Westmont, Illinois – Date Issued: October 11, 2023
Annually, the Village of Westmont promotes Halloween recommendations in an effort to help ensure citizen safety while trick-or-treating. Following are this year’s guidelines.
TRICK-OR-TREATING HOURS
In Westmont, as in past years, it is recommended that trick-or-treating hours are from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Halloween, Tuesday, Oct. 31.
PARTICIPATING HOMES
If a home is planning to participate in trick-or-treating and hand out treats, then please turn on your front lights so that families know that it is OK to visit your home. If possible, consider putting a table outside and hand out treats from there - this will help let trick-or-treaters know that you’re participating. If you are NOT participating, then please make sure that the outdoor lights of your home are off.
TRICK-OR-TREAT SIGNS
The Village of Westmont has created some helpful trick-or-treat signs - that people can print out and post on their front doors to help families identify which homes are participating, and which homes are not.
ADDITIONAL TRICK-OR-TREATING TIPS
If you choose to trick-or-treat or hand out candy, please follow these safety guidelines:
- Monitor children closely while trick-or-treating. Put electronic devices down, watch for traffic, obey all traffic signs, look before crossing the street, and never cross between parked cars or in the middle of the block.
- All Halloween treats should be pre-packaged.
PLEASE REMEMBER
While these recommendations may serve as our current guidelines to parents regarding Halloween, the State of Illinois and other agencies may have further recommendations and direction regarding participation in Halloween activities. Please take note of any updated Halloween-related protocols.
The Village of Westmont wishes everyone a fun and SAFE Halloween.
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