JOLIET — A scream pierced the darkness Thursday night in downtown Joliet. It was followed by several cackles as more than 1,000 area women dusted off their brooms and found their inner witch for the second annual Witches’ Night Out at the Joliet Renaissance Center.

And they were a raucous bunch.

No, it wasn’t Salem. And while there were plenty of witch hunts, it was all in good fun — and for charity.

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