From Little Village, to Evanston and West Chicago, trick-or-treaters were out gathering candy on a mild-weathered Halloween evening on Oct. 31, 2025.
Lola Badillo, right, hands out donuts and hot chocolate to trick-or-treaters on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Zyaire Harris, 10, dressed as the Joker, and Kace Martin, 5, dressed as Michael Myers, react as an animatronic scarecrow scared them during trick-or-treating on Monroe Street in Evanston on Oct. 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)
Jerri Zbiral, left, hands out candy to Malia Bowers, center, dressed as a park ranger, and her son Sullivan Bowers, 4, dressed as a bison, during trick-or-treating on Monroe Street in Evanston on Oct. 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)
A young trick-or-treater chomps on candy while taking a break with her family on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood on Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Margarito Perucho assembles a decoration to the back of a vehicle before handing out candy for trick-or-treaters on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood on Halloween in Chicago, Oct. 31, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
A motorist and passenger wearing masks wait for foot traffic to pass by on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood on Halloween in Chicago, Oct. 31, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Kids and parents trick-or-treat on Monroe Street in Evanston on Oct. 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)
Ben Meyer-Abbott, of Evanston, and his nephew, Nikolai Meyer-Abbott, 1, trick-or-treat on Monroe Street in Evanston on Oct. 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)
A trick-or-treater dressed in a chicken inflatable costume walks on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Trick-or-treaters walk on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Toby the dog is dressed as a bumblebee in pajamas on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood on Halloween in Chicago, Oct. 31, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Brothers Angel and Jesse Salinas, 6 and 3 respectively, walk through the trick-or-treat line outside in West Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025. Members of the West Chicago Angels and Christ Our Advocate Church along with students from Wheaton College organized a safe trick-or-treat event for families who reside in areas heavily targeted by federal agents. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Jayla Carrera, 7, tries not to spill candy after going through the the trick-or-treat line on Halloween in West Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025. Members of the West Chicago Angels and Christ Our Advocate Church along with students from Wheaton College organized a safe trick-or-treat event for families who reside in areas heavily targeted by federal agents. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Larry Bauer, left, offers candy to Amanda Moncivais, center, as she holds her crying son Luca Vieni, 1, as his dad Mike Vieni looked on during trick-or-treating on Monroe Street in Evanston, Oct. 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)
Kids and parents trick or treat on Monroe Street in Evanston on Oct. 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)
Gov. JB Pritzker takes pictures while handing out candy to trick-or-treaters at a parking lot on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on Halloween. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
A Chucky doll is placed over a car sunroof on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on Halloween. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Trick-or-treaters walk past a sign posted at a laundromat that reads “ICE OUT!” on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood on Halloween in Chicago, Oct. 31, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Trick-or-treaters walk on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)