JOHN HANCOCK BUILDING. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTED BUILDINGS IN CHICAGO. CHRIS FARLEY LIVED  HERE, THE INFAMOUS ANTON  LAVEY WAS BORN ON THE SITE, (HE FOUNDED THE CHURCH OF SATAN IN 1966), AND THE MAN WHO ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED THE LAND PUT A CURSE ON IT BEFORE HE DIED. NOW IT IS ON THE LISTS OF TERRORIST GROUPS.

HOOTERS! A KNOWN HAUNTED RESTAURANT, THIS PLACE HAS STRANGE ACTIVITY CONSISTENTLY. THE STAFF HERE IS AWARE OF SEVERAL PHENOMENON INCLUDING PHANTOM FOOTSTEPS, MYSTERIOUS TELEPHONE PROBLEMS, JUKEBOX ACTIVITY, AND THINGS FLYING AROUND ROOMS. THE STORE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT IS ESPECIALLY ACTIVE, AND SOME EMPLOYEES REFUSE TO GO DOWN THERE ALONE.

A GIANT ARMCHAIR. THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED TO FORM A BIG ARMCHAIR. IT IS THE CIVIC OPERA HOUSE. THE MAN WHO DESIGNED IT EVENTUALLY FLED THE U.S. AND WENT TO GREECE. BEFORE HE DIED, HE SWORE HE'D RETURN TO CHICAGO AFTER DEATH AND SIT IN THE CHAIR.

THE SIGNATURE ROOM. THIS IS PART OF THE CEILING OF A RESTAURANT ON THE 95TH FLOOR OF THE JOHN HANCOCK BUILDING. FROM THIS HEIGHT, ONE CAN SEE FOUR STATES. EVIDENTLY THE SPIRITS HERE LIKE THE VIEW TOO.

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!

THIS WAS TAKEN FROM THE HAUNTED CRUISE BOAT. NO GUARANTEE THAT THESE ARE ORBS, BUT IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT, FEW BUGS, WITH A STEADY BREEZE. ALSO, ONLY ONE SKYLINE PHOTO OF THE CITY SHOWED THESE IMAGES.

THE WATER TOWER

THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW BUILDINGS TO SURVIVE THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871. LEGEND SAYS A MAN HUNG HIMSELF IN THE TOWER YEARS AGO. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN SEEN ON IN THE UPPER PART AT NIGHT, THOUGH NO ONE IS EVER THERE. THE TOWER WAS INSPIRATION FOR THE BUILDINGS IN THE WHITE CASTLE RESTAURANT CHAIN.

OUR ROOM

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT ABOUT 6:00AM, ALONG WITH 3 MORE PICS THAT CONTAIN THE SAME PHENOMENON. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A HAUNTED PLACE TO STAY WHILE IN CHICAGO, THE CONGRESS PLAZA IS THE PLACE TO BE!

THE GOLD ROOM. THIS IS A VERY ELEGANT BALLROOM IN THE HOTEL. IT IS USED FOR RECEPTIONS AND BANQUETS. THE GOLD ROOM WAS RESTORED IN 1997 BY LIDO LIPPI, THE MAN WHO RESTORED THE SISTINE CHAPEL. PAST PRESIDENTS HAVE ACCEPTED THEIR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS HERE, AND THE RATIFICATION OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT WAS CELEBRATED HERE. IT IS NOT SURPRISING WHY THE CONGRESS PLAZA IS HAUNTED. THE LIST OF FAMOUS PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE HOTEL IS IMPRESSIVE. AL CAPONE HAD TUNNELS BUILT UNDERGROUND WHICH LED TO THE OPERA HOUSE NEXT DOOR, AND TO HIS OWN HOTEL 8 BLOCKS AWAY. OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE INCLUDE: GROVER CLEVELAND, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, THOMAS EDISON, JEAN HARLOW, BENNY GOODMAN, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, BILL CLINTON, HERBERT HOOVER, ETC. F.D.R. REHEARSED HIS PRESIDENTIAL ACCEPTANCE SPEECH HERE, AND DENNIS FRANZ OF "N.Y.P.D. BLUE"  USED TO BE AN EMPLOYEE.

A HAUNTED FOUNTAIN?

THIS WAS TAKEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AT A SMALL PARK NEAR THE CHICAGO RIVER. NO ONE WAS SMOKING ANYWHERE NEAR US AT THE TIME.

THE EASTLAND

THE EASTLAND WAS A STEAMER FOR TOURS ALONG THE CHICAGO RIVER IN 1915. IN JULY OF THAT YEAR, THE BOAT WAS OVERLOADED ON ONE SIDE, AND SOON TURNED OVER AND SANK. REPORTEDLY AT LEAST 880 PEOPLE DROWNED. THIS WAS THE WORST DISASTER IN CHICAGO HISTORY. DIFFERENT TYPES OF PHENOMENON HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE SITE EVER SINCE, BOTH AUDIO AND VISUAL.

CHINATOWN

A FASCINATING PLACE, CHICAGO'S CHINATOWN IS TRULY HAUNTED. MANY STORIES OF SUICIDE AND HAUNTINGS LINGER HERE FOR THOSE OF US CURIOUS ENOUGH TO INVESTIGATE.

THE PICASSO. LOOMING AT ABOUT 30 FEET, AND JUST OFF THE "MIRACLE MILE" OF SHOPPING ON MICHIGAN AVE. IS THIS REPLICA OF A SCULPTURE MADE BY PICASSO. THE ORIGINAL IS IN THE CHICAGO ART INSTITUTE, BUT THE PEOPLE LOVED IT SO MUCH, THE CITY COMMISSIONED THIS LARGER ONE TO BE MADE AND PUT ON PUBLIC DISPLAY. PICASSO HIMSELF DEDICATED THE LARGE WORK OF ART IN THE 1960'S TO THE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO. SOME SAY THIS IS A GATHERING PLACE FOR MORE THAN THE LIVING.