Ghosts of Northern Illinois

Ghost tales and legends of Northern Illinois, including over a dozen haunted locations to visit.

There are a host of ghostly tales and legends surrounding Chicago, Rockford, Dekalb, Dixon, Byron, and other cities in towns in the Prairie State.

In Ghosts of Northern Illinois, meet the spirit of a woman who was brutally murdered in the 1940s. Shiver as you learn about a blue figure that runs down the alley adjacent to the Biograph Theater, then falls to the ground and disappears. Encounter a phantom jogger, the Madonna of Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery, and the mysterious scent of perfume at the Coronado Theater. Come and visit Willow Creek Farm, one of the top-ten haunted houses in Illinois, where over 30 spirits have been detected.

Think Illinois looks calm and peaceful? Think again![AuthorName]By Stephen Osborne[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Stephen Osborne is the author of South Bend Ghosts and has been a bookseller, a pizza restaurant manager, and an improvisational comedian. He and Jadzia, the One-eyed Wonder Dog, live in rural Illinois.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]30 b/w photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]30 b/w photos[/ColorPattern]