33 sourced records. Reports are attributed claims, not proof of supernatural activity.
The former school, later converted into apartments, has attracted accounts of children running and doors opening. During a June 2014 investigation, Ghost Research Society members reported whispers and basement noises, while also acknowledging that rain and visitor noise complicated their interpretation.
A 2 0 1 9 Ghost Research Society investigation followed stories of a woman in white near Room 6 and the pond. Participants reported pounding and a faint voice. Their report also acknowledges interference from visitors, preventing confident interpretation of several instrument alerts.
This former institutional property has reported paranormal activity and a documented connection to Ghost Adventures. The investigation series treats those claims as its subject; television coverage does not verify the existence of spirits.
Paranormal author Troy Taylor describes gathering reports from people associated with the theater while researching his Haunted Decatur material. The account is valuable as an attributed investigation narrative. Unusual sounds, sensations and perceived figures should still be distinguished from a proven supernatural explanation.
The cemetery’s substantial folklore includes a disappearing house and an alleged female apparition. These are reported narratives, not established observations of supernatural beings. The publisher identifies this location in Haunted Bachelors Grove. Its inclusion documents a published paranormal account; the interpretation of a reported experience as a ghost remains unverified.
Built in 1893, the Barnes house later became part of the Burpee Museum complex. Ghost Research Society records stories of footsteps and a seated woman. Its April 2014 investigators reported touches, but one participant attributed an unusual photograph to a camera problem.
Accounts describe apparent cries from the cave and link them with its outlaw folklore. These are reported interpretations of sounds, and the alleged connection to long-dead victims is not established.
Ghost Research Society records a 1970 account from two theater workers who said a dark figure near a stage exit vanished when approached. The 1927 theater also has a woman-in-white tradition. Investigators visiting in February 2013 reported footsteps above a dressing room.
During a January 2018 investigation at this historic theater, Ghost Research Society participants described footsteps near the stage and a sensation like cobwebs touching a hand. Some interpreted recordings as unexplained voices; other team members reported no unusual experience. The published report preserves these differing observations rather than a unanimous finding.
The 1861 limestone home of James J. Eldred has accounts of footsteps, conversations and shadow figures. During a June 2011 investigation, Ghost Research Society also considered ordinary explanations: reported rock throwing might involve people present, and ceiling insects could explain a neck-touch sensation.
Local haunting stories attach a former baseball player’s identity to this cemetery. The publisher identifies this location in Haunted Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. This is a published haunting account; the proposed supernatural explanation remains unverified.
Rebuilt in 1905 after a fire, this church has reports of unexplained piano music, shadows and downstairs doors moving. Ghost Research Society visited in March 2013. One participant reported being touched, while investigator Dale Kaczmarek described no personal experiences and generally normal instrument readings.
This 1906 house later became a Boone County Historical Society property. Visitors have reported oppressive sensations in the parlor and former sickroom. During a 2023 fundraising investigation, Dale Kaczmarek reported no personal encounter and warned that nearby groups talking had contaminated recordings, an important limitation alongside the published ghost-box interpretations.
Completed in 1860 for sick river workers, the hospital later housed other institutions. A&E’s case file describes the owner’s report of an unusual moving fog and other witnesses’ accounts of moaning and shadow figures. These claims prompted the Ghost Hunters investigation.
Visitors report lights and unsettling sensations at this burial ground. These reports support a documented haunting reputation, while providing no independent demonstration that a supernatural presence causes the experiences.
Originally called Hillcrest, this mansion was completed in 1901 and later expanded by Alan and Adrianne St. George. Ghost Research Society’s 2009 report describes alleged singing, footsteps and a rapidly moving pale figure on video. Other participants found no unusual photographs or readings, and one uneasy sensation was traced to thick carpeting.
Senator John Humphrey built this family house in 1881. Ghost Research Society records describe alleged figures in bedrooms and the living room, with particular attention to the former servants’ room. The team’s 2018 visits involved short electronic communication sessions; the published account preserves investigators’ interpretations rather than establishing identities for the reported apparitions.
The museum occupies the former Ottawa Street Methodist Church. Staff accounts collected by Ghost Research Society describe childlike footsteps, laughter and an apparition nicknamed Emma. In 2022, investigators tested several exhibit areas, but their report also records no personal encounter for the lead investigator and noise contamination affecting another participant’s recordings.
A published account associates a reported child apparition with a nineteenth-century fire. The publisher identifies this location in Haunted Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. This is a published haunting account; the proposed supernatural explanation remains unverified.
Visitors reportedly describe a woman dressed in red. The publisher identifies this location in Haunted Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. This is a published haunting account; the proposed supernatural explanation remains unverified.
Reported figures are sometimes attributed to former Monticello Seminary principal Harriet Haskell. The identification belongs to the college’s haunting tradition; it does not establish the cause of contemporary experiences.
Troy Taylor’s account places the theater on a site with an earlier hotel-fire history and records its haunted reputation. This connects a real performance venue with published paranormal research. The fire history does not itself establish that present-day experiences are caused by victims or other spirits.
McPike Mansion is identified by Illinois tourism as one of Alton’s best-known reportedly haunted houses. Its local reputation draws visitors interested in history and paranormal accounts. The designation records what is claimed about the property; it does not establish a ghost or guarantee access to its interior.
The former Mineral Springs setting is promoted by Illinois tourism for paranormal retreats and investigations. It belongs to Alton’s substantial haunted-history tourism scene. This record documents organized interest in reported experiences rather than confirming supernatural activity; current event schedules and entry arrangements require operator confirmation.
A 2014 Ghost Research Society investigation examined the former jail, including its gallows and a cell associated with Frederick William Hollman. Participants reported a small bell sound and recording equipment stopping. The lead investigator reported no personal paranormal experience, and the report acknowledges noise from the large group as a limitation.
Reported footsteps and a singing figure feature in the former prison’s haunting accounts. The publisher identifies this location in Haunted Joliet Prison. This is a published haunting account; the proposed supernatural explanation remains unverified.
The former Our Savior Catholic Church rectory dates to the late nineteenth century. A Ghost Research Society account describes reports of figures at windows, a nun apparition, unexplained aromas and lights changing without an apparent cause. The group investigated in 2011; associations with former clergy are part of the haunting tradition, not verified identifications.
The 2019 Ghost Hunters episode Suicide Hotel followed the owner’s son’s concerns about reported apparitions and unexplained activity. The episode description records investigators hearing footsteps above the top floor. Its frightening framing reflects a television investigation, rather than a verified supernatural explanation.
Author Michael Kleen reviews the former hospital’s haunting tradition and the demolition of its prominent Bowen Building. He identifies earlier books that helped popularize the accounts. The surviving site’s history and changing buildings should be checked separately from the extraordinary stories attached to them.
The Resurrection Mary story is a local version of the disappearing-hitchhiker legend. Its connection with this cemetery is well established as folklore; a particular historical woman has not been conclusively identified as the apparition.
Illinois tourism describes this nineteenth-century hotel as a place where visitors have reported unexplained occurrences. Its haunting reputation accompanies a real lodging business and historic building. The available account establishes a reported tradition, not a verified ghost; confirm current reservations and permitted spaces with the operator.
Robert Tinker’s Swiss-inspired home became a Rockford museum. Investigators visiting in 2011 reported a fleeting shadow, a female sigh and unexplained drafts. Their published account also identifies apparent lights as dust, notes intrusive conversation and creaking floors, and includes later participants who found nothing paranormal in their recordings.
This former railroad roundhouse became a restaurant and entertainment venue after railway use ended. Its manager and staff have described figures, footsteps and apparent touches. A 2023 Ghost Research Society visit produced claimed shadows and electronic responses, although the lead investigator could not determine whether some late-night sounds came from remaining employees.
