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

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Hello Frankfort! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

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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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💬 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)

Ok Frankfort! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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