Halloween

As children get home from school and start filling their bags with candy, NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern caught up with a group of trick-or-treaters.

Halloween 2024 has arrived and trick-or-treating has started across much of the Chicago area, but how long will it last?

Avoid a Halloween nightmare and call in some reinforcements this year if you run out of the good stuff.

How old is too old to trick-or-treat? Parents debated the topic in a TODAY.com survey ahead of Halloween.

Alchemy Arts brought the mystical to life as resident witch Lynx Alexander guided guests through a prosperity ritual designed to summon wealth and good fortune.

The Teal Pumpkin Project is raising awareness for trick-or-treaters with dietary restrictions.

Kevin Jeanes has the latest forecast.

As kids prepare to put on their favorite costumes and walk door-to-door for trick-or-treating, some may notice teal pumpkins outside houses during their spooky walk around the neighborhood for candy.

Genealogy testing shows a Prospect Heights woman is directly related to one of the most well-known cases in the Salem Witch Trials in 1692.

Genealogy testing shows a Prospect Heights woman is directly related to one of the most well-known cases in the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. NBC 5’s Courtney Sisk reports.

You might be surprised to learn that a handful of popular Halloween-time movies are set in Illinois.

Halloween, Chucky, Nightmare on Elm Street, Candyman: there’s no shortage of scary movies out there during spooky season. But did you know some of the holiday’s most frightening — and iconic — characters have ties to Illinois?

Heidi Klum is known for her outlandish Halloween costumes. Here are some of the supermodel-turned-TV personality’s most memorable looks.

While trick-or-treaters will flood Chicago area streets in costume on Thursday, Oct. 31, many soon after are preparing to celebrate a rich cultural tradition that originated in Mexico: Día de los Muertos.

Halloween 2024 is nearly here. Did you pick up your trick-or-treat candy yet?

Say his name three times and he’ll appear to help give you the perfect smile.

The staff at Mateer Orthodontics in Long Island, New York transformed into the cast of “Beetlejuice” for Halloween.

Unseasonably warm temperatures and strong wind gusts were expected to continue in the Chicago area Wednesday, with a cold front set to bring rain and chillier temperatures for Halloween.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

John Legend gave a rather unexpected reaction to his wife’s attempt at a good scare.