🌱 Patch AM: 31st Annual Midnight Madness Helps Bring Holiday Shopping To Downtown Frankfort

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In today's newsletter:

• Downtown Frankfort shops stay open late for holiday deals and fun
• Frankfort community shaken by alleged child killing inside family home

Also on today's calendar: Explore Nature: Join the Be a Trailblazer Experience and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 73, low: 66.
• Thursday: Humid with rain, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 31st Annual Midnight Madness Helps Bring Holiday Shopping To Downtown Frankfort (patch.com) — Frankfort residents can look forward to the 31st annual Midnight Madness on Dec. 11, when downtown shops stay open late with special sales, treats, and festive activities. Running from 6 p.m. to midnight, the event encourages shopping local while enjoying holiday lights and community spirit in the heart of Frankfort.
   

• Lindsay Clancy-obsessed mom texted family about Disney World trip for her son hours before killing him: docs (amedpost.com) — Frankfort residents are grappling with a deeply disturbing case in which a local mother is accused of killing her 2-year-old son inside the family's Frankfort home. Court filings describe her lawyers' claims of a psychotic episode, while relatives and neighbors maintain public support as prosecutors pursue first-degree murder charges.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Frankfort

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Explore Nature: Join the Be a Trailblazer Experience →
  Forest Preserve District of Will County, Sugar Creek Administration Center, 17540 W Laraway Rd, Joliet
  9:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Dark Arts & Oddities Market →
  Soundgrowler Brewing Co., 8201 183rd St, Tinley Park
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show →
  Orland Park Civic Center 14750 S. Ravinia Ave.,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Volunteer Fair Fall 2026 →
  Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S Pfeiffer Rd., Frankfort
  7:00 pm
• Volunteer Fair Fall 2026 →
  Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S Pfeiffer Rd, Frankfort
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Pumpkin Succulent Centerpiece Workshop →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  4:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Pumpkin Succulent Centerpiece Workshop →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  11:30 am
Saturday October 3
• Pumpkin Succulent Centerpiece Workshop →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Visit Us at the Country Market →
  Breidert Green Park, Frankfort
  9:00 am
• Pumpkin Succulent Centerpiece Workshop →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  11:00 am
Monday October 5
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program →
  Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S Pfeiffer Rd, Frankfort
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) →
  Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S Pfeiffer Rd, Frankfort
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Raymond J. Connors —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Raymond J. Sarnowski —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Michael Lee Roberts —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Mokena. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Bartender in Matteson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Frankfort here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tinley Park

• Inspired By Their Mother And 'All-Time Hero,' Tinley Park Woman & Brother Take On 'The Amazing Race' (patch.com)
• Teen Leader With Orland Park Sting, Tinley Bulldogs Advances To 'Athlete Of The Year' Quarterfinals (patch.com)

New Lenox

• Local Event: NL VFW Tue Bingo Up to $23,575 in Prizes -$100 Bingo Prizes*, $500 Coverall** Public Welcome! (patch.com)
• Teen Dies Suddenly from Complication of Rare Genetic Condition on Night of School's Homecoming Dance (people.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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