Happy Friday!
If you have to go outside today, just don’t..
Here’s what’s happening in our neck of the woods:
Amazon Store in Orland is Inevitable
Manhattan’s Irish Fest
Major Changes in Downtown La Grange
Chica… Indiana Bears???
Let’s Get Into It!
-John
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WHAT’S NEW IN THE SOUTH ‘BURBS
Amazon Gets It’s Final Approval From Orland Park Officials - Details
Tinley’s Helen Keller Elementary to Undergo $3.6M in Renovations - Details
Another Pickleball Facility Coming to Bolingbrook - Details
Lincoln-Way East Named in The 2025 AP School Honor Roll - Details
Orland Park Awards “Unsung Heroes” Through Community Leaders in Action Award - Details
Red Robin Is Permanently Closing Its Door In Orland Park - Details
The Picklr Opening Soon in Bolingbrook
Historic Jackson Square Mall To Be Demolished
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
📍 New Micro-Event Space “Blank Space” To Open Soon In Frankfort - Details
LOCAL VALENTINE EVENTS & OFFERINGS
📍 Feb 6 - Daddy/Daughter Dance at Bettenhausen Center (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Feb 7 - Mother & Son Valentines Bowl at Thunder Bowl (Mokena) - Details
📍 Feb 8 - Valentine Themed Vendor Event at Bosco’s Marketplace (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Feb 11 to 15 - “Love Letters” Play at Curtain Call Theatre (Mokena) - Details
📍 Feb 13 - Parents Night Out (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Feb 13 - Galentine’s Day at Social 45 (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Feb 15 - Sweetheart Swim at Fitness Pool (Tinley Park) - Details
LOCAL ST. PATRICKS DAY EVENTS & OFFERINGS
📍 March 7 & 8 - Annual Irish Fest (Manhattan) - Details
📍 March 7 - St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Events (Lemont) - Details
📍 Mar 8 - Irish Parade (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 8 - Irish Tea at Vogt Visual Arts Center (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 10 - Shake The Shamrock at Bettenhausen Center (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Mar 16 - Flashlight Clover Hunt at Fire Fighter Park (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 22 - Bank Of America Shamrock Shuffle Run (Chicago) - Details
FOR THE KIDDOS
📍 Jan 25 - Noonan Academy Open House (Mokena) - Details
📍 Jan 30 - Daddy & Daughter Glow Dance at Founders CC (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Jan 31 - Southwest Community Winter Band Day (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Jan 31 - Mother & Son Fun Day at LW North (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Feb 7 - Young Entrepreneurship Fair (Palos Hills) - Details
📍 Feb 7 - Cinderella’s Ball at Civic Center (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Feb 12 to 15 - Disney On Ice at United Center (Chicago) - Details
📍 Feb 16 - KPOP Demon Hunters Party (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Feb 20 - Hot Wheels Classics & All Stars (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Feb 21 - Bus Trip: Winter Wildlife Tour at Starved Rock (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 8 - Mom & Son Nerf Battle at Lions CC (New Lenox) - Details
📍 Mar 15 - Camp Manitoqua S’Winter (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Mar 28 - Hopper Cottontail Party (New Lenox) - Details
UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS & OFFERINGS
📍 Jan 24 - Hanging Kokedama Plant Workshop at Book Bar (Mokena) - Details
📍 Jan 25 - The Harlem Wizards at Plainfield Central HS (Plainfield) - Details
📍 Until Jan 28 - Watercolors for Teens & Adults (Mokena) - Details
📍 Jan 29 - Community Blood Drive at Village Hall (Manhattan) - Details
📍 Jan 29 - Comprehensive Body Connections Ribbon Cutting (Mokena) - Details
📍 Jan 30 to 31 - SoxFest Live at Ramova Theatre (Chicago) - Details
Bo Jackson Set to Attend 2026 SoxFest
📍 Jan 31 - Fire & Ice Winter Social at Breidert Green (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Jan 31 - Race to Recycle 5K (Tinley Park) - Details
📍 Feb 3 - February Blood Drive at Public Library (Frankfort) - Details
📍 Feb 4 to 25 - Watercolors for Teens & Adults (Mokena) - Details
📍 Feb 7 to 16 - 2026 Chicago Autoshow at McCormick Place (Chicago) - Details
📍 Feb 7 - Glow On Ice Skate Party (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Feb 19 - Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes World Tour (Rockford) - Details
📍 Feb 19 - Feel Fabulous February at Orland Township (Orland Park) - Details
📍 Feb 21 - NAWS Benefit: Encore at The Stardust (Oak Forest) - Details
📍 Feb 22 - 6th Annual Bubbly & Chocolate in Downtown Frankfort - Details
📍 Mar 8 - 2026 Bridal Expo at The Renaissance Center (Joliet) - Details
📍 Mar 12 - Culinary Caravan Fundraiser for Morning Star Mission (Frankfort) - 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
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
📍 Hiring Teacher - Qualified Educators (Manhattan) - Details
📍 Hiring Assistant City Administrator/HR Director (Crest Hill) - Details
📍 Bakery Job Training For Individuals w/ Disabilities (Tinley Park) - Details
CHEAPEST GAS IN THE SOUTH BURBS!
PRICES AS OF 01/22 - Website
📍 Manhattan - $2.78 ⬆️ From Last Week
📍 New Lenox - $2.62 ⬇️ From Last Week
📍 Mokena - $3.19 ⬆️ From Last Week
📍 Frankfort - $2.76 ⬇️ From Last Week
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THIS WEEK’S LOCAL LIVE MUSIC
📍 TODD BEBEE LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Fri, Jan 23 | 6:30PM
📍 KIERAN BYRNE LIVE - North & Maple (Tinley Park) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Fri, Jan 23 | 7:30PM
📍 SMALLTOWN & HEARTWRECKERS TRIBUTE - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$12.51 | 📅 Fri, Jan 23 | 8:30PM
📍 DAN JESLIS LIVE- Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Sat, Jan 24 | 6:30PM
📍 HOODWINKED LIVE - North & Maple (Tinley Park) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Jan 24 | 8:00PM
📍 CREED & SCORPIONS TRIBUTE - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$12.51 | 📅 Fri, Jan 24 | 9:00PM
UPCOMING NBA & NHL GAMES
📍 Bulls Host the Boston Celtics on Saturday
📍 Blackhawks Host the Florida Panthers on Sunday
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WE SERVED 48 FAMILIES IN 2025!!!
Thank you to all of our wonderful clients for trusting us with the biggest transaction of their lives in 2025. It was an absolute blast to work with each client and it was truly an honor! 2025 was a record year for us, and we intend to continue growing in 2026!
Contact us if you need help buying or selling a home in the Chicagoland area or northwest Indiana. We want to be your resource!
Real Estate Roundup
This week, the Chicagoland area including Cook and Will county have 8,199 available homes for sale. That is a slight decrease from last week's total of 8,374 homes available for sale.
The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate as of today is: 6.19%.
Mokena - Just Listed: 5 ⎸ Closed: 2
New Lenox - Just Listed: 8 ⎸ Closed: 4
Tinley Park- Just Listed: 17 ⎸ Closed: 9
Frankfort - Just Listed: 9 ⎸ Closed: 2
*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!
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Weekend Weather
Friday: -2/-7 - ⛅Partly Cloudy - ❄️ 1% -💨 NW 15mph
Saturday: 10/7 - ☁️Cloudy - ❄️ 55% -💨 ENE 9mph
Sunday: 18/-3 - 🌨️Light Snow - ❄️ 58% -💨 NW 12mph
Thanks for reading. Have a great weekend!
John Sintich
Realtor®
Keller Williams Preferred Realty
708-612-0644
