North Riverside families flocked to Mater Christi Church on the afternoon of Oct. 15 for a little pre-Halloween Trunk-or-Treat event to show off their costumes fill up on some goodies as they look forward to the real deal on Oct. 31.

  • Frannie Wilch, 2, of North Riverside, looks to fill up her treat bag with candy on Oct. 15, 2021, during a pre-Halloween trunk-or-treat event on 10th Avenue outside of Mater Christi Church in North Riverside. | Alex Rogals/Staff Photographer
  • Children run around dress up in Halloween costumes on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, during a trunk-or-treat event on 10th Avenue outside of Mater Christi Catholic Parish in North Riverside, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Children dressed up in Halloween costumes talk a break and eat some of the candy they got on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, during a trunk-or-treat event on 10th Avenue outside of Mater Christi Catholic Parish in North Riverside, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Families walk down the road and pick up candy on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, during a trunk-or-treat event on 10th Avenue outside of Mater Christi Catholic Parish in North Riverside, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Families walk the block on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, during a trunk-or-treat event on 10th Avenue outside of Mater Christi Catholic Parish in North Riverside, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Kids wear costumes on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, during a trunk-or-treat event on 10th Avenue outside of Mater Christi Catholic Parish in North Riverside, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Halloween decorations are seen in one of the trunks on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, during a trunk-or-treat event on 10th Avenue outside of Mater Christi Catholic Parish in North Riverside, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Kids pick up candy on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, during a trunk-or-treat event on 10th Avenue outside of Mater Christi Catholic Parish in North Riverside, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Kids pick up candy from the different trunks on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, during a trunk-or-treat event on 10th Avenue outside of Mater Christi Catholic Parish in North Riverside, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer