#halloween haunted house

5th district haunted house at 727 E. 111th St. on Oct. 31 from 4 PM to 8PM all children must be accompanied by an adult

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5th district haunted house at 727 E. 111th St. on Oct. 31 from 4 PM to 8PM all children must be accompanied by an adult

Community outreach for the Whole Foods Market Distribution to be built on 111th Street held at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep auditorium located at 250 E. 111th Street and enter parking at 111th & King Drive door 36. As per information noted at the 9th Ward meeting if you have a trade they are hiring at this event. To pre-register call 888.642.5023 or email pullmanpark@sbcglobal.net

This information was provided at the 9th ward meeting on Tuesday.

Halloween parties in the neighborhood.

Several churches and other organizations are hosting Halloween events...many start at 5pm and go until about 8pm.

Ephphatha Lutheran church of the Deaf on King Drive near 80th has one such party

Also Greater Institutional AME Church at 7800 S. Indiana  has a similar program at the same time, which includes games and food.

Rep. Elgie Sims has his event earlier:

Rep. Sims is hosting a family friendly Halloween event

• Where:  District Office, 8658 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 

• When:  3:30pm to 5:30pm

Also, NextDoor has a map for Chatham residents who are giving out candy (and other adjoining neighborhoods).

Please let us know of other events!

Halloween activities

Just a reminder of a couple of the neighborhood activities
Friday: Family fun night at St, Mark United Methodist Church.

Saturday: Whitney Young Library Magic Show

ALSO: A number of neighborhood businesses will be giving out treats for Halloween. In the past (and planned) include the following on 79th:

• Williams Hydroplants
• Creative Floral and Gifts
• Copy Cat
• McDonald's

Free Halloween Day activitiy: Magic Show

The Whitney Young Library is hosting a magic show on Saturday (Halloween, October 31) , from noon to 1pm.

It is free, and for all ages.

For more information, contact the library:
7901 S. King Drive , Chicago, IL 60619
(312) 747-0039

Family Fun Night (for Halloween) THIS Friday night!

From the Chatham/Avalon Park Community Council blog,

Please join us for our Annual St. Mark United Methodist Church, 8441 S. St. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60619, phone: 773-846-2992; for Fall Family Fun Night, Friday, October 30, 2009 6:30-9:00 p.m. Free admission. Come out for games, prizes, Food and fellowship for the whole family! Costumes are not required. If you do choose to wear one, please no witches, devils, or characters from horror movies, etc. This is a wholesome God-honoring, family event that is an alternative to traditional Halloween activities.

Check back on this blog for other Halloween activities.