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Images: Halloween across the suburbs

  8-year-old Robert Drewke leads a group in the “Frankenstein Dance” during Halloween “Spooktacular” at Woodfield. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  6th-graders file in for a scary Halloween reading program at Thompson Middle School in St. Charles Monday. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Third-grade teacher Dale List, right, leads her kids during a Halloween costume parade at Rockland School Monday afternoon in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  17-month-old Victoria Kolasa of Hoffman Estates is dressed as a fairy for Halloween “Spooktacular” at Woodfield. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Parents scramble to get pictures of their kids during a Halloween costume parade at Rockland School Monday afternoon in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Teachers Susan Izzo, left, and Margie Laughton read scary stories and sneak some teaching into a Halloween celebration at Thompson Middle School in St. Charles Monday. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Second-graders, from right, Matthew Lundy, Grace Moore, Jack Pulte, Jackson Strauts and others from Rockland School march in a Halloween costume parade at the school Monday afternoon in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Fourth-grader Zachary Cottingham tries to scare his school mates as they parade around the playground Monday at Westfield Community School during the annual Halloween costume parade. Zachary lives in Algonquin. Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
  Sixth graders Mia Fidanze, right, and Ryan Okamoto work on a Halloween math sheet in Jill Batson’s math class at Frederick School in Grayslake Monday after the announcement by state education officials that the school increased academic achievement over two consecutive years. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Cloverdale Elementary School in Carol Stream, holds a Halloween parade. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  A teacher and her class parade around the playground Monday at Westfield Community School in Algonquin. A huge group of parents and friends showed up to watch the annual Halloween parade that was full of the usual myriad costumes from ladybugs to zombies. Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
  8th-grader Dylan Allamian sits in rapt attention as teachers Susan Izzo and Margie Laughton read scary stories and sneak some teaching into a Halloween celebration at Thompson Middle School in St. Charles Monday. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  3-year-old Caleb DeGuzman of Roselle, is dressed as Mr. Fredrickson from the Disney film the “UP Movie” during Halloween “Spooktacular” at Woodfield. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Cloverdale Elementary School in Carol Stream, holds a Halloween parade. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  Fifth-grade classmates, from left, Brandon Cole, Matt McCoy and Samee Ahmad watch, and even try to put a spell on, the Halloween costume parade Monday at Westfield Community School in Algonquin. All three boys are from Algonquin. Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
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