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Haunted Illinois: McPike Mansion, Red Lion Pub and the Inn at 835
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| Illinois ghost lore reaches from Chicago and Springfield to the Mississippi River city of Alton and the college town of Jacksonville. This episode visits bakeries, pubs, mansions, hotels, theaters and schools, showing how supernatural traditions can gather around many kinds of historic places.
The route begins at Piper’s Bakery Building and the Red Lion Pub in Chicago before moving to McPike Mansion in Alton. In Springfield, the episode explores the Inn at 835, the Legacy Theatre and Springfield High School. The final stop is Illinois College in Jacksonville. Each location has its own documented history and later stories of unexplained activity. The episode keeps those histories distinct from reported apparitions and local legend while tracing a broad path through the haunted places of Illinois. |
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