The Site Of National Headlines: Burr Oak Cemetery



The Burr Oak Cemetery has been the subject of national headlines on more than one occasion in the last few years ...



The most recent news story involved allegations of cemetery employees disinterring bodies to sell plots in the already capacity exceeded graveyard and reselling them surreptitiously to unwitting grieving families wanting to bury loved ones in a place steeped with African American… Continue

An Old VA Hospital





My recent expedition to the old Manteno State Hospital complex has piqued an interest I have had in facilities like this that began with the encounter working in the basement of a Joliet Illinois penitentiary annex building a few years back that housed sex offenders and culminated in my coverage of a west suburban retirement home demolition (Plymouth Pace)

in early 08...I have heard rumors over the years and have even been privy to first hand accounts… Continue

The Manteno State Asylum

by Barek Halfhand





It has been close to a decade since I have been to Manteno Illinois, and while growth and development has since peppered the predominately rural landscape with prefab-ish subdivisions along the straights of Rt 57 just north of the Manteno exit, the small town, Main Street charm beside the railway looks unchanged. The community of approximately 7,000 is still largely a farming/agricultural community but also hosts a balance of… Continue

Bigfoot Mating Season Underway In Florida Everglades It's Bigfoot mating season in the Florida Everglades and researcher says this furry creature is attracted to women on their periods. Bigfoot mating season is underway in the Florida Everglades and the furry creature is out for blood. The…

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Mount Carmel Update: Al Capone-The Italian Bride









Mt. Carmel’s primary point of interest has generally been the grave of Chicago’s seminal Mobster: Al Capone, but that is just a 3rd of a triumvirate of accompanying legends... a distinction shared by “The Italian Bride” and “The Revolving Tombstone” aside from an assortment of other less notable esoteric oddities and various reports that have surfaced over the years of… Continue