🍦South Suburbs Scoop

October 31st, 2025

John Sintich
October 31, 2025

Happy Friday! Have a happy and safe Halloween!

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

Local Halloween Hours
Nicky V’s Giving Free Hot Dogs to Kids in Costumes
New Coffee Shop Opening in Frankfort
Upcoming Thanksgiving & Christmas Events
Additional Local Events, Area Live Music and Sports
Real Estate Round-Up

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Let’s Get Into It!

-John

WHAT’S NEW IN THE SOUTH ‘BURBS

📍New Coffee Shop to Open in Frankfort - Details

📍 Christmas Without Cancer To Open Its First Location in Orland Park - Details

📍 Tinley Park’s Banging Gavel Awarded Landmark Illinois Preservation Award - Details

📍 New True Country Bar and Grill’s Massive Exterior Updates - Stay Tuned for Opening Info!

📍 Tinley Park Enters Phase II of “Remediate 280” Vacant Land Clean Up For Residents - Details

📍 Bonita Bowls Opens in Downtown Lemont - Details

Site of New True Country Bar & Grill in New Lenox | 222 W Maple St New Lenox, IL 60451

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

📍 Slick City Slide Park Opens in Orland Park - Details

📍 Manhattan Mayor: “Our Children Deserve Safe Streets” - Details

📍 Work to Begin For $550K Water Main Sewer Project (Manhattan) - Details

📍 Police Department Adopts New Therapy Dog (Orland Park) - Details

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

LOCAL HALLOWEEN HOURS ANNOUCED

UPCOMING HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES

‼️ STAY SAFE - Sex Offender Maps Here: NEW LENOX | MOKENA | TINLEY | ORLAND | MANHATTAN

📍 Nicky V’s Offering Free Hot Dogs to Kids in Costumes! (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Scarecrow Stroll at the Commons Until Saturday (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Scariest Haunted Houses Nearby (Area-Wide) - Details

📍 Until Oct 31 - Boo at the Zoo at Brookfield Zoo (Chicago) - Details

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

📍 Until Nov 2 - Haunted Hollows at the Will County Fair (Peotone) - Details

📍 State-Wide Halloween Activities - Details

📍 Oct 31 - Halloween Bash at the VFW (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Oct 31 - Halloween Night Howl at the Moon at CD&Me (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 31 - Wonder-Time Play Lounge Halloween Event (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Oct 31 - Don’t Skip The Cottages Senior Living Center on Halloween (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 8 - 3rd Annual Bash Your Pumpkin Event (New Lenox) - Details

THIS WEEK’S LOCAL LIVE MUSIC

📍HALLOWEEN DANCE PARTY - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$9.35 | 📅Fri, Oct 31 | 8PM

📍MITCH ALVAREZ LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Fri, Oct 31 | 6:30PM

📍CLEAN SLATE LIVE - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Fri, Oct 31 | 7:30PM

📍DANCE MONKEY LIVE - Chill House (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Sat, Nov 1 | 9PM

📍PADDY & ALI LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Nov 1 | 6:30PM

📍KID ROCK TRIBUTE - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$14.65 | 📅 Sat, Nov 1 | 8:30PM

📍DYLAN RAYMOND LIVE - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Nov 1 | 7PM

📍OPEN MIC NIGHT - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Tues, Nov 4 | 6:30PM

📍OPEN MIC NIGHT - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Tues, Nov 4 | 7PM

Cheapest Gas in the South Burbs!

PRICES AS OF 10/30 - Website

📍 Manhattan - $3.09 - ⬆️From Last Week

📍 New Lenox - $3.11 ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 Mokena - $3.18 ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 Frankfort - $3.18 ⬇️ From Last Week

JOB OPPORTUNITY

📍 Bobbie Noonan’s Hiring Part-Time Cook (Frankfort) - Details

FOR THE KIDDOS

📍 Nov 5 - Nature Play Day for Ages 3-5 at Forest Preserve (Plum Creek Preserve) - Details

📍 Nov 9 - Fantastic Hairstyles & Furry Friends Event (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Nov 14 - Family Trivia Night at The Oaks (Mokena) - Details

📍 Nov 18 - KPop Demon Hunters Art Class (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Now Enrolling Pre-K: Living Waters Children’s Center (Manhattan) - Details

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

THIS WEEK’S LOCAL EVENTS & OFFERINGS

📍 Board & Brush’s November Events Calendar (New Lenox) - Details

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

📍 Will County Forest Preserve District Dog Park Permits On Sale Starting 11/1 - Details

📍 Thursday Ladies Nights at Bow Doc Archery - Details

📍 Visit Chicago Southland Releases New Festivals & Events Guide - Details

📍 Nov 1 - Millie’s Filling Station’s Christmas Open House (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 1 - Cousin’s Maine Lobster Food Truck at Hickory Creek (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 1 - Pinball Tournament at Hickory Creek (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 2 - Painting with Tracie at Hickory Creek (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 4 - Tuesday Bingo Night at North & Maple (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 5 - Trivia Night at Hickory Creek Brewing (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 6 - Singo Night at Hickory Creek Brewing (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 6 - Thursday Night Football Watch at VFW (New Lenox) - Details

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

📍 Nov 7 - Chicagoland’s Red Roses Band to Perform at Historical Museum (Joliet) - Details

📍 Nov 8 - Heros Helping ShareFest at VFW (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 8 - Lions Club Holiday of Hope Blood Drive (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Nov 8 - Rocket Pro Wrestling’s Harvest Havoc Event (Joliet) - Details

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

📍 Nov 10 - Happy Birthday US Marine Corps Event at the American Legion (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 14 - Family Trivia Night at The Oaks (Mokena) - Details

📍 Nov 14 - Craft Beer & Beverage Tasting Event at the Museum (Joliet) - Details

📍 Nov 15 - Free Women’s Self Defense Course (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Nov 21 - Tree Lighting Ceremony at Harmony Square (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Nov 22 - Holiday Market at Watershed Cafe (Mokena) - Details

📍 Dec 3 - AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Classes (New Lenox) - Details

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

📍 Dec 6 & 7 - Winter Market (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Dec 7 - Holiday Christmas Market (Frankfort) - Details

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AREA SPORTS & MORE

📍Bears Head to Cincinnati on Sunday; Bulls Host 76ers; and Blackhawks Head to Seattle

📍 This Weekend’s College Football: Illinois Hosts Rutgers; Northwestern Plays USC Next Friday; and Notre Dame Heads to Boston College. Check out the full college football schedule here!

📍HS Football: East’s First Playoff Game Against Stevenson High School; West Plays Lincoln Park

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Real Estate Roundup

This week, the Chicagoland area including Cook and Will county have 10,841 available homes for sale. That is a slight decrease from last week's total of 10,888 homes available for sale.

The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate as of today is: 6.33%.

Mokena - Just Listed: 15 ⎸ Closed: 9
New Lenox - Just Listed: 12 ⎸ Closed: 12
Tinley Park- Just Listed: 22 ⎸ Closed: 19
Frankfort - Just Listed: 14 ⎸ Closed: 8