Halloween

Enjoy a weekend of Halloween fun in Englewood this week with events made for the entire family.

Celebrate Halloween at monster mini-golf, a harvest fest or one of these community events.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday are packed with trick-or-treating, festivals and more. Here is our roundup of the festivities.

It's hard for kids to go trick-or-treating in high-rises, since COVID-19 is more transmissible indoors. But buildings are using decorations, pet parades and more to celebrate.

More than 25 people entered our raffle through email and social media, sending in amazing painted, carved and decorated jack-o'-lanterns. Check them all out here.

To kick off the Halloween fun, there will be a dog photo costume contest 5-10 p.m. Thursday. Photos will be posted to the company's Instagram account and followers will vote on the best-dressed pup.

Of course, the Uptown cemetery is also said to have a ghost or two.

Chicago's "haunters" — as they're called — are a tightknit group who return to haunted houses year after year to scare and delight locals.

The day will feature food, pumpkins, music, and prizes for kids with the best costumes.

PHOTOS: Chicagoans go all out when it comes to Halloween — and that means decking out their homes in the spookiest decorations.

Twenty-five local businesses will give out candy around the park, while trick-or-treaters also can get candy from neighborhood stores.

Sisters Lily and Mila Rabb, ages 13 and 9, are the masterminds behind the Disney-inspired display at North Long Avenue and West Giddings Street.

Five winners of the contest will receive a giant chocolate bar.

The festivities will include pumpkin pop-ups, a costume contest, musical performances and family-friendly events.

Chicago Costume is a local, two-shop operation that's sold costumes year-round since 1976. When a Spirit Halloween billboard went up in front of the Portage Park shop, it irked workers — and locals.

The Andersonville chamber will also bring back its socially distanced Halloween on Catalpa event, which debuted last year.

Paper goods from the '20s, greeting cards from the '50s — Chicagoans are turning to retro Halloween decorations and using them as-is or repurposing them to celebrate the holiday, collectors said.

Submit a photo of your jack-o'-lantern by Tuesday to enter our raffle. Your pumpkin could be highlighted in a Block Club newsletter!

Composting your pumpkins is better for the environment than trashing them — and there are events around the city where you can smash them for compost.