Chicago Halloween decorations show the fun, spooky side of city
With Labor Day's end, when city lifeguards leave their stands for the season and cicadas stop buzzing, spooky things begin to appear outside homes in every neighborhood — Halloween decorations. Hit just about any street city-wide and you'll find Halloween displays ranging from the whimsical to the unsettlingly gory.This year, Sun-Times photographers hit a few neighborhoods and caught some garish setups outside homes. You can swipe through these neighborhood galleries below. This collection of photos will grow, so check back as we add more.Want your neighborhood represented here? Send us photos of your favorite Halloween displays to audience@suntimes.com and we'll add them. Happy Halloween! Rogers Park Halloween decorations Halloween decorations on a home in the 1600 block of West Jarvis Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 1 of 8 Halloween decorations on an apartment building in the 7700 block of North Ashland Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 2 of 8 Halloween decorations on a home in the 1500 block of West Estes Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 3 of 8 Halloween decorations on an apartment building in the 7700 block of North Ashland Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 4 of 8 Halloween decorations on a home in the 1600 block of West Jarvis Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 5 of 8 Halloween decorations on an apartment building in the 7700 block of North Ashland Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 6 of 8 Halloween decorations on a home in the 1500 block of West Estes Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
With Labor Day's end, when city lifeguards leave their stands for the season and cicadas stop buzzing, spooky things begin to appear outside homes in every neighborhood — Halloween decorations.
Hit just about any street city-wide and you'll find Halloween displays ranging from the whimsical to the unsettlingly gory.
This year, Sun-Times photographers hit a few neighborhoods and caught some garish setups outside homes. You can swipe through these neighborhood galleries below.
This collection of photos will grow, so check back as we add more.
Want your neighborhood represented here? Send us photos of your favorite Halloween displays to audience@suntimes.com and we'll add them.
Happy Halloween!
Rogers Park Halloween decorations
Halloween decorations on a home in the 1600 block of West Jarvis Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Halloween decorations on an apartment building in the 7700 block of North Ashland Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Halloween decorations on a home in the 1500 block of West Estes Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Halloween decorations on an apartment building in the 7700 block of North Ashland Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Halloween decorations on a home in the 1600 block of West Jarvis Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Halloween decorations on an apartment building in the 7700 block of North Ashland Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Halloween decorations on a home in the 1500 block of West Estes Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Halloween decorations on a home in the 2000 block of West Touhy Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Edgewater Halloween decorations
Andersonville Halloween decorations
Clown figurines decorate the front yard of a house in the 1400 block of West Farragut Avenue in Andersonville on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Clown figurines decorate the front yard of a house in the 1400 block of West Farragut Avenue in Andersonville on the North Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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Uptown Halloween decorations
Lincoln Square Halloween decorations
Halloween decorations on a home in the 2400 block of West Winnemac Avenue in Lincoln Square on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Halloween decorations on a home in the 2500 block of West Argyle Street in Lincoln Square on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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A home decked out in Halloween decorations located near West Wilson Avenue and North Seely Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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Albany Park Halloween decorations
A home decked out in Halloween decorations located near West Wilson Avenue and North Francisco Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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A home decked out in Halloween decorations located near West Wilson Avenue and North Sacramento Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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A home decked out in Halloween decorations located near North Richmond Avenue and West Wilson Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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A home decked out in Halloween decorations located near West Wilson Avenue and North Hamlin Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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A home decked out in Halloween decorations located near West Wilson Avenue and North Sacramento Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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A home decked out in Halloween decorations located near West Wilson Avenue and North Richmond Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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A home decked out in Halloween decorations located near West Wilson Avenue and North Sacramento Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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A home decked out in Halloween decorations located near West Wilson Avenue and North Sacramento Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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Portage Park Halloween decorations
North Lawndale Halloween decorations
Halloween decorations outside of a home on the 1500 block of South Washtenaw in North Lawndale on the Southwest Side on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.
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Halloween decorations outside of a home on the 1600 block of South Central Park Ave in North Lawndale on the Southwest Side on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.
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Halloween decorations outside of a home on the 1600 block of South Homan Ave in North Lawndale on the Southwest Side on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.
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Halloween decorations outside of a home on the 1500 block of South Hamlin in North Lawndale on the Southwest Side on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.
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Douglas Halloween decorations
Halloween decorations are outside a house in the 3600 block of South Giles Avenue in Douglas on the South Side, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.
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A mask is made to look like a person is coming out of a grave in the 3600 block of South Giles Avenue in Douglas on the South Side, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.
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Hyde Park Halloween decorations
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