Breaking News: The 606 Halloween event moved to 14th District Shakespeare Station and other Halloween news

BREAKING NEWS:
Change of venue for Halloween celebration on Saturday for The 606, Julia de Burgos Park and Churchill Park...because of Mother Nature's plans of more rain.

Two parks, Haas Park, 2402 N. Washtenaw, and Smith Park, 2526 W. Grand Ave. will be catering to kiddies start Friday (today) at 3:30 p.m. 

Haas will have the ghosts and ghouls ready from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for kids 12 and under. They report that they will have games and lots of goodies. The highlight is the parade around the Park during which judges will select prize winners. 

Smith Park's Spook Skate is quite the experience in their gym. They report that roller skates, scooters or roller blades and dancing will all go on to the music of Spooky Sounds from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Toddlers are welcome to come at 5:00 p.m.  There will, of course, be a Halloween Costume Contest. 

Breaking News
The 606 Halloween extravaganza that was supposed to be in Julia de Burgos Park, Churchill Park and on The 606 Trail has been officially moved to the 14th District Shakespeare Station, 2150 N. California for Sat., Oct. 31, between 3 and 5 p.m. 

The 14th District, partnered with the Chicago Park District, The Trust for Public Land and Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail have decided that Mother Nature will not be cooperative for tomorrow. Thus they are in the midst of decorating the auditorium at the 14th. 

All activities that were to be spread out along the Trail and at both parks will take place, according to the 14th. That includes: Bike decorating and safety with West Town Bikes; face painting; arts and crafts; pumpkin decorating; animal quest show at 3 p.m.; mask making; kids table cooking demo; and a costume contest at 5 p.m. with the Beetlejuice movie at 5:45 p.m.