Ghosthunting Illinois. John B. Kachuba
COPYRIGHT © 2005 by John B. Kachuba
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any fashion, print, facsimile, or electronic, or by any method yet to be developed, without the express permission of the copyright holder.
Published by Clerisy Press
Distributed by Publishers Group West
Printed in the United States of America
First edition, fourth printing 2011
Cover and interior photos provided by John B. Kachuba, with the following exceptions: pps. 30, 32 courtesy of the Chicago Public Library, courtesy of Jon Musgrave
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kachuba, John B., 1950–
Ghosthunting Illinois / John B. Kachuba.
p. cm. — (The haunted heartland series)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN-13: 978-1-57860-220-9
ISBN-10: 1-57860-220-3
1. Haunted places—Illinois. 2. Ghosts—Illinois. I. Title. II. Series.
BF1472.U6K32 2005
133.1’09773--dc22
2005012050
Editor: Jack Heffron
Cover Design: Kelly N. Kofron
Interior Design: Carie Reeves
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CONTENTS
10244 SOUTH LONGWOOD DRIVE
2433 NORTH LINCOLN AVENUE
632 NORTH DEARBORN STREET
1800 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE
4001 NORTH CLARK STREET
800 SOUTH HALSTED STREET
Museum of Science and Industry
57TH STREET & LAKE SHORE DRIVE
2446 NORTH LINCOLN AVENUE
MIDLOTHIAN
CLARENDON HILLS
GALENA
Galena/Jo Daviess County Historical Society and Museum
GALENA
GALENA
HILLSIDE
THORNTON
BLOOMINGTON
CLINTON
DECATUR
Meyer Jacobs Theatre, Bradley University
PEORIA
PEORIA
SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD
ALTON
CARLINVILLE
EQUALITY