Contents

Preface

Chapter 1
Fort Dearborn: The Many Haunts of Chicago's Oldest Ghosts

Chapter 2
The Graveyards of Archer Avenue: On the Road with Some Famous Phantoms

Chapter 3
Robinson Woods: An Enchanted Forest on the Northwest Side

Chapter 4
Streeterville: Weirdness—and Weirdos—in the Fanciest Neighborhood in Town

Chapter 5
A Ghost at the Ballpark: Scary Harry and the Curse of the Cubs

Chapter 6
Bad-Guy Ghosts: Scary . . . Dead or Alive

Chapter 7
Calvary Cemetery: A Damp Spirit on the North Shore

Chapter 8
The Lincoln Park Totem Pole: Sneaky Feats of a Mysterious Monument

Chapter 9
Rosehill: A Gaggle of Ghosts

Chapter 10
The Field Museum: Naturally Scary

Chapter 11
Woodlawn Cemetery: The Circus That Never Leaves Town

Chapter 12
Holy Family Church: The Paranormal Life—and Afterlife—of the Famous Father Damen

Chapter 13
Bachelors Grove Cemetery: Mischief Makers and Magic Houses

Chapter 14
A Ghost in the Firehouse: The Hand of Francis Leavy

Chapter 15
Graceland Cemetery: An Endless Game of Hide and Seek with the City's Littlest Ghost

Chapter 16
Horace Greeley Elementary School: No Floating in the Halls!

Chapter 17
Mount Carmel Cemetery: The Bride and the Baby

Chapter 18
Navy Pier: Come Dancing . . . with the Dead!

Chapter 19
Montrose Point: Strange Stories from the "Magic Hedge"

A Ghostly Glossary
A Ghosthunter's Tools
Interview Questions for Witnesses
Recommended Reading

Index

About the Author