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Ghosts Of The Haymarket Riots

Barek Halfhand — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:19:38 +0000

Ghosts of the Haymarket Massacreby Barek Halfhand

The Carter Harrison (Sr.) administration saw it’s share of turmoil during his stint as Chicago mayor…The nation’s first prolific serial killer; H.H. Holmes prowled the periphery of the 1893 Columbian Exposition (White City) to prey upon tourists, urban transplants and transients…ironically Mayor Harrison [...]

The Old Joliet Prison

Barek Halfhand — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:14:10 +0000

It’s been over a decade since I worked at the Joliet Correctional Center and just returning to the empty main lot reminded me of the dread, insecurity and very real sense of mortal vulnerability that only those that have worked in such an institution can truly relate to...

Haunted Archer Avenue: Fairmount Hills

Barek Halfhand — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:47:23 +0000

(Scroll down for 10-2011 update)

Haunted Archer Avenue: Fairmount Hills by Barek Halfhand

*From 5-09:

The Archer Avenue gates to Fairmont Hills lie between St James Church and The Willow Brook Ballroom along the farthest, forest draped reaches of that famous stretch of Chicago land roadway. There was no predetermined destination when stumbled [...]

Road Trip 2011 Part 2

Barek Halfhand — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:17:45 +0000

Road Trip 2011 Part 2

by Barek Halfhand

The gargantuan propellers seem surprisingly graceful spinning in the distance as the wind farms of pastoral north central Indiana suddenly dominate the landscape and have come to serve as my symbolic gateway to The South…If I didn’t view this spectacle as fanatically futuristic I [...]

Maple Lake

Barek Halfhand — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:30:15 +0000

Maple Lake By Barek Halfhand

Maple Lake is a man made body of water just off of the famous haunted Archer Avenue back roads …the immediate proximity of St James, The Willow Brook Ballroom, Fairmount and Red Gate Woods to Maple/Bullfrog lakes and the long standing albeit less famous legend associated with [...]

The 65th Anniversary Of The Naperville Train Crash

Barek Halfhand — Mon, 02 May 2011 02:02:09 +0000

The 65th Anniversary Of The Naperville Train Crash By Barek Halfhand

April 25th 2011 at 1:03 pm marked the 65th anniversary of one of the worst railroad accidents in American history leaving 43 dead and 125 injured …I arrived in far west suburban Naperville at 12:35pm…

April 25th 1946 started out as cloudy with [...]

A Downtown Cemetery Update Part 1

Barek Halfhand — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:03:45 +0000

...I stepped aside with a brusque “excuse me” and he passed without comment, eye contact or any break in cadence that would imply acknowledgment, his face fixed in a dour, phlegmatic scowl …

Road Trip 2011 Part One

Barek Halfhand — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:09:05 +0000

Road Trip 2011 Part One By Barek Halfhand

The first Road Trip of 2011 was focused on mostly new sites with the exception of one location that has has allegedly been the subject of increasing supernatural activity …

While the ongoing coverage of my famous local sites, many of which I am [...]

Road Trip 2010

Barek Halfhand — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:05:29 +0000

This year the intrepid traveler embarked on his early July jaunt south in the wee hours of the morning…the expressway traffic was light yet still spotted with cars and trucks as are all of the highways that skirt the Chicago periphery…despite the absence of congestion and aggravated commuters this early [...]

Resurrection (Mary) Cemetery-The Willow Brook Ballroom

Barek Halfhand — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:01:27 +0000

Seasonal highlights from world famous haunted location Resurrection Cemetery, the home of Chicago’s premiere spook: Resurrection Mary spanning 4 years of coverage…Part three includes inside shots of the famous Willow Brook Ballroom that harbors it’s own non corporeal residents. Courtesy of renowned paranormal pundit and supernatural journalist extraordinaire; Barek Halfhand