Guiding Lights: Where to Find The Best Christmas Lights in the 'Burbs

The countdown to Christmas is on, and we’re making a list—of outstanding Christmas lights displays—and checking it twice.

The south suburbs offer tons of twinkle and sparkle, and Patch asked our readers to tell us where they’ve seen some of the best—and you didn’t disappoint. Check out our list of some of the displays, and the map to go with it. The map is color-coded by town.

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Aurora (Red pin)

• 712 Lehnertz Ave. Officially starts with the blessing of the crib at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14. The display will be lit each night from 5 to 10:30 p.m. and all night on Christmas Eve. The display will remain lit through Jan. 2.

Burbank (Yellow)

• 5846 W. 82nd Pl.

Chicago (Green)

• 2315 W. 107th Pl.
• 10933 S. Drake

Chicago Heights (Teal)

• 200 Southgate Ave.

Chicago Ridge (Purple)

• 6600 W. 107 St.

Flossmoor (Gold)

• 277 Cove Dr.
• Entire block of Hutchison and Dartmouth. “The entire street has lights hanging from trees. The residents call them ‘Crazy Lights.’”

Frankfort (Light green star)

• 255 Elm St.

Hickory Hills (Green star)

• 8137 W. 90th St.

Homer Glen (Dark blue star)

• 14635 S. Saddle Brook Ln.

Joliet (Orange star)

• 2906 Tucson Dr.
• 3707 Mustang Rd.
• 916 Sedona Ln.

Lemont (Purple star)

• 12032 Center Dr.

Manhattan (Yellow star)

• 315 Andrea Dr.

Midlothian (Green diamond)

• 14506 Keating Ave.

Mokena (Red diamond)

• 9442 Elm Ave.
• 11437 Stratford Rd.
• 11508 Ashbury Ct.
• 12106 Blackthorne Ridge Dr.

Naperville (Black diamond)

• 1127 Conan Doyle Rd.

New Lenox (Purple diamond)

• 111 S. Pine St.
• 621 S. Pine St.
• 312 Eastgate Ct.
• 613 Lila’s Ct.
• 437 Ann Lane

Oak Forest (Dark blue diamond)

• 15607 Sierra Dr.
• 5408 Grange Ave.

Oak Lawn (Orange diamond)

• 7116 96th St.
• 9140 Menard Ave.
• 9832 S. Mansfield
• 8703 Nashville Ave.
• 10105 S. Karlov Ave.

Orland Park (Maroon diamond)

• 15441 Sunset Ridge Dr.
• 16911 Sheridan Trail

Palos Heights (Green square)

• 12123 S. Harold Ave.
• 12956 S. Moody Ave.

Plainfield (Teal square)

• 4420 Riverside Dr.

Romeoville (Dark blue square)

• 1651 Peter Lane

South Chicago Heights (Yellow square)

• 3028 Enterprise Park Ave.

Tinley Park

• 8930 Fairfield Lane
• 6618 Glenview Dr.
• 8637 Monaghan Dr.
• 17321 Avon Lane
• 19111 S. Oak Park Ave. (Odyssey Fun World)
• 16326 Parliament Ave.
• 6705 W. 164th Pl.
• 17049 Ozark Ave.
• 7024 176th. St.
• 16423 Parliament Ave.
• 17224 Oconto
• 16330 65th Ave.
• 17331 Osceola Ave.
• 6567 Pine Lake Dr.