🍦South Suburbs Scoop

December 26th, 2025

John Sintich
December 26, 2025

Happy Friday!

I hope you had an amazing Christmas this week. Take the rest of the year to reflect, relax and prepare for an amazing 2026!

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

New Year’s Eve Events in Our Area
Upcoming Local January Events
Activities for the Kiddos
Local Job Opportunities
Area Live Music and Sports
Real Estate Round Up

To Our Readers: What would you like to see more in the newsletter? Email [email protected] to provide your feedback!

Let’s Get Into It!

-John

WHAT’S NEW IN THE SOUTH ‘BURBS

📍 Nxt Stop Ninja Open in New Lenox - Details

📍 St. Mary Catholic School Community Brings Joy to 23 Local Families - Details

📍 PAWS Tinley Park Christmas Memory Tree Tribute to Pets & People - Details

📍 Orland Park Lawsuit Proceeds Against Former Mayor - Details

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

📍 Pickled Now Open in Frankfort - Video

📍 Frankfort Chophouse Getting Closer to Opening - Details

📍 Tinley’s Amphitheater to Start Separately Charging for Parking - Details

📍 Frankfort Approves Budget for Downtown Planning and Urban Design - Details

📍 New Laraway Project Transportation Improvement Project - Video

Located at the corner of Wolf Rd & W Laraway Rd

Located adjacent to Planet Fitness and near Starbucks

UPCOMING NEW YEAR’S EVENTS

📍 Dec 30 - Noon Year’s Eve Party at the Ice Rink (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Dec 31 - New Year’s Eve Balloon Drop Bash at Urban Air (Mokena) - Details

📍 Dec 31 - Noon Years Eve Kids’ Breakfast/Brunch at Social 45 (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Dec 31 - Children’s New Year Celebration at Civic Center (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Dec 31 - Blooze Brothers New Year’s Eve Party at CD&Me (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Dec 31 - Rink in the New Year at Winter Wonderland Ice Rink (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Dec 31 - Noon Year’s Eve Kid’s Event at Odyssey (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Dec 31 - New Year’s Eve Live Music with Hillbilly Rockstars (Mokena) - Details

📍 Dec 31 - Trivia Night at Hickory Creek Brewing (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Dec 31 - New Year’s Eve Celebration at North & Maple (New Lenox) - Details

📍 New Year’s Eve Ball Drops in Times Square (Manhattan) - Details

CHICAGO & MORE

📍 Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic Experience (Chicago) - Details

📍 Illumination Event at The Morton Arboretum (Chicago) - Details

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

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

📍 Until Jan 4 - Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier (Chicago) -Details

📍 Until to Jan 5 - Griffin Museum Christmas Around the World (Chicago) - Details

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS & OFFERINGS

📍 Dec 28 - Bears Football Bash at the VFW (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Dec 28 - Bikes and Beers Event at Hickory Creek Brewing (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Dec 30 - Artist Night at Soundgrowler Brewing (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Dec 30 - Tuesday $500 Bingo Night at North & Maple (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Jan 1 - Singo Bingo Night at Hickory Creek Brewing (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Jan 2 - Great American Dog & Cat Show at Convention Center (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Jan 3 - Yoga and Beer at Hailstrom Brewing (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Jan 5 to Feb 23 - Winter Wonderland Engineering w/ LEGO at Yunker Red Barn (Mokena) - Details

📍 Jan 6 and Jan 13 - Learning Magic Tricks at Yunker Red Barn (Mokena) - Details

📍 Jan 7 to Jan 28 - Watercolors for Teens and Adults at Program Center Art Room (Mokena) - Details

📍 Jan 09 - Ladies Night Vision Board Party (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Jan 10 - Holistic Health Fair at Book Bar (Mokena) - Details

📍 Jan 10 - Metal Yoga at Soundgrowler Brewing (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Jan 10 - Blankets and Brews at Soundgrowler Brewing (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Jan 10 - Master Your Sewing Machine at The Oaks (Mokena) - Details

📍 Jan 10 - Resolution Pro Wrestling Event (Joliet) - Details

📍 Jan 17 - Winter On The Farm At Yunker Farm (Mokena) - Details

📍 Jan 31 - Fire and Ice Winter Social at Breidert Green (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Jan 31 - Annual Chili Cook Off at Breidert Green (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Starting in Jan - Orland Park Library Offers Multiple Adult & Youth Activities - Details

FOR THE KIDDOS

📍 Dec 27 - Sprinkle Saturday at Stans (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Jan 2 - Winter Dragons Reading Program Family Movie Night (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Jan 8 to 10 - Seussical Jr. Auditions (Mokena) - Details

📍 Now Open: Ninja Winter Camp - Ages 6-12 - at Nxt Stop Ninja (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Jan 25 - Noonan Academy Open House (Mokena) - Details

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

📍 Village Hiring Emergency Services Officer (Mokena) - Details

📍 Jan 15 - 3rd Annual Southwest Job Fair in Orland Park - Details

CHEAPEST GAS IN THE SOUTH BURBS!

PRICES AS OF 12/25 - Website

📍 Manhattan - $2.65 -⬇️ From as Last Week

📍 New Lenox - $2.66 ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 Mokena - $3.15 ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 Frankfort - $3.19 ⬆️ From Last Week

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THIS WEEK’S LOCAL LIVE MUSIC

📍 BEYOND THE BLONDE & SERENDIPITY - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$12.55 | 📅 Fri, Dec 26 | 8:30PM

📍 THE BAKED POTATOES LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Fri, Dec 26 | 6:30PM

📍 ALLMAN BROTHERS TRIBUTE - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$12.55 | 📅 Sat, Dec 27 | 6PM

📍 CRAWFORD’S DAUGHTER LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅 Sat, Dec 27 | 6:30PM

📍 DUALING PIANOS - North & Maple (Tinley Park) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Dec 27 | 7:30PM

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

UPCOMING NFL, NBA & NHL GAMES

📍 Bears Head to San Francisco to Play 49ers

📍 Bulls Host the 76ers and Bucks This Weekend at United Center

📍 Blackhawks Host Penguins on Sunday

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Real Estate Roundup

This week, the Chicagoland area including Cook and Will county have 8,765 available homes for sale. That is a decrease from last week's total of 9,335 homes available for sale.

The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate as of today is: 6.21%.

Mokena - Just Listed: 2 ⎸ Closed: 4
New Lenox - Just Listed: 13 ⎸ Closed: 8
Tinley Park- Just Listed: 9 ⎸ Closed: 16
Frankfort - Just Listed: 2 ⎸ Closed: 12