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Zombies took over downtown Elgin Saturday night, creating a Nightmare on Chicago Street that brought out thousands of people for scenes of horror, people dressed in creepy costumes and oddities like scary baby dolls for sale.
A Halloween event special to Elgin will make its return after the COVID-19 pandemic spurred it into a two-year hiatus.
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Ticket sales for Nightmare on Chicago Street are up 100% over 2019, the last year the Elgin Halloween event was held, organizers say.