Open Roads ABATE of IL, Inc. members participated in the 22nd annual Trunk or Treat event held at the Plano Methodist Church in Plano.

Check out photos from Trick-or-Treaters in Granville on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 by MaKade Rios.

Check out photos from Trick-or Treaters on Halloween along Ottawa's south side by Tom Sistak.

Check out our Halloween trick-or-treat photos from across northern Illinois

A wooded area near Woodstock houses a little known, long-abandoned and vandalized cemetery from the 1800s. McHenry County's treasurer hopes to find an entity to care for the property and the graves.

Businesses in downtown Woodstock and Crystal Lake welcomed kids of all ages for trick-or-treating Friday.

DeKalb County area communities have announced Halloween events and trick-or-treat hours for Oct. 31.

Students and staff held a halloween parade on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 at Jefferson Elementary in Princeton.

The TALK-LINE interview for Oct. 31 featured Dixon Police Chief Ryan Bivins discussing Halloween safety tips for the weekend, along with an expansion of the Dixon Police Department staff to better serve community needs

Downers Grove resident James Schiffer has run haunted front yard in Downers Grove for the past 14 years

Silver Cross Hospital NICU babies are decked out in Halloween attire on Oct. 31, 2025. "Our Silver Cross Hospital NICU babies melt the hearts of everyone they encounter. They fight with every tiny ounce of their being – and we fight right alongside them – to help them heal and thrive – so they can spend their next Halloween at home," the New Lenox hospital stated in a release.

Kiddie ghosts and goblins – and some big kids too – did some trick-or-treating in downtown Geneva Thursday where retailers and restaurants passed out goodies. Official door-to-door trick-or-treating hours in Geneva are 3 to 7 p.m. Friday.

Kane County area communities have announced Halloween events and trick-or-treat hours set for Oct. 31. Here’s what’s happening in your neighborhood:

Hosted by the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce, around 100 local businesses participated in the annual Halloween festivities.

Halloween has arrived! Here is a list of trick-or-treat hours for Sauk Valley-area towns.

On Friday, Oct, 31, 2025, the annual Downtown Trick or Treat was held in Rochelle. Candy seekers took to the streets on Halloween and were greeted by downtown business owners and employees.

Most McHenry County communities will have their sanctioned trick-or-treating hours on Halloween Friday.

Improv Playhouse celebrates its 25th anniversary season in its newly expanded Libertyville theater space with a thrilling Halloween weekend presentation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.”

The display, called Raven Hills Cemetery, at 224 Presidential Boulevard earned top honors in the Oswegoland Park District’s 2025 Halloween House Decorating Contest

Explore haunted houses, trails, campgrounds and tours located in Starved Rock Country in La Salle County.

Check out these delightfully frightening haunted houses in northern Illinois, guaranteed to bring the scares this season.

The Hansen Halloween House is back for another year of family-friendly fun. The free event will take place at 1021 Fourth Ave., Rochelle, from 5-9 p.m. on the days leading up to Halloween and from 5-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31.

The store will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. that day. Free T-shirts and stickers will be given to the first 100 customers starting at 2 p.m.

Check out some of the best 2025 Halloween home displays across the Illinois Valley Region.

Looking for some spooky displays to view this week for Halloween? Here's a few that caught out eye in DeKalb this week.

Dixon High School senior Nick Goldie has turned his front yard at 1014 Steinman St. in Dixon into a Halloween wonderland complete with circus scenes, graveyards, farms, and more than three dozen animatronic figures.

Ed Perry of Montgomery said he and his neighbors had no idea the Halloween haunted house experience they started six years ago would become an annual tradition.

Use this guide for trick-or-treat times in Kendall County.

An additional hour was added to the Trick-or-Treat hours in Bradley.

Guests will hear accounts of unexplained occurrences experienced not only by the Grams family, who own the museum, but also by employees and visitors over the decades.

Pumpkins thrown into landfills are never broken down and release greenhouse gases, accounting for over one billion pumpkins thrown out every year.

The Sterling Police Department held its annual trunk-or-treat Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Local organizations lined up to hand out treats to the costumed kiddos.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is urging motorists to commit to sober driving, buckling up and following traffic laws this Halloween as children and their families are out after dark in search of candy and spooky fun.

Rock Falls' Chamber of Commerce held its annual Biz Boo! trick-or-treating event Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Photos by Katie Holloway - Shaw Local News Network

Halloween spirit was in the air as the Fox Valley Family YMCA West Branch held its 12th annual Trick or Trunk on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Sandwich.

DUIs are not limited to alcohol-related offenses — driving under the influence of alcohol, cannabis or drugs is illegal in Illinois, the sheriff’s office said.

The Joliet Police Department hosted its third annual trunk-or-treat event on Saturday. ‘It’s a great to bring everyone out together right now,’ said a Joliet parent attending the event.

The Streator Chamber of Commerce hosted its Halloween Spooktacular event on Friday, Oct. 26, 2025, in downtown Streator. The event featured a scavenger hunt, a tarot card reader, a haunted house and more activities.

In the fall, natural areas often become dumping spots for yard waste, pumpkins, straw, and other organic decorations. Many think that a thrown-away pumpkin will break down and disappear. Not exactly.

In the fall, natural areas often become dumping spots for yard waste, pumpkins, straw, and other organic decorations. Many think that a thrown-away pumpkin will break down and disappear. Not exactly.

The Joliet Police Department held its third annual Trunk-or-Treat Halloween event for the community on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Several other local government and community agencies also participated.

Peru's Illinois Valley Auto Group hosts Trunk or Treat on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, with games and trick-or-treating.

Costumed festival goers of all ages, shapes and sizes gathered in downtown Batavia this weekend for the annual BatFest, a spooky season family-friendly event that included a costume contest on Saturday.

Plainfield Spooktacular Trick-or-treating event drew a nice crowd on Saturday Oct 25, 2025 in Plainfield.

Fire officials report decorations were the first thing to ignite in roughly 800 reported home fires around Halloween each year.

Each year from 2017 to 2019, an estimated average of 9,200 fires were reported to fire departments in the U.S. over a three-day period around Halloween, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

Check out these Halloween-themed events this weekend happening in the western suburbs.

The Fox Lake Police Department is excited to invite the community to its annual Halloween Howl Event, set to take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Fox Lake Police Department 301 S. Route. 59, Fox Lake.

This event offers something for everyone — from costumes and crafts to music, games and treats.