🍦South Suburbs Scoop

September 12th, 2025

John Sintich
September 12, 2025

Happy Friday! It’s been a heavy week. Hold your loved ones close this weekend and be kind to your neighbors.

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

New Manhattan Restaurant by New Lenox’s Arrowhead Brewing
Local Job Openings
Local Events, Sports & Kids Activities
Live Music, Adoption Pet of the Week & Real Estate Round-Up

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Let’s Get Into It!

-John

WHAT’S NEW IN THE SOUTH ‘BURBS

📍9K SF Nonprofit Thrift Store Coming to Frankfort - Details

📍New Arrowhead Smoke Works Restaurant in Manhattan - Details

📍New Gastro Pub to Open in Downtown Tinley Park - Video

📍New Edward Jones to Open in Frankfort - Details

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

📍132 New Single Family Homes Coming to Lockport - Video

“An inside look of the current progress at Bridge Thrift Home & Restoration opening this Fall in Frankfort. (The Bridge Teen Center)”

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

📍Pete’s Fresh Market Now Open in Tinley Park - Video

📍$18M+ Phase II Vacant Land Clean Up Continues in Tinley Park - Details

📍Full Review on the New Beem Light Sauna in Frankfort - Video | Website

📍Old Plank Trail Closed from New Lenox to Joliet for $1.3M Upgrade - Video | Article

📍New Sushi Restaurant Coming to Frankfort - Video | Article

THIS WEEK’S LOCAL LIVE MUSIC

📍THE MORGAN WALLEN EXPERIENCE - Jamo’s Live (Mokena) 🎟 Details
💲$9.35 | 📅Fri, Sept 12 | 9PM

📍$5 DAVE DUO - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲$5 | 📅 Fri, Sept 12 | 6:30PM

📍DAVE GORKA - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Fri, Sept 12 | 7:30PM

📍EAGLES TRIBUTE - Harmony Square (Tinley Park) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Sept 13 | 7PM

📍THE KOOP LIVE - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Sept 13 | 6:30PM

📍JAYWALKERS JAM BANK - VFW (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Sept 13 | 8:30PM

📍PETE STILLWELL - Social 45 (Frankfort) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Sat, Sept 13 | 7:30PM

📍OPEN MIC NIGHT - Hickory Creek (New Lenox) 🎟 Details
💲Free | 📅Tues, Sept 16 | 6:30PM

Eagles Tribute Band in Harmony Square this Saturday 9/13

GREATER CHICAGOLAND LIVE MUSIC & MORE

📍 Sept 13	Jason Aldean	Tinley Park - Details
📍 Sept 19	Luke Bryan	Prairie Grove - Details
📍 Sept 20	Lee Brice	Rosemont - Details
📍 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 9/11 - Website

📍 Manhattan - $3.33 - ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 New Lenox - $3.52 ⬆️ From Last Week

📍 Mokena - $3.49 ⬇️ From Last Week

📍 Frankfort - $3.29 ⬇️ From Last Week

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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

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

THIS WEEK’S LOCAL EVENTS & OFFERINGS

📍 Sept 12 to 13 - Craftoberfest Event (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 12 - Wienermobile Visits New Pete’s Market (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Sept 12 - 2nd Annual Craft Small Street Market (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 12 - NAWS Annual Gala at CD&ME (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Sept 12 - Viva la Vino Wine Tasting Event (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Sept 12 - Banquet for Warriors Walk (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 12 to 14 - Local Village Wide Garage Sale (Manhattan) - Details

📍 Sept 13 - Warriors Walk (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 13 - Soundgrowler Brewing Oktoberfest (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Sept 13 - Country Market & Rock & Roll Show (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Sept 13 - Fall Craft & Vendor Fair (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Sept 13 - Hermoine’s Potion Class at Book Bar (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 13 - Congressman Jonathan Jackson to Host Townhall (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 13 to Oct 25 - Farmer’s Market Turns Into Fall Market (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Sept 14 - Fall Farmers Market (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Sept 14 - Cars & Coffee at Gost Coffee & Hickory Creek (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 14 - Fall Blanket Workshop with Kozy Knits at Hailstorm Brewing (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 14 - Sweets & Savory Crawl (Lockport) - Details

📍 Sept 14 - Pope Leo XIV Party at Hickory Creek (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 15 - Free Senior Luncheon (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 16 - Cruise the Commons (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 17 - Trivia Night at Hickory Creek (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 17 - Food Trucks on Front Street (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 17 - Annual Senior Breakfast (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Sept 17 - Lunch and Bingo (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 17 - Wine Down Wednesday at Board & Brush (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 18 - Thursday Night Out at CD&ME (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Sept 18 - U.S. Air Force 78th Birthday Celebration at American Legion (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 18 - Bingo Night at Hickory Creek (New Lenox) - Details

📍 12 Best Places in Illinois to View Fall Colors (Statewide) - Details

📍 Fall Fest at Bengtston’s Pumpkin Farm (Homer Glen) - Details

📍 Celebrate 100 Years of Historic Route 66! (Joliet) - Details

📍 Registration Open for Scary at the Prairie (Frankfort) - Details

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

📍 Kozy Knits Upcoming Events (Multiple Locations) - Details

THE KIDDOS

📍 Registration Open for Kindermusik Classes - 0-3 Years (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Registration Open for STEM Enrichment Classes at KidsWork (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Griffin Museum Webs, Wings & Wonderbugs Event (Chicago) - Details

📍 Take Care with Peanuts: The Exhibit at the Children’s Museum (Chicago) - Details

📍 Sept 13 - Fright Fest Starts at Great America (Gurnee) - Details

📍 Sept 13 - SASPPALOOZA ‘25 Family Event at the Forge (Lemont) - Tickets

📍 Sept 15 - Musical Mondays Start at KidsWork Museum (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 20 - Konow’s Corn Maze (Homer Glen) - Details

📍 Sept 21 to Oct 4 - Creepy Crawly Critter Classes (Frankfort) - Details

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

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

📍 Parks Fall Programs: Mokena | New Lenox | Frankfort

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

📍 Sept 20 - 46th Annual Old Campground Fest (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 20 - Free Community Event w/ Pony Rides (Joliet) - Details

📍 Sept 20 - Art & Wine Paint and Sip (Orland Park) - Details

📍 Sept 20 - Oktoberfest 2025 at the Forge (Lemont) - Tickets

📍 Sept 21 - Kozy Knits Project with Alsip Park District (New Lenox) - Details

📍 Sept 21 - Sensory Sundays with Hawaii Fluid Art (Frankfort) - Details

📍 Sept 25 - 4th Annual Paws & Butts Golf Outing Fundraiser (Frankfort) - 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 - Last Call Before Fall Market & Music (New Lenox) - Details

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

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

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

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

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

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AREA SPORTS & MORE

📍Bears Head to Detroit onSunday; White Sox Take On Guardians in Cleveland; Cubs Host Rays; and Fire Hosts NYC. Bulls Start Preseason Oct 7 Against Cavs!

📍 This Weekend’s College Football: Illinois Hosts Western Michigan; Northwestern Hosts #4 Oregon; and Notre Dame Hosts Texas A&M. Check out the full college football schedule here!

📍HS Football: East Hosts Neuqua Valley; West Plays Andrew at Home; and Central Hosts Stagg

📍 Adult Dance Classes - Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Ballet (Lockport) - Details

📍 Sept 13 - Metal Yoga at Soundgrowler (Tinley Park) - Details

📍 Sept 14 - Sunday Bears Game Day Pig Roast at Jamo’s (Mokena) - Details

📍 Sept 15 - Bring Your Pup Out To The Ballpark (Chicago) - Details

📍 Sept 20 - White Sox Half Way to St. Patty’s Day Party (Chicago) - Details

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

ADOPTION PET OF THE WEEK! Meet Foxy!

Check out Foxy 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 10,827 available homes for sale. That is a slight increase from last week's total of 10,669 homes available for sale.

The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate as of today is: 6.27%.

Mokena - Just Listed: 12 ⎸ Closed: 4
New Lenox - Just Listed: 7 ⎸ Closed: 9
Tinley Park- Just Listed: 27 ⎸ Closed: 18
Frankfort - Just Listed: 10 ⎸ Closed: 10