{"id":347059,"date":"2025-11-01T03:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T03:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/347059\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T03:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T03:26:32","slug":"the-chicago-area-celebrates-halloween-chicago-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/347059\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chicago area celebrates Halloween \u2013 Chicago Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-02_246085666.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910408\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-trick-or-treating-3_246086002.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910398\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-trick-or-treating-23_246086054.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910392\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-24_246086774.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910390\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-21_246086768.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910386\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-05_246085698.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910402\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Kids and parents trick-or-treat on Monroe Street in Evanston on Oct. 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-trick-or-treating-19_246086028.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910396\" \/>Kids and parents trick-or-treat on Monroe Street in Evanston on Oct. 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-trick-or-treating-14_246086030.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910395\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-15_246085674.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910406\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-11_246085690.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910841\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-22_246086766.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910387\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"5094\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-west-chicago-halloween001_246085914-e1761957324976.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28908434\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"5400\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-west-chicago-halloween004_246085916.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28908438\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-trick-or-treating-5_246086000.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910399\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Kids and parents trick or treat on Monroe Street in Evanston on Oct. 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"5000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-trick-or-treating-9_246086018.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910397\" \/>Kids and parents trick or treat on Monroe Street in Evanston on Oct. 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-28_246086778.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910388\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-18_246085676.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910405\" \/>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)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Trick-or-treaters walk past a sign posted at a laundromat that reads &quot;ICE OUT!&quot; on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood on Halloween in Chicago, Oct. 31, 2025. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-14_246085704.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910403\" \/>Trick-or-treaters walk past a sign posted at a laundromat that reads &#8220;ICE OUT!&#8221; on West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood on Halloween in Chicago, Oct. 31, 2025. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"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)\" width=\"4500\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-little-village-Halloween-06_246085696.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"28910407\" \/>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)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Little Village, to Evanston and West Chicago, trick-or-treaters were out gathering candy on a mild-weathered Halloween evening&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":347060,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,5386,1818,1370,50,6983],"class_list":{"0":"post-347059","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-chicago","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-illinois","11":"tag-latest-headlines","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-photos-and-videos"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115472315190086202","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}