You've probably already visited most if not all of the "mainstream" places to visit here in Illinois. With that done, are you ready to get a little weird?
This is the perfect way to embrace spooky season.
I can barely make my way through a haunted house. Don't believe me? Watch this.
Clearly, I couldn't handle staying overnight anywhere that's haunted. Could you? If your answer was yes, you should consider staying overnight at the historic Ruebel Hotel in Grafton, IL.
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Anderson Japanese Gardens is partnering with Hoo Haven Wildlife Rehab & Education Center and Haunted Rockford for a really cool Halloween event for the whole family.
At this writing, Halloween is exactly one week away. In case you haven't lined up your horror-movie viewing list yet (assuming you screen scary movies to celebrate the season), how about a few that were filmed right here in Illinois?
Halloween is coming up soon, and rather than hit the "temporary" haunted places that pop up every year to celebrate the season, let's take a look at some supposedly "actual" haunted spots here in the Land of Lincoln.
From Haunted Places comes a look at the 50 Most Haunted Places in Illinois, including some of these local area gems:
Coronado Theater, Rockford
One night, police
Mile after magnificent creepy mile....doesn't really have that ring to it that folks in the tourism business here in Illinois might prefer.
Nonetheless, a piece at RebootIllinois.com gives us a look at some of the spookier abandoned places here in the Land of Lincoln...