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Collinsville, Illinois
Built in 1918 with dues collected by a local miners' union, Miner's Theatre served as both a union hall and entertainment venue before…
Alton, Illinois
Built in 1914 and operating until 1971, the Mineral Springs Hotel once housed the largest swimming pool in Illinois, filled with mineral…
Streator, Illinois
Moon Point Cemetery, a family burial ground established by Jacob Moon in the 1830s — older than the Civil War — carries central Illinois's…
Macoupin, Illinois
Moore Cemetery, established in 1834 about five miles off the main road, holds newer headstones toward the front and much older Civil…
Hillside, Illinois
Julia Buccola Petta, known as "the Italian Bride," died in 1921 at 29 while giving birth to a stillborn son and was buried at Mount Carmel…
Aurora, Illinois
Mount Olivet Cemetery, with burials dating to before 1850, is known for one of Aurora's most consistently reported hauntings: witnesses…
Crystal Lake, Illinois
At Mount Thabor Cemetery, visitors report orbs and green mist photographed among the graves, voices laughing, singing, or mumbling, and…
Mt. Prospect, Illinois
This Mount Prospect building has served food and drink since 1902, when Henry Behrens opened a bar and restaurant here; it operated as a…
Forest City, Illinois
A church once stood on the site of Mt Zion Cemetery in Forest City and reportedly burned down during a service; those who died were buried…
Tremont, Illinois
Local legend at Mt. Hope Cemetery holds that one of its large stone-covered graves belongs to a church organist buried with her organ.…
Granite City, Illinois
Also known as Irish Cemetery, this burial ground was largely forgotten until the late 1940s, when a subdivision developer paved a road…
Joliet, Illinois
Designed by architect W.W. Boyington and built largely by inmate labor beginning in 1858, Old Joliet Prison operated as the Illinois State…
Galesburg, Illinois
Built in 1874 across the street from Knox College, the old Knox County Jail was purchased by the college and today houses its Center for…
Okawville, Illinois
The Original Springs Hotel is a mineral-spring hotel and spa in Okawville that traces its resort history to the 1860s and is described as…
Belleville, Illinois
This East Washington Street building in Belleville has hosted a string of restaurants over the years — Diamond Lil's, The Carriage House,…
Highland, Illinois
This two-story 1850s brick building on 9th Street in Highland now houses Peacock Bakery and Cafe; for decades before that it was home to…
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria Players Theatre, the oldest continuously running community theater in Illinois and fourth oldest in the nation, is said to be…
Dogtown, Illinois
This small cemetery in Dogtown sits about a mile back on dirt roads through a field, surrounded by forest. Visitors describe unsettling…
Rosiclare, Illinois
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Rosiclare, is said to be haunted by the spirit of Ahab Gullett, whose weathered tombstone bears the old…
Antioch, Illinois
Built in 1914 as the Crystal Theater and known for decades as the PM&L Theatre, this Antioch venue carries a ghost story nearly a century…
Hillside, Illinois
On December 1, 1958, a fire at Our Lady of the Angels School on Chicago's West Side killed 92 students and 3 nuns after smoke and flames…
Effingham, Illinois
Ramsey Cemetery, established in 1851 with the burial of Alexander Ramsey and nicknamed the Casbar Cemetery, sits near a set of sandstone…
Chicago, Illinois
This wood-and-brick building at Lincoln and Belden went up in 1882 in a neighborhood once used as a cemetery for cholera victims and…
Joliet, Illinois
Opened in 1926 and known as the "Jewel of Joliet," the Rialto Square Theatre was built as an ornate movie palace and vaudeville venue and…