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Montgomery Police Department will hold Halloween Safety Event

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The Montgomery Police Department will be host to its annual Halloween Safety Event for the seventh year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. The event will be at the police department’s campus at 10 Civic Center Avenue in Montgomery. The event will take place entirely outdoors to...

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Halloween ritual origins in Celtic festival of Samhain

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Halloween tradition began with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. The costumes included saints, angels, and devils. The Celts believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth on this day. The Celts, who lived 2,000 years...

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Aurora guidelines help Halloween experience

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For the past five years, Aurora has been ranked as one of the best cities for trick-or-treating in the United States by SmartAsset. The City of Lights will continue to offer a safe and fun Halloween experience this year amid COVID-19 with additional safety guidelines and a special drive-thru option...

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Oswego Halloween events in two parts; hours expanded

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The Village of Oswego government is encouraging residents to choose safe ways of celebrating Halloween this year to help stop the spread of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified traditional trick-or-treating as a high-risk activity that can promote the spread of COVID-19....

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Halloween Night Lights will turn on in Naperville

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Halloween will look different this year, and Naperville Park District will introduce a new event, Halloween Nights Lights, to celebrate the season in line with current health guidelines and with a twist of family-friendly fun and surprises. Halloween Nights Lights, presented by Woody Buick GMC of Naperville, will take place...

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North Aurora suggests cautious Halloween hours

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The Village of North Aurora has received several inquiries about Halloween trick-or-treating. At this time, the Village still has suggested Halloween trick-or-treat hours from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct.31. As always, whether to participate or not in trick-or-treating activities is at the resident’s discretion. Given the current COVID-19...

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On more truth than just your average Halloween horror story

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Just when you thought you’d had enough of Halloween horror, spooks, and spirits, I have one more tale I’d like to lay on you. It happens to be true. I know, I know, I don’t have to say that because everything I write in this column is true. Oh, it...

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Hallows’ Eve holiday: Samhain

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There is something special in October’s air, and I don’t mean the snow flurries that have threatened and are on their way this week. There is something in the cool October breeze that speaks to a deep, ancient, part of us as humans. It was celebrated in the ancient Celtic...

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Residents Invited to Trick-or-Treat at Aurora City Hall on Halloween

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Aurora families are invited to trick-or-treat at Aurora City Hall for the third annual Halloween at City Hall event. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place, will be host to costumed trick-or-treaters who can visit City departments for candy, treats, and special...

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A Halloween story uplifting and carved to fit

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It appears Fall officially has arrived and soon Halloween will be upon us. There will be blood-curdling shrieks, moans, eerie, and unearthly sounds from all manner of creeps and goblins to send us searching for safe hiding places. But once you ignore Congress, it will be much more peaceful. One...

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Spooktacular month continues at Aurora Public Library

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It’s been a spooktacular month at the Aurora Public Library (APL) and the spookiness will continue. Do you wonder what chilling programs and exhibits the APL will have this month? How about a walk through our Dearly Departed: Tombstone Portraiture Photo exhibit? This will be on display at all Library...

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