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🌱 Patch AM: Which Frankfort Halloween yard haunts are worth a spooky evening walk?

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  • Which Frankfort Halloween yard haunts are worth a spooky evening walk?

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  • Saturday: High clouds and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Sunny spells, temps: high: 73, low: 57.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Patch's Best 2026 Halloween Yard Haunts: Will, Kendall, Grundy Counties (patch.com) — Frankfort families have several standout Halloween yard haunts to explore this month, with elaborate animatronic-filled displays running nightly through Halloween and even into early November. From circus-themed scares on Jonquil Lane to the homemade horrors of Red Death Manor and the family-friendly frights on Hawthorne Lane, these walkable neighborhood setups offer easy, free seasonal fun close to home.
   

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Mokena

  • Halloween Mayhem At Mokena's Main Park: Haunted Trail Volunteers Still Sought, Vendor Spots Remain (patch.com)
  • 7 Months In, Summit Hill 161 Teachers & Board Of Education Still Negotiating For Contract (patch.com)

Monee

  • Will County 2nd District race is a repeat of 2022 for New Lenox, Manhattan voters (chicagotribune.com)

New Lenox

  • Beth Conaghan, Realtor in New Lenox, IL, Opens Permanent Office on Maple Street With Chamber Ribbon Cutting (digitalmarketreports.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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