With Halloween just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to put together a list of haunted places in Illinois. This list is just for fun so take it all with a grain of salt.
Raven’s Grin Inn
Conveniently nestled at the end of a dark, dead in road sitting on a cliff across from a cemetery, lies the Raven’s Grin Inn! Just the site of the building is enough to gives visitors chills. Inside the house, gets even creepier. There is a labyrinth of twists and turns that would be easy to get lost in. The Ravens Grin Inn is open year round. 411 N Carroll St, Mt Carroll, IL 61053. For more information, click here.
McPike Mansion
The McPike Mansion has a history of paranormal occurrences, it is known for it’s haunting’s. Numerous photos have been taken that add to it’s mystery. Balls of light go unexplained by professional photographers, human-shaped outlines appear in the windows, shadowy or glowing, they were not seen by human eyes until photos were developed. For more information, click here.
Wrigley Field
The list of haunts within the friendly confines is quite long. Slamming doors, cold spots, strange entities in the bleachers, disappearing baseballs, and even the spirit of Harry Caray are all some of the stories locals and field workers have claimed to have seen over the years. Tours of Wrigley Field, last about 90 minutes and give you a behind the scenes look of some of the most frightening sites within Wrigley. Tickets range from $25-$35 per person. For more information, click here.
Sylvian Island
Abandoned industrial site that is approximately 37 acres by the Mississippi/Sylvan Slough. Offering crushed limestone hiking trails & dirt bike trails. The park is riddled with ancient ruins from the industrial era, and is a popular spot for fishing, picnic’s and bird-watching. According to hauntedillinois.com the island is also thee most haunted place in Illinois. The island is located at 1st Ave & 2nd Street, Moline, IL. For more information, click here.
Cry Baby Bridge
Cry Baby Bridge is a small steel bridge spanning Cedar Creek near the stone quarry and the former Olmstead’s mill, four miles northwest of Monmouth. Legend has it that a school bus full of children once plunged off the bridge, killing everyone aboard. Another story is that a young unwed mother once tossed her unwanted infant son off the bridge. The story today is that if you drive your car onto the bridge and put it in neutral the dead spirits will push your car across the bridge, this includes a slight uphill climb. To add to the experiment you can put baby powder on your bumper and see if hand prints appear after you cross. For directions to the bridge, click here.