Halloween decorations outside an apartment building near North Damen and West Birchwood avenues in Rogers Park on the North Side.

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Chicago’s best Halloween decorations: Homes and yards get spooky with ghosts, ghouls and more

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Halloween decorations adorn a home in the 2900 block of West Wilson Avenue in Ravenswood Manor on the Northwest Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 3200 block of South Throop Street in Bridgeport on the South Side.

Halloween decorations outside an apartment building near North Damen and West Birchwood avenues in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Dolls hang from a tree in the 2600 block of West 21st Street in Little Village on the Southwest Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 2300 block of West Belden Avenue in Bucktown on the North Side.

Halloween decorations adorn a home in the 4500 block of North Richmond Street in Ravenswood Manor on the Northwest Side.

Halloween decorations outside an apartment building near North Damen and West Birchwood avenues in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Halloween decorations in the front yard of a house in the 1500 block of South Washtenaw Avenue in North Lawndale on the Southwest Side.

Halloween decorations adorn a home in the 1400 block of West Glenlake Avenue in Edgewater on the North Side.

Día de los Muertos decorations outside a home in the 1300 block of West 19th Street in Pilsen on the South Side. — A Día de los Muertos display outside a home in the 1300 block of West 19th Street in Pilsen on the South Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 1400 block of North Hoyne Avenue in Bucktown on the North Side.

Halloween decorations outside an apartment building near North Damen and West Birchwood avenues in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Halloween decorations in the front yard of a house in the 1500 block of South Washtenaw Avenue in North Lawndale on the Southwest Side.

Halloween decorations adorn a home in the 4500 block of North Mozart Street in Ravenswood Manor on the Northwest Side.

Halloween decorations outside an apartment building near North Damen and West Birchwood avenues in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 2100 block of North Hoyne Avenue in Bucktown on the North Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 1500 block of West Estes Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Halloween decorations adorn a home in the 4500 block of North Virginia Avenue in Lincoln Square on the Northwest Side.

Halloween decorations outside an apartment building near North Damen and West Birchwood avenues in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Skeletons are displayed outside an apartment in the 2300 block of West 21st Street in Pilsen on the South Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 6000 block of North Navarre Avenue in Norwood Park on the Northwest Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 1500 block of West Estes Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Halloween decorations adorn a home in the 1400 block of West Glenlake Avenue in Edgewater on the North Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 3300 block of South Throop Street in Bridgeport on the South Side.

Halloween decorations adorn a home in the 4500 block of North Richmond Street in Ravenswood Manor on the Northwest Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 3300 block of South Throop Street in Bridgeport on the South Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 2100 block of North Hoyne Avenue in Bucktown on the North Side.

Halloween decorations in the front yard of a house in the 1500 block of South Washtenaw Avenue in North Lawndale on the Southwest Side.

A Halloween skeleton makes a political statement outside a home near West Jarvis Avenue and North Ashland Boulevard in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 3300 block of West 33rd Street in Bridgeport on the South Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 1500 block of West Touhy Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 1400 block of North Hoyne Avenue in Bucktown on the North Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 2000 block of West 21st Place in Pilsen on the South Side.

Halloween decorations outside an apartment building near North Damen and West Birchwood avenues in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Halloween decorations adorn a home in the 1400 block of West Glenlake Avenue in Edgewater on the North Side.

Día de los Muertos decorations outside a home in the 1500 block of West Cullerton Street in Pilsen on the South Side. — Día de los Muertos decorations outside a home in the 1500 block of West Cullerton Street in Pilsen on the South Side.

Halloween decorations adorn a home in the 2900 block of West Wilson Avenue in Ravenswood Manor on the Northwest Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 2100 block of North Hoyne Avenue in Bucktown on the North Side.

Halloween decorations outside an apartment building near North Damen and West Birchwood avenues in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 2000 block of West 21st Place in Pilsen on the South Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 2300 block of West Belden Avenue in Bucktown on the North Side.

A Halloween skeleton makes a political statement outside a home near West Jarvis Avenue and North Ashland Boulevard in Rogers Park on the North Side.

Halloween decorations adorn a home in the 1400 block of West Norwood Street in Edgewater on the North Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 1200 block of West 34rd Street in Bridgeport on the South Side.

Halloween decorations outside a home in the 1500 block of West Touhy Avenue in Rogers Park on the North Side.

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