In 1930, Manteno State Mental Hospital opened its doors in response to overcrowding at other state asylums in the Chicago area. First praised for bringing jobs to Illinois during the Great Depression,...
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The Iroquois Theatre Fire
Posted on September 23, 2021
On the morning of December 30th, 1903, a blaze ignited within the Iroquois Theatre that would take the lives of over 600 people. Theatre patrons were burned alive, trampled to death, and trapped in th...
Excalibur Nightclub & The Chicago Historical Society
Posted on September 21, 2021
For over two decades, the Excalibur was one of Chicago’s biggest and most popular nightclubs, attracting patrons with its gothic architecture and late-night parties. But the Excalibur didn’t just ...
Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery
Posted on September 21, 2021
Every city has a few haunted graveyards, but few are as infamous as Bachelor’s Grove. The cemetery just to the southwest of Chicago is often touted as one of the world’s most haunted graveyards. I...