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A Resolution Setting the Halloween Trick or Treat Hours from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026
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Introduction
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This resolution sets trick-or-treat hours in the Village of Oak Park, IL, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the Resolution.
Prior Board Action
The Village Board annually establishes official trick-or-treating hours in the Village of Oak Park. The Board approved hours from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. from 2015 through 2018; 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in 2019; 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in 2020 and 2021; and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. from 2022 through 2025.
Background
The Village Board annually establishes official trick-or-treating hours. From 2015 through 2018, the hours were generally 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
In 2019, the Board established hours from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Earlier daylight hours of 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. were approved in 2020 and 2021 in consideration of weekend scheduling, public-health conditions and the visibility of household participation signs.
Since 2022, the Board has annually approved hours from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Consistent with prior Village practice, households may choose whether to participate. “Trick-or-Treaters Welcome” and “No Trick-or-Treating” signs will be available electronically and in print at Village Hall for community members who do not have access to a printer.
Timing Considerations
Because Halloween falls on a Saturday, the Village may experience increased participation, pedestrian activity, vehicle traffic and gatherings extending beyond traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating. In Oak Park, sunset on October 31, 2026, is expected at approximately 5:46 p.m., with civil twilight ending at approximately 6:15 p.m. The time options therefore provide different balances of daylight, twilight and evening participation for the Board's consideration.
The approved trick-or-treating hours will apply only...
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