Halloween

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.

Halloween revelers are used to asking for a trick or treat, but many don’t know that they could also be asking for a fine. Here are some of the strangest Halloween laws around the country.

Halloween is just around the corner, and with families making their final plans to trick-or-treat on the spooky day, a recent ranking from Instacart named a Chicago suburb as one of the best places for the pastime in the U.S.

A noted safety group reports that Halloween is one of the most dangerous nights of the year for kids, but is offering tips to help children have a fun holiday.

Costume? Check. Candy? Check. Bucket? Check. But do you know what time trick-or-treating takes place in your neighborhood on Halloween for 2024?

A noted safety group reports that Halloween is one of the most dangerous nights of the year for kids, but is offering tips to help children have a fun holiday. Kye Martin has the story.

Authorities suspect someone drove around throwing pumpkins on cars in two Massachusetts cities.

These destinations span across the country, and the nearest haunted city could be just a drive away.