Batavia OKs Trick-or-Treat; Mayor Urges Coronavirus Caution

BATAVIA, IL — Kids will be able to fill up their candy buckets in Batavia this Halloween, but Mayor Jeffery Schielke is imploring residents to take precautions to keep themselves and their families safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Mayor Jeffery Schielke recently announced trick-or-treating will run from 4-7 p.m. Oct. 31, giving kids the chance to enjoy the annual Halloween tradition.

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Schielke urged everyone to wear a mask and encouraged residents not to meet trick-or-treaters at their door with a bag of candy “because that could be a quick way to spread disease.” Residents should put candy on a table outside, the mayor said.

Residents who do not want trick-or-treaters coming to their homes should turn off their lights during the three-hour event, Schielke said.

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The mayor said he’s “heard from every side of the room” about trick-or-treating, as many Batavia residents believe there should be no city-sanctioned event while many others are “insistent” it must go ahead.

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Residents can visit the City of Batavia website to find more information about Halloween from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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