Halloween pranks prompt egg ban

Halloween will serve as a test on whether an egg embargo imposed on Chicago and Evanston youths had proven effective.

In 2006, Howard Street, which separates Chicago and Evanston, was the site of what has become known as the "Egg War of 2006." That's because so many homes, businesses and vehicle were egged.

Last year, two aldermen, Ann Rainey of Evanston and Joe Moore of Chicago, decided to try to put a stop to the war by asking stores to stop selling eggs to youths around Halloween.

The egg blockade seemed to have worked, with both politicians noting a dramatic drop in the number of eggings last year.

Community organizer Bernard Garbo says a side benefit of the egg crackdown is it puts drug dealers on alert. He said the egg crackdown last year was accompanied by volunteers patrolling streets with two-way radios.