Willowbrook students put the books down early Friday afternoon to throw on their costumes and celebrate Halloween. Students and teachers marched in the Halloween parade at 2:15 p.m. to show off their costumes to residents and parents before congregating back at the school for classroom parties in celebration of the spookiest holiday of all.

Fourth graders at Westcott School performed their musical "Dogs!" for their parents Oct. 30.

Spidermen, princesses, pumpkins and witches gathered at the Glencoe Community Center, 999 Green Bay Road, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 23 for a night filled with Halloween games, entertainment and of course, candy.

In honor of National Fire Prevention Week, which was from Oct. 5-11, Northbrook Fire Department held its 23rd annual open house from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 11.

The North Shore Harmonizers welcomed guests and new members to their Sept. 25 practice, held from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Augustine's Church, 1140 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette.