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Hidden among the marshes, forests, and sprawling estates northwest of Chicago, Cuba Road has become one of Illinois’ most notorious haunted highways. Phantom houses, ghostly lovers, abandoned mansions, and decades of whispered legends have transformed this quiet Barrington road into a rite of passage for generations of thrill seekers searching for something strange in the…
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Long before Hamilton County existed, a brutal murder along a lonely frontier creek may have given rise to one of Illinois’ oldest ghost stories. Trace the legend of the headless horseman of LaKey Creek through early land records, family histories, and generations of folklore to uncover the unsettling history behind the phantom rider said to…
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Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens is a jewel of local history, but some visitors claim the Tinker family never really left. Click to expand photos Disembodied footsteps, a rocking chair that sways on its own, and phantom figures drifting through dim hallways would unsettle anyone. For Steve Litteral, executive director of Tinker Swiss Cottage…
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This unassuming suburban subdivision was once home to a facility for wayward girls, and the graves of their anonymous children still remain. Today, Fox Run Subdivision is situated off Crissey Avenue near the banks of the Fox River. On the other side of the Fabyan County Forest Preserve and Settler’s Hill Golf Course sits the…
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Passengers can no longer traverse the longest railroad tunnel in Illinois, but one entrance stands as a memorial to the engineers who built it. The entrance to the Winston Tunnel, covered with iron bars like a gatehouse in a medieval dungeon, sits deep in the woods several miles southwest of Galena, Illinois, just off Blackjack…
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