Paranormal Hotspots in Illinois

Places connected with reported paranormal activity, accounts, and investigations rather than guaranteed phenomena.

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Old Joliet Prison

Joliet, IL

A vast limestone former prison in Joliet, Illinois, in use from 1858 to 2002 and familiar from films and television including The Blues Brothers and Prison Break. Now open for guided tours after years of closure, its long and hard history of overcrowding and death underpins reports of footsteps, voices and shadow figures in the cell houses.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Illinois's paranormal hotspots are compiled from local history, published folklore and visitor reports. Many are open to the public, and several offer tours or overnight stays.

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