Supernatural cars and trucks race about the grounds... | | Bachelor's Grove Cemetery It's thought by some that Bachelor's Grove might be the most haunted place in North America: the ramshackle cemetery, called ''Bachelor's Grove'' because of an internment population largely made up of men who shuffled off this mortal coil while yet in the prime of life, is a creepily lonely site... ill-kempt and forlorn, it can be accessed from rough gravel path off I-294 (in the Rubio Woods Preserve.)
Spirit activity is lively here: a spectral farmer and his equally spectral horse plow a field, the ''White Lady'' and her ghost baby appear with the full moon and an entire house -- complete with picket fence -- fades in and out of sight. Supernatural cars and trucks race about the grounds, often forcing earthly motorists from the roads. A small pond at the edge of the grounds was a popular place for gangsters -- many a dead body was dumped in the water to ''sleep with the fishes.'' It's not unusual for amateur ghost hunters to encounter nattily dressed young men sauntering down the paths, heading back to Chicago. Other fiendish finds have included a glowing yellow ghost-man, a two-headed monstrous creature that wanders amongst the tombstones accompanied by sparkling blue lights and a host of monks wandering about with no apparent purpose.
Would-be ghost chasers should note that Bachelor's Grove is heavily patrolled by local law enforcement due to the site's popularity with voodoo, black magic and other cult groups; the grounds are off-limits after dark. - Lisa Galloway
Sources: Blackman, W. Haden. 'The Field Guide to North American Hauntings.' Three Rivers Press, 1998; shadowsofchicago.com. I took this photo myself at Bachelors. There is a definate energy right in front of me.See the outline? He is only about a foot in front of me. I have him outlined in my Bachelors album. Jody-Bachelors Grove Cemetery Next Haunt: â—„Resurrection Mary |