Tag: DuPage County

Story Published: October 25th, 2022 history: In the early 1800’s Indian Trails likely passed through these woods. Following the Civil War in the late 1800’s General Arthur C. Ducat had a home built for himself in the location. He named the estate Lindenwald. spirit activity: Supposedly an apparition of a woman has been spotted on…
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Story Published: October 25th, 2022 history: The location has been home to many businesses over the years. Sadly none of them seem to stay open for very long. If my memory serves me correct this building was a butcher shop back in the early part of the 20th century. The second floor also was once…
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Story Published: October 18th, 2022 🎃 spirit activity & history: There are reports of a large shadow person seen walking along the side of Butterfield Road, west of 22nd St., at 3:00 AM near the ComEd building.  It has been seen many times by different witnesses. Location: 41°50’26.5″N 87°59’46.2″W (Google Maps) Type of Haunting: intelligent Type of…
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Story Last Updated: October 11th, 2022 🎃 history: York Manor was a three-story red brick structure built in 1891, however other reports say the Gothic mansion had been completed as far back as the 1870’s. It was the home of Dr. Frederick (1862-1906) and Mrs. Martha Fischer. The home was sometimes refereed to as the…
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An invisible freight train barrels through Elmhurst on the railroad tracks every Tuesday morning at 3:30.  You will hear the train and feel the vibrations but you can’t see it.  Many years ago a train wrecked.  It’s believed to be a residual haunting that was stronger a few decades back, but is still strong enough…
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📷: HauntedChicagoland.com history: The Mayslake Peabody estate, a large gothic structure, was built from 1919-1921. The estate was constructed for Francis Stuyvesant Peabody. Peabody used the mansion as a country home. The property is named in honor of his first wife, who died in 1907, and his daughter, both of who were named May. Mr…
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Story Last Updated: October 11th, 2022 🎃 history: Located behind Evangelical Church, and supposedly a very haunted cemetery.  This small church, built in 1881, dates back to the early settlement years of Chicago and its suburbs. It stood during the time of fugitive slaves. The cemetery and accompanying church sits behind the Old Graue Mill.…
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Photo Credit: Glen Oak Country Club Lots of workers have reported weird events happening caused by a ghost named Pinky.  Pinky is the Country Club’s mascot, and he was one of the most popular and capable caddies at Glen Oak.  One night a former manager was closing up the club, when she went upstairs all…
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A small local cemetery that dates back to the mid 19th century is reported to be haunted.  Feelings of being watched from the cemetery are common when traveling nearby on the Great Western Trail late at night. Location: Carol Stream, IL 60188 (Google Maps) -Cemetery doesn’t have address. -Just Northwest of Concrete Plant. Type of Haunting: intelligent Type of…
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When I first heard of this haunting, it sounded almost like an urban-legend.  It reminded me of your typical story of a lady in white roaming a cemetery.  I wanted to dig deeper because I was skeptical, and because I only had this little tid-bit of information below to go by for 5 years until…
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