Powering Up

"Power
Geneva owns and operates its own electric utility, and we take great pride in providing reliable electric service to our residents and businesses. However, like all utilities, we are susceptible to outages caused by bad weather, animals, equipment issues and more. This blog is designed to provide updates on what caused outages after service has been restored. Large-scale incidents will be posted in real-time on the City's Alert Center on the our website homepage. Customers can subscribe to receive these updates via Notify Me.

People looking to report outages to the City should call the Public Works Electric Division at 630-2321503 during normal business hours and the Police Department at 630-232-4736 after-hours, weekends and holidays. The City's online request tracker system and social media accounts are not monitored 24 hours a day.

Oct 08

[ARCHIVED] Recommended Trick-Or-Treating Hours, Halloween Safety Tips

The original item was published from October 8, 2025 2:09 PM to October 8, 2025 2:47 PM

Happy fall Geneva! We want to take this opportunity to provide some general guidance for those who will be participating in Halloween-related activities this month.

Halloween is Friday, Oct. 31. The recommended trick-or-treating hours will be from 3 to 7 p.m.

To make sure everyone has a safe and enjoyable Halloween experience, the City would like to offer the following safety guidelines:

  • Please turn on your porch light if you are handing out candy
  • If you choose not to participate, please turn your porch lights off
  • Trick-or-treat with a group if possible.
  • Make sure children have a clear field of vision and wear light-colored costumes or incorporate; reflective tape can be a solution
  • Use caution when crossing streets and check all directions for cars
  • Do not enter into any homes
  • Check all treats once you arrive back at home. Only eat unopened candy that is in its original packaging
  • Respect others and their property

As a final reminder, Halloween is not a City of Geneva holiday. The City does not provide guidance on the cancellation of Halloween events due to weather. While Halloween weather can be very unpredictable, the decision to trick-or-treat is left to the discretion of individual families.

We hope that everyone has a great Halloween. If you have any questions, please call the Geneva Police Department at 630-232-4736.  
Police Chief Eric Passarelli

Eric Passarelli

Police Chief

Tag(s): Trick-or-Treating, Police Chief Eric Passarelli, Halloween Safety, Halloween, Geneva Police, First Response Blog