A crisp fall evening greeted Bradley residents as they flipped on their porch lights Friday night to welcome trick-or-treaters.

As costumed kids – many accompanied by costumed adults – crunched over fallen leaves to collect their candy, many candy-givers sat outside to enjoy the Halloween tradition.

From the front yard of Bradley resident Jean Tanner’s home on South Center Avenue, a group of about eight neighbors, friends and family also gave out “oohs” and “awws” from their lawn chairs as each little one approached.

Tanner and her next-door neighbor, Madonna Bertrand, have gathered to enjoy the evening together for 10 years. Family members inside the house paused while cooking a dinner of hot dogs and chili to peek out the window as the kids – usually about 200 – came and went.

Across the street, resident Paul Minix and family let their 15-year-old pup, Lily – dressed as Superdog – greet trick-or-treaters as they approached.

It was Lily’s fifth year serving as official greeter, Minix said.

“She just loves it,” he said.

While some have long-running traditions for the holiday, others were just beginning theirs.

Parents Kane Crecy and Asia Barker of Kankakee were having their first Hallween with their 1-year-old daughter, Violet.

The couple dressed up as dinosaurs, and Violet served as their little piglet.