🍦South Suburbs Scoop

September 19th, 2025

John Sintich
September 26, 2025

Happy Friday! Hope your week was awesome!

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

Frankfort Park Construction to Finish Next Month
Local Events Including Upcoming Halloween Adventures
Area Live Music and Sports
Adoption Pet of the Week
$550K Buyers Seeking in Tinley Park
Real Estate Round-Up

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Let’s Get Into It!

-John

WHAT’S NEW IN THE SOUTH ‘BURBS

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

📍More New Pickleball Courts Coming to Orland Park - Video

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

📍Village of Frankfort Water Source Update - Details

📍New Edward Jones to Open in Frankfort - Details

📍New Businesses to Open in New Lenox - Jack In the Box and S&T Pizza - Details

THIS WEEK’S LOCAL LIVE MUSIC

📍VOODOO GODSMACK TRIBUTE - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$12.55 | 📅Fri, Sept 26 | 9PM

📍DAN JESLIS LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Fri, Sept 26 | 6:30PM

📍TODD & CONNIE ACCOUSITC THING DUO - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Fri, Sept 26 | 7:30PM

📍OZZY W/ WAR PIGS & BLIZZARD OF OZZ - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$9.35 | 📅Sat, Sept 27 | 8:30PM

📍JEREK & KAREN LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Sept 27 | 6:30PM

📍HARMONIOUS JONES - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Sept 27 | 7PM

📍SONS OF CHICAGO - Harmony Square (Tinley Park) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Sept 27 | 7PM

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

📍OPEN MIC NIGHT - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Tues, Sept 30 | 7PM

GREATER CHICAGOLAND LIVE MUSIC & MORE

📍 Oct 2	Bob Seger Tribute	Joliet - Details
📍 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 9/25 - Website

📍 Manhattan - $3.15 - ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 New Lenox - $3.39 ⬆️ From Last Week

📍 Mokena - $3.55 ⬆️ From Last Week

📍 Frankfort - $3.49 ⬆️ From Last Week

VOLUNTEER & JOB OPPORTUNITIES, ETC.

📍 Multiple Village Job Opportunities (Mokena) - Details

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

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

📍 Fire District Accepting Applications for Firefighter/Paramedic (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Fire Protection District Now Accepting Applications (Frankfort) - Details

THIS WEEK’S LOCAL EVENTS & OFFERINGS

📍 Sept 26 - Freebyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd Roof Top Event (Joliet) - Details

📍 Sept 26 - Friday Fish Fry at the VFW (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 26 to 28 - District-Wide Student Performances of “Guys and Dolls” (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Sept 27 - 2nd Annual Glow Ride with Police Department (Manhattan) - Details

📍 Sept 27 - Pupper Pop Up at SunKissed Greenz (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 27 - Last Call Before Fall Market & Music (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 27 - St. Joseph’s Pints & Pork Event (Manhattan) - Details

📍 Sept 28 - 13th Annual Wine & Ale Walk (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Sept 28 - Cars & Coffee at Hickory Creek and Gost Coffee (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 30 - Free Poker Night at Jamo’s Live (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 30 - Bingo at the VFW (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Oct 1 - Line Dancers Anonymous at Jamo’s Live (Mokena) - Details

📍 Oct 1 - Trivia Night at Hickory Creek (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Oct 2 - Cigar & Whiskey Night at CD&ME (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 2 - Bingo Night at Hickory Creek (New Lenox) - Details

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

📍 Kozy Knits Events (Multiple Locations) - Details

📍 Board & Brush’s October Calendar (New Lenox) - 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

📍 Sept 26 - Urban Air Morning Jumperoo Event (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 26 - Movie Night “Honey I Shrunk The Kids” in Harmony Square (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Sept 26 - Mother/Child Superhero Dance Night (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Sept 27 - Alsip Fall Family Day! (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Sept 27 - Haunted Trail Ongoing Event (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 27 - Friends of the Park Empty Bowls Event (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 27 - KidsWork Museum Celebrates Worldwide Day of Play (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 29 - FIT4MOM New Mom Mondays Starting (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 1 - Fall Game Night in the Square (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Oct 2 to 5 - Halloween Hallow Carnival at The Oaks (Mokena) - Details

📍 Oct 2 to 5 - Used Kids’ Clothing, Toys, Etc. Sale (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Oct 2 to Nov 1 - Jack O’ Lantern World at the Forge (Lemont) - Details

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

📍 Oct 8 to Oct 29 - “Robotics” & “Chain Reactions” Classes at KidsWork (New Lenox) - 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 24 - Lego Art Class at Studio C (Frankfort) - Details

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

📍 Parks Fall Programs: Mokena | New Lenox | Frankfort

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

📍Congrats to the Frankfort Hickory Creek Softball Team on their IESA State Championship!

📍Bears Head to Vegas; White Sox Head to Washington; Cubs Host Cardinals; and Fire Host Columbus. Bulls Start Preseason Oct 7 Against Cavs!

📍 This Weekend’s College Football: Illinois Homecoming Vs. #21 USC; Northwestern Hosts UCLA; and Notre Dame Heads to Arkansas. Check out the full college football schedule here!

📍HS Football: East Heads to Napierville; West Heads to Waubonsie; Central Heads to DeKalb

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

ADOPTION PET OF THE WEEK! Meet Ryan!

“Ryan is such a special guy, and he is looking for his forever home to give him a chance to prove what a great boy he is. Born in April 2024, Ryan had a tough start to his young life living outdoors as a stray. Luckily, he was rescued and brought indoors to safety. He was adopted, and sadly found outdoors again - he had sadly been let down by his people. This little fellow deserves a safe, secure and loving home where he never has to worry about being homeless again!”

Check out Ryan 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 10,950 available homes for sale. That is a slight increase from last week's total of 10,886 homes available for sale.

The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate as of today is: 6.39%.

Mokena - Just Listed: 5 ⎸ Closed: 7
New Lenox - Just Listed: 12 ⎸ Closed: 9
Tinley Park- Just Listed: 20 ⎸ Closed: 21
Frankfort - Just Listed: 7 ⎸ Closed: 10