No Parking and Street Closures In Effect For TV Series Filming

FRANKFORT, IL — Parts of downtown Frankfort will seem like something right out of a TV show Monday through Wednesday. That's because a new TV series called "Lightyears" will be filming for its first season, according to a leaflet sent by the Village of Frankfort.

Notices were posted in the area to alert residents that no parking will be in effect in certain locations. The affected areas include:

• Monday 7 a.m. to Wednesday 5 p.m. on the north sides of Kansas Street from Oak Street to Hickory Avenue.
• Tuesday midnight-1 p.m. on both sides of Kansas Street from Oak Street to Walnut Street; both sides of Hickory Street from Kansas Street to Nebraska Street; the west side of Oak Street from Elwood Street to Kansas Street; the southern half of 14 Hickory St. Lot; and 2 Smith St. Lot.
• Tuesday 7 a.m.-noon full closure for Kansas Street from Oak Street to Walnut Street.

Film crews will not block driveways, loading zones, fire hydrants, bus stops or disabled parking zones, according to the leaflet.

"Light Years," starring Oscar-winners Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons, is scheduled to run on Amazon Prime.

"'Lightyears' follows Franklin and Irene York, played by [Simmons] and Spacek, a couple who years ago discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet," according to a synopsis of the show sent to Patch by a member of the production crew. "They’ve carefully guarded their secret ever since, but when an enigmatic young man enters their lives, the Yorks’ quiet existence is quickly upended… and the mysterious chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they could ever have imagined."

For more information regarding the no parking and street closure, contact the Village of Frankfort at (815) 469-2177.

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