Crime & Safety
Chicago Neighborhoods Create Safe Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Spaces Amid Immigration Enforcement Concerns
"I'm asking for basic human decency," Pritzker said. "They've disrupted everything for more than two months already."
Updated on: October 31, 2025
Parents and community leaders across Chicago are organizing safe trick-or-treat spaces this Halloween as concerns grow about the presence of federal immigration agents in the city causing disruptions.
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Gov. JB Pritzker urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to temporarily suspend immigration enforcement operations through the Halloween weekend during a news conference Thursday.
"I'm asking for basic human decency," Pritzker said. "They've disrupted everything for more than two months already. Give the children and the families of Illinois a break."
