5 Most Haunted Places in Chicago Explained by a Ghost Expert and a Historian
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- Опубліковано 30 жов 2017
- Chicago often ranks among the most haunted cities in the United States, but not everyone is a fan of ghost stories. When I asked Northwestern University professor and historian Bill Savage to weigh in, he said, “Chicago is haunted not by ghosts, but by the city’s neglect of the working class.” Whether you believe in the supernatural or not (I’m with Bill), most of Chicago’s enduring ghost stories contain at least a kernel of historical truth. With that in mind, here are the ten “most haunted” sites in the city.
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1. Marina Towers
2. Eastland
3. Glasner House/Prairie Avenue
4. Congress Plaza hotel (rm. 441)
5. Barn haunting at LP zoo (main barn)
My great Uncle had a tragic death while the construction of Navy Pier. On his lunch break my Great Uncle dove in head first to cool off. He never came up. He was brought up covered black in silt. He broke his neck his head hit bottom. The area he dove in was more shallow than he thought. My great Grandma had to identify his body & at first bcz of the silt on him she did not recognize him. I do not know if any Chicago historians are aware of my Uncles death as a young man on Navy Pier or not ?? I have never heard anyone tell the story but my own family who was there.
Most likely, the construction company probably kept it as listed record.
My condolences go out to him.
sorry for loss
Born and raised here in chicago and will never get tired of it. ❤💪
You missed the Mayor's Office been haunted by Beetlejuice.
Maybe some rich people moved to Marina City because it was convenient, safe, "groovy," and they happened to be able to afford it... doesn't necessarily make them racists. And I can tell you that people of all colors will move out of neighborhoods where crime increases, if they can afford to do it. Don't get me wrong. There was white racism, and it was certainly as bad as black racisim in parts (though manifested differently). But "white flight," which may have existed to some extent, may have simply been "sell-and-get-out-while-you-still-can." And those who worked in the Loop and had enough money may have simply found Marina City to be a logical place to move.
Never knew ghosts can be experts
I LOVE CHICAGO. GOOD PEOPLE. BEAUTIFUL SOULS. IT'S TIME TO NURTURE AND HEAL THIS GREAT CITY.
Damaris Devora I live by Chicago and I think it’s great
I live in Chicago it's a good place and all but I've experienced like 3 shooting
The most terrifying abandoned place I've ever seen was in wicker park.... some shit that was straight out of a horror movie
Beautifully-said, thank you 🙂!
@@powderedbuns8251 which place is that??
Excellent editing! This plays out like an SNL skit. The serious tone of the ghost haunting expert vs the historian. I had a good laugh.
My mom and I stayed at the Congress hotel and we didn’t even know it was haunted at the time.
i stayed there one time and as soon as i walked in i could feel it was haunted (i didn’t know it actually haunted until i googled it immediately)
The entire Congress hotel is creepy as heck! I took a wrong turn on the 12th floor and damn near peed myself.
The Eastland was not a boat that's like calling a warehouse a shack.
I had a room in marina towers for years. Not only did very disturbing things happen inside room but also things flying around outside
What things did you experience living there?
Tell us more!!!!
Congress Hotel was the first Hotel I ever rented a room from. It didn’t look haunted. Only reason why I remember it was because the union representing the workers went on a ten plus year strike the day I checked out of the hotel in 2003
I'm sure the Southside of Chicago is infested with dead opps, if it ever becomes abandoned, I'd expect a large scale haunting, like Gettysburg but worse
Dang, that's so true. 😒😞💔
I've been on the Chicago hauntings tour with them... was great.. 10 out of 10... cool video ive been to room 441 in the Congress... it's haunted
MrPink 44323 I’m going to Chicago Hauntings tour in October so excited
Do they take you to that room?
@@cynthiarich9521 so cool that's coming up it's an awesome atmosphere you wont be disappointed
@@kristina0410 no they dont take you to that room but I know from experience you can actually walk around the Congress and see the room.. also you can actually book that room but call in advance because it has a waiting list
Whhhhhaaatttt???? I was outside it and it was creepy enough!!
Now the Dearborn location they turned that grave site into a literal doggie park where dogs crap all over the place. The place used to be for a while a poor black inner city area until rich Californian’s displaced them all. It’s a shame such a place is now a place where rich yuppies take their dogs to shit
Had a experience at the Chicago congress hotel. This was many years ago.. I encountered a very flirty male spiritual presence there. I went there to attend a church service held by a visiting pastor in one of the banquet rooms.. after the church service was over..I left and walked into a empty lobby area with a open bar. I sat at the bar for a minute..It was empty at the time..A Man I could not see..I only heard his voice made a pass at me.. I heard the hotel was haunted a while later..I was in the Bar area alone.. There was no bartender..or People in that area but me... My feet hurt a little so I was there to rest up for a minute..
The drake hotel is more interesting to me ..from a paranormal stand point
I will remember this story if I ever investigate this place
Wait what???
Bill Savage looks like Eric Clapton's twin brother
Fort Dearborn was at Michigan and Dearborn not Prairie Avenue. There are brass plates at the intersection in the sidewalk commemorating it.
Cabrini Green and the Candyman didn’t make list??!!
I’ve been in this hotel for a sleepover and it’s cool they have small room but big ceilings and have big windows it’s a good room
Suprised they never mentioned the Drake hotel
I recently investigated a Studebaker Factory in Chicago and got some AMAZING & Surprising EVP evidence.
GoldRush Paranormal ooo what happened
Hi Nata...thank you for asking. I have the full video on my channel, you can see it there. It's under the title Evil Spirit Returns - Haunted Chicago Studebaker Factory.
As a lifelong Chicagoan it surprises me how the Fort Dearborn Massacre is hardly mention in this town.
Whatever you do do not visit these places at 3:00 a.m.
I’m in Chicago right now :)
Angel Caitlyn same
Angel Caitlyn I live right next to Chicago
My grandpa used to work there as a nuclear plant employee decades ago before moving back east.
Alright
I'm going to chicago in a couple of weeks and i love going to haunted places. i went to some places in LA like the queen mary and the rosevelt
This is nice there are alot of history around the world that is what I like about these shows because they talk about real people exspince things
Went on one of your bus trips and went to some of these places
I decided to start taking a walk around my neighborhood for exercise. Stumbled upon Lincoln Park and felt a chill go down my back. Then I could tell spirits where trying to communicate with me. I sat on the grass by the tree and tears started to roll down my face because I could really feel the spirits trying to make contact with me. I wasn't scared. I welcomed them. Unbeknowst to me, The Couch tomb was a few feet from me. So now when I take my walks, I go by there and talk to the spirits and let them know I can feel them.
Idk if I should be watching this right now since I will be at Lincoln Park Zoo today lol
I stayed in Congress (why was there glass under my bed) on top of being in weird room 606 or something- someone opened my room door - I ran out to see or hear Nobody and both my door locks were on
There is a story that a young mother jumped off the Congress hotel with 2 of her children because the husband/father never came back.
No John Hancock Center stories? Thats hard to believe imo.
Right. It's said to be haunted and that the way the architecture is, you could go to a different dimension. The poltergeist movie was done there because of that legend.
Chris farley died there and surprised it wasnt on here
Chris farley died there and surprised it wasnt on here
The stories are great if you can ignore the maddening PC
Buck plus Marie equals Me the “Historian” was a real buzzkill. If you really want to haunt someone-send that guy to their home to speak.
Ok I’ve lived 30 mins away from Chicago my whole life and I didn’t even know we were one of the most haunted places in the u.s.a. but it’s chill
Hauntings do you not happening because of traumatic events, there’s several reasons why a spirit decides to stick around after they pass away. Firstly, if somebody passes away suddenly, i.e. - a heart attack, they actually remain in our world not realizing that their dad, and to them, we are the ghosts in the trespassers. Secondly, people who have lived a very very very long time, love life and don’t want to die, refused to pass over and stay in this world, and thirdly, a lot of times People just resist going into the light, usually because they’re confused and they’re not quite sure what’s happening, and from my many many investigations, I’ve actually heard from the spirit it’s self that they didn’t want to leave their home, most times because they’ve lived in that building their entire lives, sometimes they actually built the house themselves, and absolutely refuse to leave it. That’s why you often hear of hunting when you start to renovate the place you’ve just moved into. Put it another way, how would you like it if a bunch of strangers came into your house, tore everything apart and started ripping the walls down and building new things? I’d be pretty pissed off, wouldn’t you? That’s exactly why it’s never a good idea to renovate before moving in or at least before making sure there are no lingering spirits. 99% of the time they are actually benign, absolutely harmless people, who are just really confused or really pissed off that you’re changing everything in their home, but that 1%?, That’s when you do not want to stick around, because in any human a.k.a. daemonic hunting, can absolutely destroy not just your life, but the lives of everyone in the home. I’ve seen it happen many times, and believe me, you do not want to mess with that. If ever you encounter a demonic entity, and they’re very easy to identify, because you instantly are overwhelmed with feelings of dread, horror, anger, and they can manifest as red orbs or red mist’s... get out and get out quickly, and hire a demonologist immediately, because you’re literally risking your life by staying. These aren’t human spirits, these are demonic entities that have never ever walked the earth in human form, and who soul purpose is to torment the living. They are very difficult to get rid of, but it is possible, but it’s always best to let a professional deal with it, never attempt to do it yourself. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen families physically attacked, sometimes brutally attacked by these demonic entities, so much so that they ended up in the hospital, before they finally realize that they couldn’t beat this thing in their home, and finally hired a professional demonologist, so please be careful, but also, don’t be afraid if it’s just your run-of-the-mill hunting, they’re absolutely harmless. Just talk to them like he would talk to anyone else. A ghost is merely a person without a body, you’re not afraid of people are you? Then why should you be afraid of a ghost? If it is scaring you just talk out loud and ask it to stop scaring you, and explain to it that it is frightening you, because most times they don’t even realize that their actions are scaring the people living in the house. I promise you they’ll leave you alone.
The thumbnail only showed up to Ghost and it says
"Explained by a Ghost" ngl that got me shookth
I think everywhere in Chicago is haunted even the C.P.D
Great video
gn i went to glessner house in 3rd grade for a field trip, no wonder there was sm noises when there was no one there
Ok, well my parents almost bought a condo in the first two towers so I’m glad I didn’t
WTF? The preachy guy with glasses, who lectures, HAS TO GO!
Great Chicago video! I really like how the guy with the white-shirt/glasses keeps laying out heavier themes to the haunted places. Spot-on.
He completely ruined the video...
I am horror fans get really scary stories about haunted Hotel room is crazy
I thought the Grey Lady was in Middleton.(The Good Witch)
Anybody know what hard rock venue was before 1996?
Dont forget about Park JR High in lagrange
"But ma racism and inequality" that one dude! What an ass. Bet he lives in a nice house in the burbs.
Had no idea the Pick Congress was haunted. They had a great coffee shop at one time. Fort Dearborn was miles from Prairie Avenue at the mouth of the Chicago River. Dude know your facts.
Isn't the Congress Plaza Hotel also connected with Al Capone ?
Oh my God, I live next to one of those buildings
could you do a series of segments on Haunted Chicago?
the Drake Hotel
Old Saint Michaels catholic church
The Water Tower
The basement at the Post office
Holy Name Cathedral
The Hull house
Sounds like a good idea...as long as they leave the 'professor' out of those videos....He ruined this video by inexplicably bringing up things that had nothing to do with its subject.
When you click a video like this you expect some supernatural stuff not a heavy dose of white guilt.
Any mobster ghost tours ?
Joliet Prison in IL
@TheTRUTHmatters! Oh wow 😳
i like how the guy with glasses turned every haunting into a racial issue
Was thinking the same thing. It was all the white mans fault for black poverty
Yea, like we need more of that!
Hey not his fault that Chicago has a less than happy history.
That’s history Chicago was a hotspot for black immigration from the south to the north.
I was thinking the same thing lmao
Are used to go to Lincoln Park all the time
I used to go to the park all the time
Here's the microphone I returned to the owner thank you for kindness.
Yeah sure there’s nothing creepy about 2 towers just sitting there
Even when you just want to watch a silly little youtube video about ghosts. It has to be about some fools ultra biased guilt trip about racism.
it's SUPER hope
The PC Historian is a buzzkill to this video.
The historian did an amazing job explaining white flight in the city. He understood the assignment to explain and break down Chicago History.
My home town
Mine too.
@@guadalupebaptista9757 same here, southside
My grandma went to school with lester fisher
CAN ANYONE SAY HOMELESS GHOST?
I live in Chicago
No one but locals know in Logan’s squares Congress.
I'm visiting Chicago on May 11 for a concert, yes i'm a kpop fan and yes its the BTS concert. BUTTT other than that I frisking LOVE the paranormal and I own some of my own haunted dolls and i'm only 13, my grandma doesn't like it though because shes TO CHRISTIAN but while i'm there I wanted to visit some like REALLLY DARN SUPER haunted places. Like frisking bringing a spirt home with you haunted, maybe I want to...? ;) Anyways anyone have some recommendations for me? ALSO if its exploring i'll do it c:
YO OMG SAME!! LIKE LITERALLY THE EXACT SAME
I told my parents i wanted to stay in the congress hotel but then say no because they already booked an hotel :C maybe next time for me
Darn to bad we'll we didn't go there to :c next time tho
Downvote for the Social Justice Whiner
Plus loose the damn tapping
2:51 don’t mind me
One guy is a supersticious kook who makes dubious claims regarding fairy tales that have no scientific basis. The other guy is an expert on ghosts and talks about paranormal experiences that people have had in Chicago.
I live in Chicago👁👄👁
Bill Savage - That guy who just has to work in an angle about race or class in stories about ghosts.
I agree. Politicized ghosts. Sad. I wonder if he assumes their pronouns, too. He obviously feels the need to spout his liberal ideology onto protoplasm discussions.
Leftists are Marxist missionaries promoting their own kind of national religion.
I agree 100% They're lucky the video was short because I was about to shut it off if I had to hear him inject one more social justice warrior angle.
The man owns a shoehorn the size of a shovel. I wonder if he knows how boring he is.
Watching this in 2024 the screams heard at Oprah’s studio were probably real noises from real people unfortunately
I leave co since last the days I they do the thing for country with me thanks seriously don't worried I won't bother no more . We call it even bye oh I I'm watching my movie don't bother I won't be disrespect any but be positive in full 100/ good night I did enjoying being squad bye ?
Michael Lechadores what kinda bullshit
Bill Savage completely ruined the video with his constant social justice angle. Though the guy with the leather jacket was great but over all the video is getting a thumbs down.
Living for this historian. Most people looove flossing over Chicago’s history of social inequality they love living in a fairy tales of white ladies in white gowns walking around crying
Orrrrrr... They having nothing to do with eachother
No... He absolutely ruined the video.
He was in the wrong video...maybe he should apply for a job with Beetlejuice at the City Hall.
I know the professor means well, but his condescending attitude is irksome! Stop shifting the meaning of "haunting" with "what should haunt"!
Yep! In fact, when I was a kid (mid-60s), we used to hear it occasionally referred to as Shy-town!
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Whos that guy crying racism every chance he gets? Get rid of him.
Bill Savage seemingly has to work in a woke angle to every story. Is he now on Mayor Lightfoot's crew?
"White flight was happening due to white racism"
It's little more complicated and challenging than that.
This comment section: GLASSES MAN BAD,I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT THE BLOOD SHED DUE TO CAPITALISM
Me: I wonder if he's going to mention Haymarket.
Slip "racism" into every sentence to get on a UA-cam channel. You'll be famous for eight minutes. Even when it doesn't make sense, and you end up contradicting yourself. At lease you let everyone know you're an ideologue for hire.
Exactly! I am a published history scholar and a teacher. The historian dude is just some preposterous radical trying to force his ideas into a context it does not fit or belong in.
Bill savage needs to chill with the progressive agenda
“Progressive agenda”… you mean history?
We can do well without the babbling historian. Who cares? Ghosts are interesting, his stuff is just woke crap.
change this from most haunted to most triggered social justice grievances... thumbs down.
ludmilla roman That’s Chicagoan history the only triggered here is you
Was interesting except for the 'professor', who keeps butting in & definitely keeps the eye-rolling going with his constant & predictable social justice lecturing about hot button issues like 'racial marginalized violence', fight for $15(income inequality), white flight & white racism, etc... I was surprised he didn't have some finger-wagging to do about maybe 'indigenous-focused racism & violence' when the Dearborn massacre was brought up....Seriously, why was he even included in this video? He literally adds zero to the subject & listening to him makes me so glad that I'm no longer in college & makes me feel sorry for those that have to sit through hour after hour of his lectures as a captive audience.
Who is this ridiculous " historian"? He has no business in this video.
"White flight due to white racism". That's the moment I stopped watching.
Oh yeah racist ghosts