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Pleasant Hill and Jewell Grove Pioneer Cemeteries
Pleasant Hill and Jewell Grove Pioneer Cemeteries
Officially established in 1845, the one-acre Pleasant Hill Cemetery is the final resting place of veterans of the Revolutionary War, War…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Oct 8, 2020
The Maple Lake Ghost Light
The Maple Lake Ghost Light
For decades, visitors to Maple Lake in southwest suburban Chicago have reported seeing ghostly lights over the lake. Whether the lights…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Oct 3, 2020
St. James at Sag Bridge Church
St. James at Sag Bridge Church
St. James at Sag Bridge Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. The church overlooks a glacial…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Oct 1, 2020
The Winfield Mounds: Prehistoric Effigy Mounds of Illinois
The Winfield Mounds: Prehistoric Effigy Mounds of Illinois
The Winfield Mounds are prehistoric effigy mounds constructed by indigenous tribes. Dated to the late woodland period (350–1300 CE)…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Sep 29, 2020
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Old Joliet Prison: A Paranormal Experience
Old Joliet Prison: A Paranormal Experience
Paranormal experiences during photo shoots are rare — perhaps my focus on getting the shot closes me off to experiences — but the old…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Sep 27, 2020
The Italian Bride of Mount Carmel Cemetery
The Italian Bride of Mount Carmel Cemetery
Ceramic tombstone portraits began their rise in popularity in the late 19th century. Most feature subjects that were alive at the time of…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Sep 23, 2020
The “Witch’s Grave” of St. Omer 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 the mid-1880s, the tiny town was gone, its…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Nov 11, 2019
Victims of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 at Read Dunning Memorial Park
Victims of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 at Read Dunning Memorial Park
The Chicagoland winds kicked up the evening of October 8, 1871. Fueled by drought conditions, gusting winds, an abundance of wooden…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Nov 10, 2019
Lake County Poor Farm Cemetery: The forgotten dead
Lake County Poor Farm Cemetery: The forgotten dead
How well do you know the history of the land you grew up on? Do you know if the soil beneath your young feet was once tilled or grazed? Do…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Sep 19, 2019
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Camp Douglas
Camp Douglas
On January 1, 1864 — one hundred fifty five years ago — thousands of young men endured a blizzard on the lake shore of young Chicago. As…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Sep 8, 2019
Old Copley Hospital
Old Copley Hospital
City Hospital of Aurora, Illinois was constructed in 1888 as a Queen Anne revival with space for twenty five beds. In 1931, Chicago…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Sep 8, 2019
Devil’s Gate of Libertyville
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 Chicago, an idyllic boarding…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Sep 8, 2019
Luetgert Sausage Factory
Luetgert Sausage Factory
Many of us grew up with Alvin Schwartz’s wonderfully weird Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trilogy. Published 1981–1991, the series…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Sep 8, 2019
Robinson Woods
Robinson Woods
Alexander Robinson was the English name of Potawatomi chief Chee-chee-pin-quay, born in 1787 to a Chippewa woman and Scottish trader. As a…
Heidi E. Carpenter
Sep 8, 2019
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