Spirit Halloween Store Opens Near Oak Forest

OAK FOREST, IL — It’s now mid-September, which means the Halloween season has arrived — at least at the more than 1,400 seasonal Spirit Halloween stores that have opened nationwide, including the one near Oak Forest.

All the company’s stores across every state sell costumes, Halloween décor and accessories for children, teens and adults. The store closest to Oak Forest is open at the former Stein Mart location in Orland Park, found at 204 Orland Park Place.

Other Spirit Halloween stores near Oak Forest include:

• 11185 W. Lincoln Hwy, Frankfort
• 17810 S. Halsted, Homewood
• 6501 95th St., Chicago Ridge
• 13406 S Archer Ave., Lemont

The store allows online shopping by theme, so customers can filter costumes by TV show or movie, among other sections. Filters are also available by size, price or rating.

Spirit Halloween has Harley Quinn, Stitch and fox costumes among their featured popular buys more than six weeks ahead of the Oct. 31 holiday.

Be aware of the local mask policy before entering Spirit Halloween stores or any other brick-and-mortar business, even with the coronavirus pandemic having passed its year-and-a-half mark. The state of Illinois currently requires masks are worn indoors.

While Spirit Halloween does not specifically state masks are required for vaccinated customers, all employees — vaccinated and unvaccinated — are required to wear face coverings. The store also requires face coverings for all unvaccinated customers.

Hand sanitizer stations are posted at the store’s entrance, and plastic shields are mounted around the registers.