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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - South Middle School
Other that the fact that it's a Middle School, this place is known to have a gateway to Hell or something of the like in it's lower floor. Strange noises have been heard there by several kids.
BARRINGTON - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Shoe Factory Road
First driving down the road there is a forest where you can see little children running through the woods mostly around where the lake is, it is said that there had been deaths there when Hoffman was a farm town.
If you go further down the road there is a barn on the right side. It is said that seventeen years ago a man escaped from the psycho ward and was staying in the the barn. When the owners of the house found out and tried to get rid of him he killed the whole family. They were found hanging in the barn. You can see lights in the barn sometimes.
Still further down there is an abandoned house on the left where a child killed his parents five years ago because they treated him like a child. Sometimes when you drive by the house there are roses on the street and you can see a child playing with a knife on the the steps.
CICERO - Morton College
This school is haunted by the spirit of a girl named Emily who was murdered. Before the school was built, her body was found on the site after being killed on Laramie Bridge. She has been spotted on the roof at night by security guards. She is rarely seen by the students. Emily has, however, been heard in the theater. She usually appears during plays that involve violence and murder.
CICERO - Warren Park
Inside the Warren Park administration building on the top floor people have heard (after hours) what sounds like moaning and footsteps. There has also been an actual sighting of a misty apparition, plus doors opening by themselves. A glass window was totally shattered and there were no clues as to how it happened.
CRYSTAL LAKE - Barnes & Noble bookstore
An old woman that died had willed her property to a church, specifying that the property was to be used for a school. Barnes & Noble (along with a couple of other stores) now occupies this property. Employees have witnessed book carts moving by themselves, and have reported items being moved around. Some claim to have seen the old lady in the back storeroom.
CRYSTAL LAKE - The Fountains of Crystal Lake
On the upper floor there is an apparition of an old lady that wanders the halls and when you follow her, she leads you down a dead end hallway and she disappears. Also on the upper floor there is an area with checkerboards where the chips move themselves around the board. In the basement, right when you get on the basement floor, you get the feeling of being watched. If you walk down the long dark hall, you can hear footsteps following you.
CRYSTAL LAKE - Lakeview Cemetery
The Lakeview Cemetery is said to be haunted by the spirit of a woman who set herself on fire there.
CRYSTAL LAKE - McHenry County YMCA
Rumor is that there was a farmer that lived behind the parking lot in the woods. He killed his family in a barn. It is said that you can hear screams coming from that area.
CRYSTAL LAKE - Mount Thabor Cemetery
Red, green, and white glowing balls of light have appeared in photographs taken at this fairly isolated old cemetery. Erie shadows are also seen fluttering about the cemetery at night amongst a mass of green mist which sometimes engulfs the graveyard. Motorists passing this cemetery at night have often seen balls of light floating towards the road.