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Your guide to a spooktacular Halloween.

Get inspired. Find ideas for decorations, costumes, haunted houses and much more in this guide for Halloween enthusiasts.

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Two of the spookiest decorated homes in Chicagoland.
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Expert picks for decorating tricks.
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A Wheaton dad turns his perfect pumpkins into sculpted masterpieces.
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The best spots to get your pumpkin fix.
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The owner of Rogers Park shop Lost Eras dares you to find a Halloween costume she can’t create.
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Down with pop-up stores! Visit one of these locally-owned shops, open year-round, instead.
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A haunted house actor goes easy on kids, but shows teens no mercy.
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Scary spots for brave hearts and scardey cats.
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A Chicago aesthetician lives for the tenth month of the year.
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Get professional results with out artist's product picks.
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For Horrorbles owner John Aranza, every day is October 31.
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These spots are scary in any season.
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Mix it up with our crazy costume spinner.
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Our picks for scary, funny, traditional and utterly wacky costumes for your kiddo.
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These spots offer spooky fun that isn't too terrifying for junior ghouls.
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Spooky is fun, but Halloween shouldn't scare away the fun for kids.
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Sure, you can go door-to-door. But with these Halloween events, you don’t have to.
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Visit our big kid friends at TOC for an adults-only guide to the holiday.
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You could win a year's subscription to TOC Kids
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We rounded up several fests that won’t be too spooky for the kids.
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