Additional Metra Service, Trick-or-Treat Hours/Tips for Western Springs

If you take Metra to work and want to leave early on Monday, Oct. 31 so you can get home for trick-or-treating, then a revised train schedule may help you.

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe route will run four extra trains:

• 12:25 PM express to Downers Grove and all stops to Route 59,
• 2:25 PM express to Naperville/Route 59,
• 3:10 PM express to Naperville/Route 59 and
• 3:50 PM express to Naperville/Route 59.

Train No. 1241 (3:22 PM) will terminate at the Downers Grove Main Street station and inbound Train No. 1274 will depart from Downers Grove, Main Street and will not stop at Aurora.

The Union Pacific West Line will add extra cars to mid-afternoon trains from Chicago to Elburn starting with the 1:40 p.m. departure.

Trick-or-treating on Halloween in the Village

Unofficial trick-or-treating hours in Western Springs are from 3 p.m. through 8 p.m., as recommended by the Western Springs Police Department.

A Village flyer notes that while "in recent years, many parents have replaced traditional trick-or-treating with parties and information get-togethers... it is still a night for drivers to be especially alert for little ghosts and goblins."

The same flyer gives the following advice for trick-or-treaters:

• Go in groups, never alone.
• Wear costumes that do not obstruct vision and are visible in the dark.
• Carry a flashlight after sunset.
• Stay on sidewalks.
• Cross streets carefully, only at corners.
• Stay within your local neighborhood.
• Only approach homes with outdoor lights on.
• Have parents check candy/treats first. Eat nothing that has not been securely sealed.
• Refrain from vandalism, a crime for which Halloween is not an excuse.