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Parents and community leaders in the Little Village neighborhood created a safe space for kids to trick-or-treat this ...

The chorus of "trick or treat!" on Halloween is ubiquitous, but a century ago, the "trick" side was a lot more intense, ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that immigration enforcement operations will be working in “full force” ...

Parents and community leaders across Chicago are organizing safe trick-or-treat spaces this Halloween as concerns grow about ...

The Secretary of Homeland Security suggested that immigration officers will be in full force in Illinois on Friday night.

Fear and a whiff of tear gas hang over festivities this year. In response, even people who aren’t usually politically engaged ...

Google Frightgeist, an annual analytics trend that ranks what costumes people are searching for every Halloween compiled a ...

Despite Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's request to halt ICE arrests on Halloween, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says agents will be ...

Chicago will see mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid-50s for Halloween. A few sprinkles are possible tonight, with rain ...

U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis called Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino into court to respond to reports that his agents ...

The famous sisters celebrated Halloween with their kids True, Tatum and Chicago — as well as with their brother Rob’s ...