Halloween decoration is a Rogers Park tradition — and this year, residents delivered.
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Halloween decoration is a Rogers Park tradition — and this year, residents delivered.
As midterms come to a close and leaves continue to fall, Rogers Park is alive with Halloween spirit. Just north of Lake Shore Campus, streets glow orange and purple, porches twist into haunting scenes, and neighbors quietly try to outdo one another. Halloween in Rogers Park isn’t just thoughtless decoration — it’s ingrained into the neighborhood’s culture.
Halloween shows up on Sheridan Road — a red Japanese firetruck decked out in flowers, plastic vines and even a miniature skeleton. A mobile announcement: October has officially arrived.
A massive inflatable pumpkin towers over Albion Avenue, with various pumpkin-themed ghosts haunting the roof nearby. It’s one of many Rogers Park displays that walk the line between eerie and playful.
Just south of Loyola, a porch glows purple under thick layers of spiderwebs. Good luck getting through these to trick-or-treat.
Across the neighborhood, front yards become glowing cemeteries. Skeletons claw their way out of the ground as tombstones are illuminated under eerie purple and green lights.
Halloween spirit isn’t just for humans — even the Rogers Park cats are in on the action.
Two eerie dolls, one dressed in black and the other in white, stand silently in a yard near Loyola Beach. Their hollow eyes and creepy lighting add unease — a reminder not every Halloween decoration is meant to make you smile.
Rogers Park goes all out for Halloween — from towering pumpkins to sneaky pets keeping watch, this year’s haunting decorations are not to be missed. They aren’t just for show — they reflect a community fully embracing the season, where every porch, lawn and corner has a hint of mischief.
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