Haunted Places in Newton County, Indiana



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    Memory Gardens

    Rensselaer, Indiana

    10 miles from Newton County, IN

    Memory Gardens is a cemetery with a haunted statue, locals claim. The saint statue at the back of the graveyard is rumored to move at night, keeping watch on visitors. Some say its head and arms will change position. However, the cemetery is closed after dark and trespassers will be ...

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    Saint Joseph's College

    Collegeville, Indiana

    12.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    Some of the many oddities at St. Joseph's College include a spirit in the chapel, a rumored exorcism at Aquinas Hall and reports of witnesses hearing voices in their heads inside Drexel Hall. Also, Dwenger Hall is rumored to be possessed, and the ghost of a baby is said to ...

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    Roff House - The Watseka Wonder

    Watseka, Illinois

    21.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    The Roff House was one of the two houses in which the Watseka Wonder took place. The Watseka Wonder was a spiritual possession said to have happened in the late 19th century to an epileptic girl named Lurancy Vennum, who was 14 at the time. One of the spirits who ...

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    Vennum House - The Watseka Wonder

    Watseka, Illinois

    21.6 miles from Newton County, IN

    The Vennum House was the home of Lurancy Vennum, a teenaged epilectic girl who was said to have been possessed in the incident known as the Watseka Wonder. The story of the late-19th-century possession was related in the 2009 film "The Possessed." The house may be open for ghost tours ...

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    Lake Prairie Cemetery

    Lowell, Indiana

    23.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    Apparitions of deceased townspeople, ghostly mists, and orbs all have been reported at this cemetery, especially in the southern half, which is the oldest.

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    Majestic Theater

    Kankakee, Illinois

    26.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    Dating back to 1912, the historic theater achieved notoriety when the 'Marx Brothers' performed a vaudeville act there in 1916. However, the theatre is also renowned for its ghostly inhabitants, including a ghostly child and Julia Remmington, a former owner. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    City Tavern

    Kankakee, Illinois

    26.9 miles from Newton County, IN

    Employees and diners at this popular restaurant and bar have reportedly encountered a male spirit. Known as 'David', patrons have had their hair pulled and have been pushed around by unseen hands. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Baums Bridge Inn

    Kouts, Indiana

    27.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    This inn is reported to be home to a the apparition of a man surrounded by a dim light. He is said to appear around midnight and may be a bit shy: Rumor has it that if you look at him too long, he will become enraged and appear in ...

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    Manteno State Hospital

    Manteno, Illinois

    28.7 miles from Newton County, IN

    The 1930s Manteno State Hospital suffered a typhoid fever epidemic in 1939, and more than 50 patients and staff members died. The hospital eventually was renamed the Manteno Mental Health Center; it ceased operations in 1985 and the complex became business rentals, a bank, part of the Illinois Diversatech Campus ...

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    Crown Point Sheriff's House and Jail

    Crown Point, Indiana

    31.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    The Crown Point Sheriff's House was built in 1882, and the jail was added on in 1926. This is the very jail from which John Dillinger made his notorious escape in 1934. He used jail-issued razor blades to carved a gun out of part of a wooden washboard. He used ...

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    Dog Face Bridge

    La Crosse, Indiana

    32.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    Spooky legends surround this old bridge. The stories involve a honeymooning 1950s couple and a dog that ran out in front of the car, causing them to drive off of the bridge. Reports of many things have been made in the vicinity, including apparitions of bodies, apparitions of a females ...

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    Ax-Man's House - Ax-Man's Bridge

    Crete, Illinois

    35.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    Legends told by locals say that in the 1970s, a man killed his wife, kids, and two policeman with an ax before hanging their bodies from meat hooks in his shed. When the police found out, he ran from them. The police gave pursuit and shot him in the woods ...

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    Locust Grove Cemetery

    Ambia, Indiana

    35.9 miles from Newton County, IN

    Phantom sounds of an army cadence and marching are heard at Locust Grove Cemetery. Legend has it that Harrison's ghostly men are re-creating the Battle of Tippecanoe.

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    Inn at Aberdeen

    Valparaiso, Indiana

    36.7 miles from Newton County, IN

    A playful haunt at this 1830s-era inn has been known to hide guests' belongings in odd places. For example, one guest's missing lipstick turned up in a shoe. Cold spots and disembodied footsteps also have been reported, and psychic and ghost-hunting teams have determined that there are spirits of a ...

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    Reeder Road

    Griffith, Indiana

    38.4 miles from Newton County, IN

    Local lore about Reder Road tells of Elizabeth Wilson, a hitchhiking ghost who drowned in a swamp when her car went off the road. Her ghost waits at the roadside for a ride to her former house, but she disappears from cars at Ross Cemetery, where she was buried in ...

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    Porter County Jail and Sheriff's House

    Valparaiso, Indiana

    39.4 miles from Newton County, IN

    Porter County Jail and Sheriff's House is rumored to be haunted and has been used at Halloween for a haunted house attraction. Witnesses have described many strange occurrences including orbs of light and objects that turn up missing.

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    Valparaiso University

    Valparaiso, Indiana

    39.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    At the Alumni Hall at Valparaiso University, two ghost children, age 8 or 9 and wearing jogging pants, are known to run up and down the hallways at about 2 a.m. According to some of the student residents, the ghosts have spoken to them and told them they were playing ...

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    Harrison Cemetery

    West Lafayette, Indiana

    40.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    At Harrison Cemetery, visitors have heard crying and moaning and had an eerie feeling that something is watching them. A few have been touched by something unseen or have had things thrown at them by invisible hands. Gravestones are said to move around here as well.

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    Carolina Street Demon House

    Gary, Indiana

    41.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    The house was said to be haunted by more than 200 demons. Witnesses have reported levitating children, swarms of flies that mysteriously appear in winter, footprints, and apparitions. The demons were believed to have possessed the three children of the family who lived there, and case workers, priests and police ...

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    Stallbohm-Kaske House

    Munster, Indiana

    42.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    According to locals, the original inn that stood here burned down on Halloween of 1909. And in 1949, resident Wilhelmina Kaske passed away in a front bedroom, and these incidents may have led to the house's hauntings. Witnesses have reported a figure leaning out of the barn window, a presence ...

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    Wolf Mansion - Josephus Wolf House

    Valparaiso, Indiana

    42.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    Legend has it that the mansion owner went crazy after slavery was abolished, and in his rage, he killed all of his slaves and their children. Some stories say he even killed his family while he was at it. Then he killed himself. Now, folks say, an unexplained light comes ...

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    Old Porter Road

    Portage, Indiana

    46.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    The shadowy figures that have been seen along the train tracks by Old Porter Road are a mystery. Some say they are almost doglike, with a tail and glowing yellow eyes. They have been known to run alongside trains and bay into the night.

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    Hotel Attica

    Attica, Indiana

    46.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    A glowing apparition has been seen in several hotel rooms late at night or in the early hours of morning. Guests have reported seeing their closet doors open and close by themselves, as well as hearing ghostly voices and ballroom music. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Attica Public Library

    Attica, Indiana

    46.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    Built in 1905, the employees of this library have heard strange noises including knocking, whistling, whispering, dragging sounds, and even the sounds of the toys in the children's area moving by themselves after closing. The employees have also mentioned seeing figures watching them or shadows darting around. They ...

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    Maple Tree Inn

    Blue Island, Illinois

    50.2 miles from Newton County, IN

    This Louisiana-style brasserie serves up classic southern fare in a historic former speakeasy dating back to the early 1920's, and is rumoured to be haunted be a former owner. Known as 'Helen', the spirit haunting the place is not pleased with the changes occurring in her former establishment, and ...

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    Bachelor's Grove Cemetery

    Midlothian, Illinois

    50.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    Beginning in the 1970s, visitors here have seen orbs, apparitions, phantom vehicles, and even a floating, shrinking, and vanishing phantom farmhouse. A mysterious black dog and figures in monks' robes also have been seen. Investigations by ghost researchers have turned up ghostly images and electronic voice phenomena.

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    Midlothian Turnpike

    Midlothian, Illinois

    50.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    Drivers on the turnpike have reported phantom cars and trucks that appear suddenly, causing the drivers to swerve. Phantom gang activity also has been seen, involving car chases full of gangsters shooting at each other with tommy guns. Some drivers have collided with the ghostly vehicles, even hearing shattered glass ...

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    Whihala Beach

    Whiting, Indiana

    50.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    Some say that at Whihala Beach at night, you can see and hear phantom sailboats and apparitions of folks swimming and playing with innertubes in old-fashioned bathing suits.

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    Camp Falcon

    Newton County, Illinois

    50.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    Location is on 143rd street, (Midlothian Turnpike) about about a 1 mile west of Oak Park. Just a mere road across the street from Tinley Creek Woods about half a mile into the woods. It is unknown when the camp grounds were abandoned or why but location has been ...

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    Indiana Dunes State Park

    Chesterton, Indiana

    51.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    Around 1915, this area was mostly wilderness, and stories often came from fishermen about a naked woman who would swim in the lake. She was said to be Alice Marble Gray, a hermit who lived along the beach. She was the daughter of a Chicago couple and was cultured and ...

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    Rialto Square Theatre

    Joliet, Illinois

    53 miles from Newton County, IN

    The Rialto Square Theatre was built as a movie palace and vaudeville venue in 1926. Today, it is said to be haunted by a woman believed to be a former actress. Employees, construction workers and visitors have seen the female form floating throughout the theater. There are also a male ...

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    Patrick Haley Mansion

    Joliet, Illinois

    53.2 miles from Newton County, IN

    Egyptologist and architect Frank Shaver Allen built this mansion that's been popular with ghost hunters since the '70s. Among the spirits believed to be active here are the architect himself as well as a little boy, an older woman who died on the premises, and a nanny. Perhaps adding to ...

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    206 N. Broadway

    Joliet, Illinois

    53.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    Built in 1882, the Victorian house at 206 N. Broadway St. was originally a private residence, but was a school and a boardinghouse for women until the 1970s when it again became a private home. It is said to be haunted by the ghost of a 19-year-old who was shot ...

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    The Givens Castle - Beverly Castle Academy

    Chicago, Illinois

    53.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    The 1886 limestone-towered castle built by real estate promoter and novelist Robert G. Givens is said to be haunted by his Irish wife, who passed away before she could come to America to live in her castle. Witnesses say her apparition has been seen walking up the hill to the ...

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    Mount Hope Cemetery

    Logansport, Indiana

    55.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    Phantom sounds of horses and whistles that echo your own have been reported in this cemetery that dates back to the 1800s. Also, some reports say there are mausoleums here with spooky inscriptions like "Knock three times and they shall come."

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    St. Mary's Cemetery

    Evergreen Park, Illinois

    56 miles from Newton County, IN

    The cemetery and surrounding areas have seen a lot of violent deaths, but despite that, not a lot of ghostly phenomena have been reported or known here. However, drivers past the cemetery late at night have seen a man leaning against the fence and looking at them as they passed.

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    Evergreen Cemetery

    Evergreen Park, Illinois

    56.2 miles from Newton County, IN

    The phantom hitchhiker in this ghost story is a teenaged girl who looks for a ride to Evergreen Park, where she vanishes from the vehicle. Legends say her body is buried in Evergreen Cemetery within the park, but her identity or the reason for her restlessness is unknown. This ghost ...

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    Green Hornet Trolley Disaster Site

    Chicago, Illinois

    58.2 miles from Newton County, IN

    33 people were burned alive when a trolley collided with a tanker carrying gasoline. It is believed that victims may still be here reliving that fateful day. Submitted by Chris Berglund

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    Holmes Death Castle Location

    Chicago, Illinois

    58.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    A post office now stands on the former site of the Holmes Death Castle, or Murder Castle, built by serial killer H.H. Holmes. He built the hotel to lure in 1893 Chicago World's Fair visitors, then tortured and murdered his guests, including women and children. In this area, witnesses say ...

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    Maple Lake

    Willow Springs, Illinois

    58.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    The ghost light at Maple Lake is, according to local legend, a reddish-yellow orb that appears over the lake and floats into the woods on the other side. It is believed to be the spirit of a man who was decapitated nearby in an accident; the light is his lantern ...

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    St. James Cemetery - Monks Castle

    Lemont, Illinois

    58.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    Ghosts here include several robed monks who patrol the grounds, chanting in Latin, and a phantom horse and carriage presumed to date back to 1897. A wildly dancing woman in white has also been seen.

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    Fischer Theater

    Danville, Illinois

    58.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    Fischer Theater was a 19th century opera house located in Danville, IL that has served many purposes over the years including housing, stores, and of course, a theater. While now a generally unknown location, the Theater has been known to be haunted when a volunteer of the Vermillion Heritage ...

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    Archer Woods Cemetery

    Willow Springs, Illinois

    58.9 miles from Newton County, IN

    Legend has it that only those leaving the cemetery can see and hear a white, filmy, hovering spirit of a sobbing woman.

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    St. Rita of Cascia

    Chicago, Illinois

    58.9 miles from Newton County, IN

    This site is known for a harrowing experience said to have happened on All Souls Day (November 2) in the 1960s. Reports say a small gathering of parishioners witnessed the organ begin to play by itself as 6 robed monks, 3 in red and 3 in white, advanced toward the ...

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    The Irish Legend

    Willow Springs, Illinois

    58.9 miles from Newton County, IN

    Formerly a speakeasy, this 1915 building was a popular hangout for gang members, including Al Capone. The place has a very violent history, and is haunted by several spirits. These include a bartender who was allegedly pushed down a flight of stairs by a gangster who took a dislike to ...

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    Willowbrook Ballroom

    Willow Springs, Illinois

    59 miles from Newton County, IN

    The 1921 Willowbrook Ballroom, formerly called the Oh Henry Ballroom, is a dance venue and banquet facility and is believed to be the last place famed Chicago hitchhiker ghost Resurrection Mary danced before she died. Her ghost is said to appear here and sometimes dance with ballroom patrons. Another interesting note: ...

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    Hamilton Road

    Mulberry, Indiana

    59.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    Stories about Hamilton Road are of the urban legend type. For example, a ghost of a short man will chase you if you stop on the third bridge and flash your lights four times, then cross the bridge. Phantom flames are said to come from the woods where an 1800s ...

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    Aux Sable Cemetery

    Morris, Illinois

    59.2 miles from Newton County, IN

    Aux Sable Cemetery is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a mischievous young girl who has been known to play pranks, such as lowering electrical car windows when the key is not even in the ignition. The site is also said to be a portal from a ghostly ...

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    Resurrection Mary

    Justice, Illinois

    59.7 miles from Newton County, IN

    Resurrection Mary, according to popular local legend, was a pretty young girl who was killed in a hit-and-run accident while walking along Archer Avenue. She had just left the Oh Henry Ballroom after a fight with her boyfriend. The driver left Mary to die. Her grief-stricken parents buried her in ...

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    St Turibius Church

    Chicago, Illinois

    60.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    At this old Roman Catholic church, the ghost of a priest named Father Joe Lechert lingers. It is said that after a church reorganization he was let go, and as a result, he died of a broken heart. Parishioners and altar boys say they have seen his ghostly figure and ...

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    Grimes Sisters Murder Site

    Burr Ridge, Illinois

    60.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    The Grimes sisters were kidnapped and murdered between December of 1956 and January of 1957. Their bodies were found along this part of the road and the murders were never solved. Photographs have been taken around only to have a young woman appear in the photos. Submitted by Chris Berglund

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    Portage Woods

    Lyons, Illinois

    62.4 miles from Newton County, IN

    These woods are known by locals to be the home of the ancient gnomes. Beware coming here at night, glowing eyes follow you throughout these woods. Heavy sightings are seen on the other side of the river, just over the railway bridge. (Submitted by Juan Z)

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    Benton House

    Chicago, Illinois

    62.4 miles from Newton County, IN

    The Benton House, circa 1909, may be haunted by “Ma” Benton. Witnesses have seen apparitions and heard slamming doors and footsteps, and someone unseen has been known to put out the fire in the fireplace. The place was featured on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters.

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    Morton College

    Cicero, Illinois

    62.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    The spirit of Emily, a young girl who was murdered, lingers around this school. The murder took place on nearby Laramie Bridge before the school was built. Security guards have seen Emily on the rooftops at night, and theatergoers have heard her in the theater, especially during violent plays that ...

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    Triple Crown Seafood Restaurant

    Chicago, Illinois

    63.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    Housed in an old apartment building, this restaurant is rumoured to be haunted by a former resident. A shadowy apparition has been seen lurking near the bathrooms, and dirty dishes left out overnight have been known to clean themselves. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    John J. Glessner House

    Chicago, Illinois

    63.4 miles from Newton County, IN

    The prisonlike 1887 mansion is said to be haunted by its architect, Henry Hobson Richardson. His white apparition has been seen in the bedroom and on the stairs, and cold spots are felt about the mansion.

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    Cigars and Stripes

    Berwyn, Illinois

    63.6 miles from Newton County, IN

    This bar and lounge is believed to be haunted by a number of spirits. Screams and footsteps are heard in the building when there's no one around. Objects move around by themselves, and at least five people have seen a shadowy apparition moving around the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Moline House

    Berwyn, Illinois

    64.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    This house is a private residence. According to reports, the Moline House is haunted by shadowed spirits who hide objects or move them to places where they don't belong.

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    Holy Family Church

    Chicago, Illinois

    64.4 miles from Newton County, IN

    At this old church, one of the few structures that survived the Chicago Fire, parishioners have reported seeing a white apparition.

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    Country House

    Clarendon Hills, Illinois

    64.4 miles from Newton County, IN

    The haunting here, which has been profiled on many TV shows and newspaper articles, is a young woman who appeared to have committed suicide by running her car into a tree. Her ghostly figure has been seen walking through the dining room, beckoning customers from an upstairs window and even ...

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    Frank Leavy - Firehouse No. 107

    Chicago, Illinois

    64.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    According to legend, in 1924 Fireman Frank Leavy had a premonition of his death as he rested with his palm against a windowpane. Sure enough, that very day a wall collapsed during a call, and killed him. His palm print remained on the glass, and no cleanser or glass expert ...

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    Jane Addams Hull House

    Chicago, Illinois

    64.6 miles from Newton County, IN

    Used as a settlement house beginning in the late 19th century, Hull House operated as a place that attempted to influence and improve the lives of the poorer neighbors in the community. The most often repeated story about Hull House (and the inspiration for the story Rosemary's Baby) is that ...

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    Congress Plaza Hotel

    Chicago, Illinois

    64.6 miles from Newton County, IN

    This is one of those hotels that is so old and has so much history floating around it that there are practically as many ghost stories as there are room. The Al Capone one (where people claim to see him waking the halls) however is one that is certainly ...

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    Chicago Board Options Exchange

    Chicago, Illinois

    64.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    A 1979 battle over a trade has resulted in some lingering spirits. The two angry men involved in the conflict decided to step outside, where they fought near the horse statue fountain. One man was hurt so badly that he died before paramedics could help him. Janitors in the building ...

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    Death Alley

    Chicago, Illinois

    65.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    Death Alley is the alley behind the Oriental Theater, formerly the Iroquois Theater, believed to haunted by ghosts from Iroquois Theater Fire on December 30, 1903. The theater was full of nearly 2,000 people when the fire broke out, thought to be caused from faulty wiring, during a vaudeville show ...

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    Harpo Inc.

    Chicago, Illinois

    65.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    Oprah Winfrey's headquarters building is said to be haunted by victims of the Eastland Disaster, a 1915 incident in which an overloaded passenger steamer rolled over while still docked, killing over 800 people. The building was an armory at the time, and was used as a makeshift morgue.

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    Clark Street Bridge

    Chicago, Illinois

    65.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    The Eastland Disaster occurred nearby in 1915, in which an overloaded passenger steamer Eastland capsized while still tied to the dock, killing over 800 people. It is said that their moans and cries can still be heard around the Clark Street Bridge.

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    Site of Fort Dearborn

    Chicago, Illinois

    65.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    The intersection of Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Loop area was once the site of Fort Dearborn. Road workers there found many buried human skeletons, and since then there have been many sightings of ghostly apparitions of 19th-century settlers in the area. The fort is gone now, but ...

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    House of Blues

    Chicago, Illinois

    65.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    Reports say the site is haunted by the ghost of a little girl who died of an illness. Witnesses have seen and heard her, and in one instance she was found playing with a living boy's toys. She asked the boy to play with her, but when he screamed, she ...

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    Showmen's Rest

    Forest Park, Illinois

    65.6 miles from Newton County, IN

    Showmen's Rest is a section of Woodlawn Cemetery where remains from a 1918 circus-train wreck were buried in a mass grave. Between 60 and 110 employees were killed when another train conductor fell asleep, causing his train to strike the circus train. Many of the victims' names were not known, ...

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    St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church

    Cicero, Illinois

    65.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    This is the home of Our Lady of Cicero, a weeping Virgin Mary icon panel. In 1994, during Holy Week, the painting began weeping oil. It was examined by eight orthodox bishops; all determined the tears to be genuine. The Virgin Mary still continues to weep.

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    The Dome Room - Excalibur Nightclub

    Chicago, Illinois

    65.9 miles from Newton County, IN

    This night club is said to be haunted by presences that linger from when it was once used as a makeshift morgue, during the Eastland Disaster in 1915.

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    Water Tower

    Chicago, Illinois

    66.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    This 1869 limestone tower, one of the symbols of Old Chicago, was built for use in firefighting. It is said to be haunted by a man who died in the Chicago Fire of 1871. Instead of fleeing, the worker stayed to man the pumps, and it is said that when ...

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    Drake Hotel

    Chicago, Illinois

    66.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    The historic Drake Hotel's tenth floor is believed to be haunted by a ghostly woman in red. As legend has it, she was at a New Year's Eve party in 1920 when she caught her husband with another woman, and she flung herself to her death from the tenth-floor window.

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    Flapper Ghost of Waldheim Cemetery

    Forest Park, Illinois

    66.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    The Flapper Ghost is a brunette beauty with a bob and 1920s clothing. She has been seen since the 1930s. Her identity remains a mystery, but throughout history she has been seen in the evenings at dance halls and asked for a ride home. She would direct them to Waldheim ...

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    Polish Museum of America

    Chicago, Illinois

    66.6 miles from Newton County, IN

    This Chicago cultural museum is said to be haunted by the ghost of renowned pianist Ignace Paderewski.

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    Potato Creek State Park

    North Liberty, Indiana

    67.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    Potato Creek State Park has 327 acres of fields, woodlands, prairies and wetlands. It is said to be haunted by ghostly children who have drowned here while swimming or fishing over the years. The plaintive sound of a child crying or calling for its mother has been rumored to come ...

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    Firehouse on North Walker Ave

    Chicago, Illinois

    67.1 miles from Newton County, IN

    According to reports, a ghost who is thankful to the firefighters patrols the firehouse, protecting it. Witnesses say they have heard footsteps and seen the firepole covers being opened and closed when everyone is asleep. The firehouse doors also have been known to open themselves almost instantly after the fire ...

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    Adobo Grill

    Chicago, Illinois

    67.2 miles from Newton County, IN

    The Victorian-style building that houses the Adobo Grill restaurant was erected in 1872 after the Great Fire ravaged the previously standing bakery factory. It is known to be haunted, and especially active when renovations are made to the building. Folks have reported many different incidents of paranormal phenomena, including seeing ...

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    Benedictine University

    Lisle, Illinois

    67.4 miles from Newton County, IN

    This university has more than its share of haunts, including a little boy ghost in a blue t-shirt and shorts who wanders around campus, and disappears. Reports say Benedictine Hall was closed because it was so haunted. Its 4th floor was said to be haunted by a clergyman, and in ...

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    Queen of Heaven Cemetery

    Hillside, Illinois

    67.7 miles from Newton County, IN

    25 victims of the Our Lady of Angels Fire of 1958 were buried here in a mass grave. There is a memorial here for the victims of the fire. People visiting the memorial and the cemetery have reported smelling smoke and feeling a burning sensation of smoke while breathing. ...

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    SMC Cartage Company - St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    Chicago, Illinois

    67.8 miles from Newton County, IN

    The site of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929, the factory building that stood here was a red brick structure. Inside, seven men were gunned down execution style by Al Capone's men. The building was turned into a 1920s-themed club in 1972. Folks said seven shadowy figures would appear ...

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    Grant Hospital - Lincoln Park Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois

    67.9 miles from Newton County, IN

    The old Grant Hospital became Lincoln Park Hospital, and then the building closed in 2008, reportedly as a result of the recession. Reports say cold spots, bad feelings, and moaning sounds have been heard and felt in the building.

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    Posey Chapel

    Rolling Prairie, Indiana

    68 miles from Newton County, IN

    According to stories, over 150 years the church burned down and its preacher hanged himself from the tree near the gate. Now, folks say red eyes and a red light are seen here and in the woods. Orbs and the voice of a woman singing to guitar music also have ...

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    Websters Wine Bar

    Chicago, Illinois

    68.2 miles from Newton County, IN

    It is said that an apparition of a lumberjack has been seen at the second-floor party room, a lingering spirit from the 1901 building's past.

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    Mount Carmel Cemetery

    Hillside, Illinois

    68.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    This cemetery is said to be haunted by the ghost of Julia Buccola Petta. One family of visitors claim that, upon noticing their small boy was missing, they retraced their steps to find him hand in hand with a lady in a white gown. When they came closer, she disappeared. Al ...

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    Biograph Theatre

    Chicago, Illinois

    68.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    The historic 1914 movie theater outside of which John Dillinger was shot in 1934 is sometimes visited by the ghost of the notorious bank robber, whose apparition can be seen running in the alley behind the building. Today it is still a theater, but houses live productions instead of films.

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    The Red Lion Pub

    Chicago, Illinois

    68.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    Seven distinct ghosts are said to haunt the place, including a scruffy cowboy, a mentally challenged woman who wears too much lavender perfume, and two men who died in a fight. As well as seeing their apparitions, regulars at the pub have heard footsteps and voices, and objects crashing, among ...

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    Congress Theater

    Chicago, Illinois

    68.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    Congress Theater is said to be haunted by many entities. Witnesses have seen an apparition of a woman and shadow figures and they've heard disembodied footsteps and strange noises.

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    Graceland Cemetery

    Chicago, Illinois

    70.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    The spirit of Inez Clark lingers in this old cemetery. She was almost 7 years old when she was fatally struck by lightning at a picnic. There is a life-size statue of her on her gravesite, enclosed in glass. It is said that on rainy nights the statue disappears, and ...

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    Saint Benedict Parish

    Chicago, Illinois

    70.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    This ornate church with German-imported stained-glass and details was the scene of a tragedy when it was built in 1918. A construction worker on a scaffolding fell to his death near the altar. Some have seen the worker's spirit behind the altar's columns or sitting in the front pews. A ...

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    Mount Olivet Cemetery

    Aurora, Illinois

    72.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    This cemetery dates back to the 1850s, and has a very specific type of haunting. It is said on numerous Internet sites that spectral ghosts wearing 1950s attire are seen throughout the cemetery, only to disappear on second glance.

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    Old Rush Copley Memorial

    Aurora, Illinois

    72.6 miles from Newton County, IN

    The Old Rush Copley Hospital was build in 1888 and shutdown in 1996. Paranormal researchers and people that have broken in this hospital have heard footsteps,unexplained voices and even apparitions. In one encounter, a group of teens have seen a doll that might have belong to a young child ...

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    St Andrew's Inn

    Chicago, Illinois

    72.7 miles from Newton County, IN

    According to local legend, former owner Frank Giff died when he fell off a barstool, and his ghost remains there still. Pub patrons have felt unexplained cold drafts and have reported being touched by something they couldn't see. Others have noted that objects in the bar area such as glasses ...

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    The Leland Tower

    Aurora, Illinois

    73 miles from Newton County, IN

    This 21-story building, the tallest in Aurora, has been the means for several jumping suicides. Evidence that the building is haunted includes reports of bad odors and moaning sounds that come from the elevators.

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    Skyscraper Building - Loyola University

    Chicago, Illinois

    73.2 miles from Newton County, IN

    According to local legend, a Jesuit priest and a nun had an affair long ago. The nun became pregnant and asked the priest to run away with her, but he refused, and she hung herself on the 13th floor. When the priest found her body, he was so distressed that ...

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    Robinson Woods

    Chicago, Illinois

    73.7 miles from Newton County, IN

    The hauntings here can not only be seen and heard, but also smelled. Folks say they have seen shadows, red or white orbs, and an ectoplasm mist that has been caught on camera. Strange sounds and scents of violet and lavender have been witnessed as well; reports say the activity ...

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    John Wayne Gacy House Location

    Chicago, Illinois

    74 miles from Newton County, IN

    1970s serial killer John Wayne Gacy hid the remains of at least 29 different people in and around his home at 8213 W. Summerdale Avenue. The house was demolished in 1979, but locals were mystified by the fact that the lot remained mostly barren for years thereafter - not ...

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    Baymont Inn and Suites

    North Aurora, Illinois

    75.3 miles from Newton County, IN

    Claims of a white moving "light" have been seen in the lobby as well as some visitors reporting feeling like they are being choked.

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    O'Hare Airport

    Chicago, Illinois

    75.4 miles from Newton County, IN

    It is reported that spirits still linger from a disaster in 1979, when Flight 191 exploded into flames on the runway, resulting in the deaths of 271 passengers and crew members. According to some sources, flying phantom aircraft also have been seen at O'Hare.

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    Bloomingdale Road Bride

    Glendale Heights, Illinois

    75.9 miles from Newton County, IN

    Under a bridge on Bloomingdale Rd. there is said to be sightings of a teenage girl jumping off the bridge or walking around underneath it. People have also heard crying and screaming. It is said to be that in the 1970's a teenage girl committed suicide by jumping of the ...

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    Sheraton Gateway Suites

    Rosemont, Illinois

    76.2 miles from Newton County, IN

    There have been several suicides committed by jumping from this 11-story hotel, and a few drug overdose deaths. Perhaps this is the reason guests have seen apparitions in their rooms and have experienced very odd things. One guest came out of the shower to find her clothes strewn about the ...

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    Music Administration Building - Northwestern University

    Evanston, Illinois

    77 miles from Newton County, IN

    The second-oldest building on the college campus, the 1874 Music Administration Building is home to Young Cliff, the ghost of a former student and prodigy. Reports say the ghost has been making himself known for several decades.

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    American Flight 191 Crash Site

    Des Plaines, Illinois

    77.9 miles from Newton County, IN

    On May 25, 1979, Flight 191 lost some parts of its engine as it was taking off and flipped on the runway. It exploded into a huge fireball, killing all the crew and passengers aboard and 2 people on the ground. Shortly after, folks reported white lights moving around in ...

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    Patten House Restaurant

    Geneva, Illinois

    79.7 miles from Newton County, IN

    This historic restaurant dishes up fine southern cuisine, an exquisite range of liquor and a litany of ghost stories. The main spook reported here time and time again is that of a poltergeist that makes itself known on stormy nights. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Sunrise Park

    Bartlett, Illinois

    81 miles from Newton County, IN

    Sunrise Park has many different spirits and hauntings; first, the black dog with a human face, speculated to be a demon by those who have seen it, and next, a murderer from the 1800's who murdered children and scattered their bones around the park; his spirit is still rumored to ...

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    Arcada Theater

    St. Charles, Illinois

    81.4 miles from Newton County, IN

    Arcada Theatre, built in 1926 by millionaire and Chicago Tribune cartoonist Lester J. Norris, is haunted by disembodied voices that waft from the balcony throughout the rest of the building, a phantom odd odor, and unexplained cold pockets.

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    Hotel Baker

    St. Charles, Illinois

    81.5 miles from Newton County, IN

    At this splendid historic hotel, originally built in 1928, an apparent suicide is often given as the reason for some strange phenomena. Moaning sounds come from the sixth floor storage area, which used to be used as housing for employees. Folks say in the 1970s, a hotel chambermaid who was ...

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    Munger Road

    Bartlett, Illinois

    81.7 miles from Newton County, IN

    Munger Road is reportedly haunted by flashing lights, screams that come from the railroad tracks, and phantom trains. Legend has it that a train once hit a school bus, killing the children on board, and their ghosts linger all over the area. But that's not the only legend told about ...