Mount Pulaski Courthouse offers day of spooky fun for children on Oct. 31

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[October 23, 2015]   MOUNT PULASKI - Halloween riddles. Spooky scarecrows. Fun games. Yummy treats. Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site will offer all that and more to children on Oct. 31.

Spooky decorations will go up on Saturday, October 17. Then, on Halloween Day, the Haunted Courthouse will open its doors in earnest.

There will be signs posing Halloween riddles and a creepy scarecrow by artist Renee Hubal. Children get to paint pumpkins and take home their creations. Kids can also play Halloween-themed games, such as tossing a bean bag into a Jack-o-lantern’s mouth.

Children are encouraged to wear costumes, and each child will go home with a grab bag of treats and toys.

The fun lasts from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. There is no fee for any of the activities.

Built in 1848, the Mount Pulaski Courthouse is one of two remaining sites where Abraham Lincoln practiced as a lawyer traveling the 8th Judicial Circuit. It is now operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

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Mount Pulaski Courthouse Foundation was established in 2011 to care for the building and plan special events like the Haunted Courthouse, now in its fourth year. For more information, visit www.mtpulaskihistoriccourthouse.org.

The site is open noon-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. There is no charge for admission.

[Shanta Thoele, Communications and Public Affairs, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency]

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