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Top 10 Most Haunted Bars & Pubs in Illinois
Posted by makleen on June 20, 2011
At the Legends and Lore of Illinois, we have patronized many drinking establishments in the course of our travels to mysterious places all over the Prairie State. However, sometimes the pub is our destination, since there are many said to contain “spirits” of a different nature. Which one will prove to be the most haunted of them all?
10. Sober Duck/Brewhouse (Former)
Springfield, Illinois
On June 27, 1968, a bartender at the Sober Duck Disco and Rock Club named Albert Cranor committed suicide with a gunshot to the head. During life, his friends and coworkers called him “Rudy.” After death, they blamed icy chills during the summer and flying shot glasses on his ghost. One waitress claimed a disembodied head appeared and warned her of the club owner’s impending death. The owner of the building died soon after. Tom Blasko, who had leased the building for his club, asked two priests to perform an exorcism. In August 1979, they said the rites inside the Sober Duck, and the disturbances stopped. The club’s name was later changed to the Brewhouse, and it burnt down under mysterious circumstances in 1992 after having been abandoned for over three years.
9. Bucktown Pub ...
Chicago, Illinois
The Bucktown Pub is believed to be haunted by a former owner named Wally who committed suicide in 1986. After the bar was purchased from his widow, the new owners made some adjustments to its interior. Much to their surprise, bottles and even coasters and napkins were mysteriously rearranged during the night back to the way they had been when Wally was in charge. The jukebox also turned on and off at will, and employees have reported seeing or hearing someone who vanished when they turned to greet the anonymous visitor.
8. Ethyl’s Party/Tito’s on the Edge
Chicago, Illinois
Between 1908 and 1995, Coletta’s Funeral Home stood on the edge of China Town and catered to the Italian neighborhood next door. According to Richard T. Crowe, when the funeral home finally moved out and a bar moved in, many locals were weary of patronizing the new establishment. Even one of Tito’s own bartenders refused to go into what was formerly the embalming room and the cold storage area in the basement. The building’s new owners quickly realized it was haunted. Employees sighted a man dressed in a brown trench coat, a thick white cloud, and even an extra band member who was seen on stage for a few moments before vanishing. Tito’s on the Edge is now known as Ethyl’s Party, but the strange activity remains.
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Top 10 Most Haunted Bars & Pubs in Illinois
Posted by makleen on June 20, 2011
At the Legends and Lore of Illinois, we have patronized many drinking establishments in the course of our travels to mysterious places all over the Prairie State. However, sometimes the pub is our destination, since there are many said to contain “spirits” of a different nature. Which one will prove to be the most haunted of them all?
10. Sober Duck/Brewhouse (Former)
Springfield, Illinois
On June 27, 1968, a bartender at the Sober Duck Disco and Rock Club named Albert Cranor committed suicide with a gunshot to the head. During life, his friends and coworkers called him “Rudy.” After death, they blamed icy chills during the summer and flying shot glasses on his ghost. One waitress claimed a disembodied head appeared and warned her of the club owner’s impending death. The owner of the building died soon after. Tom Blasko, who had leased the building for his club, asked two priests to perform an exorcism. In August 1979, they said the rites inside the Sober Duck, and the disturbances stopped. The club’s name was later changed to the Brewhouse, and it burnt down under mysterious circumstances in 1992 after having been abandoned for over three years.
9. Bucktown Pub ...
Chicago, Illinois
The Bucktown Pub is believed to be haunted by a former owner named Wally who committed suicide in 1986. After the bar was purchased from his widow, the new owners made some adjustments to its interior. Much to their surprise, bottles and even coasters and napkins were mysteriously rearranged during the night back to the way they had been when Wally was in charge. The jukebox also turned on and off at will, and employees have reported seeing or hearing someone who vanished when they turned to greet the anonymous visitor.
8. Ethyl’s Party/Tito’s on the Edge
Chicago, Illinois
Between 1908 and 1995, Coletta’s Funeral Home stood on the edge of China Town and catered to the Italian neighborhood next door. According to Richard T. Crowe, when the funeral home finally moved out and a bar moved in, many locals were weary of patronizing the new establishment. Even one of Tito’s own bartenders refused to go into what was formerly the embalming room and the cold storage area in the basement. The building’s new owners quickly realized it was haunted. Employees sighted a man dressed in a brown trench coat, a thick white cloud, and even an extra band member who was seen on stage for a few moments before vanishing. Tito’s on the Edge is now known as Ethyl’s Party, but the strange activity remains.
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