Odyssey Fun World to Open Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

Odyssey Fun World in Tinley Park will open a corn maze and pumpkin patch on Friday.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

The Halloween season in Tinley Park will officially kick off this week when Odyssey Fun Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize opens on Friday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. across the street from the Odyssey Fun World arcade at Harlem Avenue and Oak Park Avenue.

The 15-acre corn maze and pumpkin patch will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Friday to Halloween. Admission will be $10 per person (children 1 and younger get in for free), which includes unlimited use of our courtyard attractions such as hay rides, cow train, inflatable Kids Zone, two corn mazes, petting zoo and pig races.

Children under 12 who visit can also get free ice cream cones at the Culver’s in Tinley Park, Orland Park, Frankfort, Matteson and Homewood, and a free kids meal at Chili’s in Orland Park, New Lenox, Homewood, Calumet City and Chicago Ridge.

Available at additional cost are pony rides for $3, entry to the Beast for $3 and Corn Cannon shots (3 for $3 or 6 for $5).

General manager Clint Paraday said the spelling of maize (which is a Native Indian word for corn) was simple word play, and was the way the company that cuts the maze spells it.

“This is our first year in the business of farming and we are hoping to really bring a fun-filled fall season for all the families,” he said.

The grand opening ribbon cutting and open house will take place at noon Sunday, Sept. 25. The $10 admission fee will be waived for everyone who attends the ribbon cutting and open house.

For more information, call 708-429-3800 or visit Odyssey Fun Farm online.

HomeGoods To Open Sunday
The second new store at Brookside Marketplace opens this week when HomeGoods, a discount retailer that specializes in home fashions, opens on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 8 a.m. at 191st Street and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park.

The 25,000-square-foot store is next to the recently opened Five Below location. It will have about 60 full-time and part-time workers. It will be the 21st HomeGoods location in the Chicago-area.

Grand opening hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and afterward will be Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

As part of the grand opening, Massachusetts-based HomeGoods will donate $5,000 to the Crisis Center for South Suburbia shelter.

For more information, visit HomeGoods Tinley Park online.

Neat Repeats Resale Shop Open Again
Neat Repeats Resale is sporting a new, bigger look in its new digs at 9028 W. 159th St. in Orland Park.

The store now has 3,650 feet of space to display its selection of small household items, giftware and clothing.

The grand reopening will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Regular hours will be Monday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“It’s been a long process, with more than a year of planning and several weeks of actual construction,” Joyce Athey, Director of Neat Repeats Resale, said in a release. “But the result is just fabulous! Our volunteers and customers are really excited about the new space.”

All proceeds support the Crisis Center for South Suburbia shelter.

For information or to volunteer, stop in or call 708-364-7605.

Crab House To Reopen

N’awlins Crab House has closed at 200 Dixie Highway in Chicago Heights but never fear seafood lovers, the restaurant is expected to open soon under new ownership.

The old phone number has been disconnected but the chain’s website says the Chicago Heights location is opening soon.

For information, visit N’awlins Crab House online.