Ben Cooper grew up in New York City and said his first Halloween costume was a devil. Back then, more than a century ago, Halloween costumes were made often of molded crepe.

Simone Biles earned her wings this Halloween. On Saturday, the decorated gymnast, 22, gave her Instagram followers a look at her Halloween couples costume with boyfriend Stacey Ervin Jr.

Unlike Spirit, Chicago Costume (est. 1976) and Fantasy Costumes on Milwaukee Avenue (est. 1969) — both Portage Park institutions, within half a mile of each other, serving Halloween but also ...