Old Copley Hospital of Aurora

City Hospital of Aurora, Illinois was constructed in 1888 as a Queen Anne revival with space for twenty…

Devil’s Gate of Libertyville

Many years ago, long before most of us were born, in the midst of a primeval prairie woods an hour north of…

Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery

The “Witch’s Grave” of St. Omer Cemetery

The entire village of St. Omer in Coles County, Illinois is dead. Established in 1852, by…

Robinson Woods

Alexander Robinson was the English name of Potawatomi chief Chee-chee-pin-quay, born in 1787 to a Chippewa woman and Scottish…

Old Joliet Prison: A Paranormal Experience

Paranormal experiences during photo shoots are rare — perhaps my focus on getting the…

Luetgert Sausage Factory

Many of us grew up with Alvin Schwartz’s wonderfully weird Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trilogy. Published…

Lake County Poor Farm Cemetery: The Forgotten Dead

Victims of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 at Read Dunning Memorial Park

Pleasant Hill and Jewell Grove Pioneer Cemeteries