Chicago’s 10 Most Haunted Places

Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery

(Midlothian Turnpike & 143rd Street , Midlothian)

Many diferent types of hauntings have been reported

at this isolated little cemetery. From Orbs, to

Apparitions, to Strange Lights, to phantom cars,

and even a disappearing farmhouse. Also rumored to be

a drop spot for mafia victims during the 1920’s and

1930’s.

Harpo Studios

(1058 W. Washington Blvd. , Chicago)

Rumored to by haunted by the people who died on July 24th, 1915 during the Eastland disaster. After drowning and being pulled out of the Chicago river, the dead were brought to the building to be held until they could be identified and picked up by their families.

Hooters on Wells Street

(660 N. Wells, Chicago)

Waitresses working in the building have reported hearing

phantom footsteps in the basement storage area. They also

claim to hearing their named being called when no one is

present. Phones and electrical equipment periodically

have problems and malfunction, and bartenders have watched

as the jukeboxes turn themselves on and off.

Resurrection Cemetery

(8900 S. Archer Avenue, Chicago)

Resurrection Cemetery is said to be the home of Chicago’s

most famous ghost called Resurrection Mary. Said to be the

spirit of a girl who was struck and killed by a car in front

of the cemetery. Reports of a disappearing woman in white

and a phantom hitch-hiker have been recorded since the 1930’s.

Excalibur Night Club

(632 N. Dearborn, Chicago)

The building was built in 1892. Reports of objects moving on

their own, and glasses falling off of the shelves have been

reported since 1985. Roaming cold-spots and voices calling out

have also been claimed by employees and customers alike.

Congress Plaza Hotel

(520 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago)

Built in 1893. The Congress Plaza hotel has had many paranormal

reports and ghostly sightings in it. From phantom noises coming

from the old fashion ballroom. To poltergeist activity like

electrical appliances turning on and off on their own. The

Congress is definately one of the most haunted hotels in the city.

One of the hotels more famous ghosts might be that of the legendary

gangster Al Capone. Capone once owned the Congress hotel and he used

it as his headquarters.

Graceland Cemetery & Chapel

(4001 N. Clark Street, Chicago)

One of the strangest stories reported at Graceland cemetery is

that of a life-sized statue memorializing a 6-year-old girl

named Inez Clark who was struck and killed by lightning. It is

claimed that the statue disappears from its glass case during

thunderstorms and that the ghost of the little girl goes roaming

around in the graveyard until the storm is over. This Cemetery

also has an unusual bronze statue of a hooded figure called Eternal

Silence. There is a legend that if you look into the statues eyes

you will glimpse the afterlife.

Clarence Darrow Memorial Bridge

(57th street & S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago)

Located next to the museum of Science And Industry building. The

Clarence Darrow Memorial Bridge is said to be haunted by the ghost

of Clarence Darrow. A lawyer and leading member of the American Civil

Liberties Union, Darrow was best known for defending teenage thrill

killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering a 14-year-old

boy named Bobby Franks. Darrow died from heart disease on March 13th,

1938. His ashes were scattered across the bridge and the Jackson Park

Lagoon which overlooked Darrows home on 1537 E. 60th street. Every year

on the date that Darrow died, a wreath laying ceremony is held to

commemorate his life and death. Reports of visual apparitions have been

circulating here since 1990.

Rosehill Cemetery

(5800 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago)

Rosehill Cemetery is the biggest cemetery in the city of Chicago spanning

over 350 acres. Dating back to 1859, it is also the cities oldest cemetery

as well. The remains of over 200,000 individuals are buried here. John G.

Shedd, Aaron Montgomery Ward, and Richard Warren Sears are all buried in

the cemeteries large community mausoleum which is said to be haunted by

Ward. Another smaller mausoleum at Rosehill, the Hopkinson crypt, is also

said to be haunted. Reports stating that on the anniversary of the death

of Charles Hopkinson, a soft but grusome moaning rises from his crypt.

Jane Addams Hull House

(800 S. Halsted street, Chicago)

A national historic landmark, Hull House was built in 1856. In 1889 Miss

Jane Addams opened up the house to help hundreds of people. Her campaigns

for social and labor reforms were well known the world over and she won a

Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 for her efforts. One of the most famous stories

to come out of Hull House is that of the devil baby. Rumors that Jane

Addams took in a baby that had horns, pointed ears, and a tail were so

wide-spread, that within a few days hundreds of people came to Hull House

trying to see it for themselves. To this day it is still unknown weather

or not a devil baby ever existed. Jane Addams herself believed Hull House

to be haunted by a previous owner of the house, Mrs. Charles Hull, who

died in the building. From full body apparitions, to loud phantom foot

steps, Hull House is definately one of the most haunted historic sites in

the city.