Editor's note: This is our friendly annual reminder that kids go trick-or-treating on Oct. 31. When should my kids go trick-or-treating? Every year, I ask that and end up having to look it up online ...

Imagine Halloween never had the looming dread of school or work the next day. With Oct. 31 falling on a Friday this year, that's not a problem. But since Halloween often falls on a weekday, the ...

Halloween night, around 9 o’clock. Perhaps even later. The wind whips, the branches wave. The candy bowl is empty. The doorbell has not rung for 90 minutes. And then… DING DONG! What infernal hell ...

As costumed children get ready to walk through Lake Forest and Lake Bluff streets this Halloween, both communities have set their official trick-or-treat hours. Lake Forest will allow ...

Many parents say there should not be an age limit on trick-or-treating. (Illustration: Jimmy Simpson for Yahoo News) Nadia Echeandia-Rivera’s 14-year-old son still likes to trick-or-treat with his ...

Millions of children and homeowners will soon be engaging an ancient and bizarre ritual. Children, dressed in fantastic costumes, will besiege homes and demand free candy. Residents will typically ...

When my children were little, I was deeply irritated by older kids—kids that I arbitrarily decided were “too old” to trick-or-treat—coming to my door on Halloween. Didn’t they have better things to do ...