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State: Illinois

Historical haunted places

Historic place

Chicago, IL

Congress Plaza Hotel: Chicago History and Ghost Stories

The hotel developed beside Grant Park around the World’s Columbian Exposition era and reflects Chicago tourism, conventions, architecture, and labor history.
Legend
Historic place

Chicago, IL

Hull-House: Immigration History and the Devil Baby Legend

Hull-House opened in 1889 as a settlement led by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr and became a center for education, labor reform, arts, and immigrant community work.
Legend
Historic place

Chicago, IL

Lincoln Park’s Lost Cemetery and Couch Tomb

Part of present-day Lincoln Park occupies former cemetery ground, and the Couch tomb remains a visible reminder of nineteenth-century burial and park development.
Legend

Haunted towns and cities

Haunted town

Chicago, IL

Haunted Chicago: Fire, Industry, and City Folklore

Chicago is a living Chicago metropolitan area community whose documented history and preservation landscape explain why ghost traditions developed around selected streets, buildings, and burial grounds.
No paranormal claim