Homewood Holiday Lights Kicks Off Free Ice Rink

A free ice rink and a special train exhibit are two of the newest additions to the "Holiday Lights in Homewood" annual celebration, scheduled this year from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7.

Homewood’s annual “Holiday Lights” celebration is making a triumphant return this year on Friday, Dec. 7 with a special addition—a free ice rink! The rink will be fully staffed, and the village is also offering free skate rentals. It will open during the “Holiday Lights in Homewood” and will remain open every Saturday after from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. through Dec. 22. It will be located on Martin Avenue just south of Ridge Road. In addition to the rink, a plethora of Holiday Lights traditions will return this year, including the annual tree lighting in Irwin Park, the antique motor Christmas parade, ice sculpture carving, live music and even live reindeer. Shoppers can take advantage of special, extended downtown store hours and specials and …

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Early Black Friday Deals in Homewood

In Homewood, Best Buy and Super Target begin matching prices of online retailers beginning Nov. 1.

So, you just can't wait to get your Christmas 2012 gift-shopping groove on? You don't have to wait until Black Friday to get some great online deals. Best Buy's announcement that it will allow in-store customers to price-match online retailers by showing the price on their smartphones has been matched by Target and Super Target, according to BFAds.net, a website devoted to Black Friday and gift-shopping alerts. Among other online retailers, the stores will match prices of Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com. Best Buy's price-matching begins Sunday, Nov. 4, while Target's begins Thursday, Nov. 1. Check out the price-matching deals at Best Buy and Target in Homewood. Get news alerts and Facebook updates from Homewood-…

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Fifth Cash Mob Coming This Saturday

The secret venues will be announced on Friday. This will be an ALL-DAY event; shop any time during the venue's business hours, then gather for the aftermob at 7 pm.

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Homewood Cash Mob Takes a Twist, But Still Going Strong

Patch took some time to catch up with the Homewood Cash Mob's chief proponent, Kate Duff, to see how the idea is maturing and learn what to expect during Wednesday's mob.

Update @ 1 p.m. on June 26: the secret Cash Mob location, Homewood Florist, and the after-mob party at Tokyo Japaese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar has been added to the body. That special time of month where one lucky local business gets picked to be mobbed by shoppers. After breaking through with the first South Suburban Cash Mob ever only a couple months ago, Homewood is now moving along with its third Cash Mob installment, but this time, things are a little different. Patch caught up with Kate Duff, the driving force behind Homewood’s Cash Mob, to find out a little bit more on what to expect from Wednesday’s event. To start with, the Wednesday, June 27 Cash Mob will break from the standard hour-or-so timeframe and, instead, last all day long, …

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4:02 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Check out the photos by Cash Mob shoppers of their great buys from Homewood Florist! http://www.facebook.com/homewoodcashmob   more ›

Girls Night Out in Homewood

Ladies, enjoy local deals and specials tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in downtown Homewood.

What Was Your Best Black Friday Find?

TVs, diamonds, cookware, game systems and computer printers — what were some of the best deals found Friday in Southland stores?

Friday was all about the bargain. Several folks told Patch about their best finds on Friday. Tell us about yours in the comment section. FOUND AT TARGET, OAK LAWN Gina Roach and her mother, Sharon Valente, both of Beverly, caught a few good deals early Friday at Target in Oak Lawn. Their finds included a Fisher-Price laptop for $22.99 and a 9-inch LCD TV for $55, down from $120. "I'm tingling," Valente confessed with a laugh. FOUND AT BEST BUY, HOMEWOOD Mrs. Thomas (who declined to share her first name), of Chicago, visited Best Buy in Homewood to find the last Kinect bundle for $199. The bundle included the gaming system, a controller, a charger and two batteries. Thomas hovered over her merchandise protectively until a salesperson …

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Surprising Ways To Save Money In the Southland

There are lots of surprising ways to save money at stores you probably already shop at!

You’ve probably gotten register rewards at Walgreen’s, but did you know that you don’t have to spend them at Walgreen’s? You buy a $10 item and perhaps you get $5 or even $10 back in Register Rewards—why not use that money to lower your grocery bill? Jewel takes Register Rewards as long as they say "manufacturer coupon" on the top. Save them up for a way to really bring down your grocery bill! Want to rent a movie, did you know you can get more movie bang for your buck? When you initially sign up for a Family Video account, you get half-off all movies for one month. Did you know you can renew that privilege? For $9.95 per month, you can get half off all your movie rentals. It only takes a few movies rented before it pays for itself. And …

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Frugal Fall Fun For the Whole Family

As the fall season comes around, there are tons of fun activities that can be cheap or free for the entire family. Here are just a few!

Opening this Friday, Odyssey Fun Farm is a ton of fun for the whole family. Some attractions include a corn maze, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, corn cannon and kids zone. Admission is $10 but there are coupons available through their website when you join their mailing list. To make it even better, Culver’s is giving a free cone or dish of custard with admission and Chili’s is giving a free kids meal (with purchase of an adult meal) with paid admission of kids 12 and under. Fear City, located in Morton Grove, is a haunted house like no other. Created and run by Emmy Award-winning set and costume designers, this one is only for the big kids. And right now on Buywithme you can get admission for up to 52 percent off. That’s all scare at more …

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Save on Back-to-School Shopping

August is quickly approaching, are your kids set for school?

It seems to happen the same way every year, we wait until the last minute and then all of a sudden it's August and we're at Super Kmart at 2 a.m., fumbling around the aisles looking for glue sticks and trying to figure out which is the college ruled paper.  But not this year! This year, you are going to hunt the sales and be ahead of the game with these surprising places to find great deals on school supplies! Menard's always has tons of items that are free or cheap with a rebate. But, did you know the closer it gets to school time, the more often these are school supplies? There are so many items for cheap or free this week at Menard's I can't even list them all here! Check them out and save yourself a ton of back-to-school cash! Just …

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