Haunted Chicago : famous phantoms, sinister sites, and lingering legends

Summary: "Among this country's many treasures is the city of Chicago, an area filled with creativity and culture. Haunted Chicago, a collection of stories of ghosts, mysteries, and paranormal happenings in Chi-Town, will leave readers delightfully frightened"--

Item details

ISBN: 9780762791545 (paperback)
ISBN: 0762791543 (paperback)
Physical Description: print
xiv, 289 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot, [2014]

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- The Loop and environs. First phantoms ; The Water Tower terror ; Richardson returns ; The haunted hotel ; The devil baby ; The Eastland disaster ; The mummy walks ; Trading secrets ; Boo hoo -- The North Side and O'Hare. Valentine's daze ; Pub crawl ; The Wrigley wraiths ; The ghosts of flight -- The South Side. The headless horseman ; Dead letter office ; School spirits ; The defense rests -- West Side stories and the 'Burbs. Holy ghosts ; Nightmare on Elgin Avenue ; Boys and ghouls ; The ghost car ; Restaurant revenants ; The light on the lake -- Cities of the dead. Grave concerns.