (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 14 - Beauty & The Beast Meet & Greet at Noonan Academy (Mokena) - Details
📍 Mar 15 - Annual Easter Egg Hunt at St. John’s UCC (Mokena) - Details
📍 Mar 15 - Meet The Easter Bunny at Civic Center (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Mar 15 - Camp Manitoqua S’Winter (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 16 - Flag Football 101 at Park District (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 17 - Ice Cream Social at Christian Hills School (Orland Hills) - Details
📍 Mar 17 - Snapology Festival Rides Engineering at Park District (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 17 - American Girl: St. Patrick’s Day Party at Park District (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 18 - Egg My Yard at Park District (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 18 to 20 - Scholastic Book Fair at Rec Center (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 21 - Beauty & The Beast Jr. at Noonan Academy (Mokena) - Details
📍 Mar 22 - Teen Job Fair at Public Library (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 22 - Nerf & Nachos at New Life Church (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 24 - Teen Self Defense Training at Founders Center (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 31 - April Fools Tricks at Public Library (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Apr 8 - Game Day Sports at Park District (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Apr 9 - The Perondi’s Stuntdog Experience at Rialto Square (Joliet) - Details
📍 Apr 17 - Taylor Swift Party at Rec Center (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Apr 26 - Bluey Inspired Party at Fetti Celebrations (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Apr 30 - Teen Volunteers: Take, Make & Decorate (Frankfort) - Details
LOCAL ST. PATRICKS DAY EVENTS & OFFERINGS
📍 Mar 13 - Little Leprechaun at Founders Community Center (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 14 - Irish Dancing at Harmony Square (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 14 - Chicago River Dyeing (Chicago) - Details
📍 Mar 14 - St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Chicago) - Details
📍 Mar 15 - South Side Irish Parade (Chicago) - Details
📍 Mar 15 - North Side Irish Parade (Chicago) - Details
📍 Mar 15 - St. Patrick’s Day River Cruise (Chicago) - Details
📍 Mar 16 - Flashlight Clover Hunt at Fire Fighter Park (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 21 - Bunny Breakfast at North & Maple (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 22 - Bank Of America Shamrock Shuffle Run (Chicago) - Details
ELECTION DAY 2026, WHERE TO VOTE
📍 Mar 17 - 2026 Primary Elections (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Mar 17 - 2026 Primary Elections (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 17 - 2026 Primary Elections (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 17 - 2026 Primary Elections (Mokena) - Details
📍 Mar 17 - 2026 Primary Elections (Manhattan) - Details
📍 Mar 17 - 2026 Primary Elections (Tinley Park) - Details
UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS & OFFERINGS
📍 Mar 14 - Pizza Wars at St. Joseph Park (Joliet) - Details
📍 Mar 14 - Victorian Shellwork at Studio VOP (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Mar 14 - Family Health Fair at Sportsplex (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Mar 14 - Indoor Adult Tennis Lessons at Founders Community Center (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 15 - Flurry Artisan Market at Hailstorm Brewing (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 14 to 15 - Spring Craft Show at Carl Sandburg HS (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Mar 18 - Lunch Bunch & Bingo at Oaks Recreation & Fitness (Mokena) - Details
📍 Mar 19 - Glow Wild: A Lantern Festival of Hope at Brookfield Zoo (Brookfield) - Details
📍 Mar 21 - West Fest Craft and Vendor Fair (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 21 - Midnight & Moonlight Gala at Odyssey Country Club (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 22 - Lions Club Garden Party Fashion Show at VFW (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 22 - Spring On The Green 2026 at Breidert Green (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 22 - Earth Awareness Fair at Public Library (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 24 - Coffee & Conversations at Grounded Coffee (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 24 - Self Defense Training at Founders Community Center (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 24 - Dungeons & Dragons at Public Library (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 26 - Cup In Hand Kickball League at Park District (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 26 - 5v5 Basketball League at Park District (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 27 - Pickleball League Registration (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 27 - Glowforge: Shaker Charms at Public Library (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Apr 11 - Forgotten Warrior Memorial 5K (Channahon) - Details
📍 Apr 11 - Spring Craft Fair at Rec Center (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Apr 13 - 12” Summer Softball League Registration (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Apr 15 - Volunteer Fair 2026 at Public Library (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Apr 18 - Community Clean Up (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Apr 26 - Earth Day: Community Wide Clean Up (Frankfort) - Details
JOB & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
📍Recreation Supervisor at Park District (New Lenox) - Details
📍Multiple Position Hiring Event at Wintrust Crossroads (New Lenox) - Details
📍Finance Department Assistant (Mokena) - Details
📍Part Time Park Maintenance Worker (New Lenox) - Details
📍Property & Evidence Custodian at Police Department (Tinley Park) - Details
LOCAL EASTER DAY EVENTS & OFFERINGS
📍 Mar 23 - Easter Bunny Play Date at KidVenture World (Romeoville) - Details
📍 Mar 28 - Donuts With The Bunny at Yunker Farm (Mokena) - Details
📍 Mar 28 - Teeny Tiny Bunny Bash at Wonder-Time Play Lounge (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Mar 28 - Hopper Cottontail Party (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 28 - Lucky Egg Hunt at Centennial Park (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Mar 28 - Bunny Hop Bar Crawl at VFW (Lemont) - Details
📍 Mar 28 - Doggie Egg-Stravaganza at Canine Campus (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 29 - Photos With The Bunny 2026 (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 29 - Egg-Stravaganza Swim at Tinley Fitness Pool (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 29 - Easter Egg Hunt at Living World Lutheran Church (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Mar 30 - Natural Egg Dyeing: Craft Your Colorful Creations (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 30 - Egg-Venture Seekers (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Apr 1 - Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt at VOGT Woods (Tinley Park) - Details
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PRICES AS OF 03/12- Website
📍 Manhattan - $3.44 ⬆️ From Last Week
📍 New Lenox - $3.69 ⬆️ From Last Week
📍 Mokena - $3.58 ⬆️ From Last Week
📍 Frankfort - $3.69 ⬆️ From Last Week
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THIS WEEK’S LOCAL LIVE MUSIC
📍 CHRIS PENNINGTON LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Fri, Mar 13 | 6:30PM
📍 THE WALK INS LIVE - North & Maple (Tinley Park) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Fri, Mar 13 | 7:30PM
📍 THE HAIR BAND NIGHT - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$12.51 | 📅 Fri, Mar 13 | 9:00PM
📍 JIM GUTHRIE LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Sat, Mar 14 | 6:30PM
📍THE MIDNIGHT BAND - North & Maple (Tinley Park) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Sat, Mar 14 | 7:30PM
📍EMO NIGHT LIVE - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$12.51 | 📅 Sat, Mar 14 | 9:00PM
📍BLACKBIRD ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE - North & Maple (Tinley Park) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Sun, Mar 15 | 7:30PM
UPCOMING NBA & NHL GAMES
📍 Bulls Head to the Los Angeles Clippers This Friday
📍 Blackhawks Head to the Vegas Golden Knights This Saturday
📍 White Sox Play Los Angeles Dodgers & Kansas City Royals This Weekend
📍 Chicago Stars Season Starts March 15!
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Real Estate Roundup
This week, the Chicagoland area including Cook and Will county have 8,087 available homes for sale. That is a slight decrease from last week's total of 8,214 homes available for sale.
The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate as of today is: 6.35%.
Mokena - Just Listed: 5 ⎸ Closed: 6
New Lenox - Just Listed: 11 ⎸ Closed: 3
Tinley Park- Just Listed: 27 ⎸ Closed: 14
Frankfort - Just Listed: 13 ⎸ Closed: 11
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Weekend Weather
Friday: 45/30 - ☁️Cloudy - 💧2% -💨 W 31mph
Saturday: 41/37 - 🌧️Rain Showers - 💧34% -💨 E 14mph
Sunday: 53/19 - 🌧️Rain - 💧76% -💨 NW 20mph
Thanks for reading. Have a great weekend!
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