Introducing Patch Deals: Your Ticket to Local Savings

We're happy to unveil yet another great feature this week — Patch Daily Deals — that will help readers save money and shop local.

Patch Daily Deals will help readers save up to 90 percent on products and services at some of the best businesses in the southwest suburbs. This includes not just your hometown, but also several of its neighboring communities.

Today, for example, you can get a furnace tune-up and cleaning — just in time for the cold weather to arrive — for $49 from AirTek Heating & Air. That's almost 50 percent off the regular price.

Most deals will be available for a week. If your town's deal doesn't pique your interest, feel free to check out nearby Patches for more opportunities to save.

We also invite you to share Patch Deals with friends. When they buy, you'll get a $5 credit towards a future purchase.

Look for the Deal of the Day across the top of your homepage, or sign up for email alerts by going to "Notifications Settings" in your profile and clicking Patch Deals.

We'll also let you know about our latest Deals through Facebook, Twitter and our daily newsletter, which includes the day's top stories, announcements and events.

If you own or operate a local business and want to know more about Patch Deals or advertising opportunities, please contact our ad manager, Wayne Parratore at 815-274-8875 or wayne.parratore@patch.com.