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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

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.