Palatine Trick-or-Treat Hours, Safety Tips

Trick-or-treating hours have been set in Palatine for 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31.

The following trick-or-treating safety tips can be found on the village's website:

• Always go trick or treating accompanied by an adult.
• Stick to the designated trick or treat time and pick subdivisions and areas with many homes.
• Plan a safe route so you know where your children are at all times. Set a time for their return home. If your child goes out with just friends, make sure he or she has a cell phone.
• Stay together as a group if going out without an adult. Be sure to let your parents know who you are with and where you are going.
• Stay in well-lit, populated areas and do not wander off by yourself.
• Do not eat any treats until they can be examined at home by an adult.
•  Never enter a home, back or side yard of a stranger or get into a stranger’s car. Call 911 or go to a neighbor’s house for help.
• Carry a flashlight, glow stick or have reflective tape on costumes to make them more visible to cars.
• Make sure costumes are flame retardant or have been treated with fire retardant spray.
• Avoid masks. They limit vision. Use make-up instead.