Chicago Hauntings: More tales of ghosts and the paranormal around the city

Here are all of our entries in the Chicago Hauntings series in 2021 and 2022. Tony Szabelski of Chicago Hauntings Ghost Tours is our host unless otherwise specified.

• Oct 31, 2023

Chicago Hauntings: The story of the Kwa-Ma-Rolas totem pole on the lakefront

Since 1929, a totem pole has stood sentry along the lakefront on the east side of DuSable Lake Shore Drive at Addison Street – though it has not been the same one all along.

• Oct 31, 2023

Record confiscations at Chicago's Midway International Airport

Penalties for trying to carry a gun on a plane can cost as much as $15,000.

• Oct 31, 2023

Trick-or-treaters pack Aurora's Halloween event despite cold

It was a good opportunity for trick-or-treaters to hit as many tents and possible in a short timeframe.

• Oct 31, 2023

Hammond, Indiana gas stations closing overnight to curb crime

"I'm pretty against it. Just because I have gas stations in this area."

• Nov 1, 2023

Chicago Hauntings: Civil War ghosts at the site of Camp Douglas

The total number of estimated Confederate prisoner deaths at Camp Douglas during the Civil War ranges from 4,243 to 7,000.

• Oct 31, 2023

Volunteers fear winter will make Chicago's migrant crisis worse

Adapting to the change in weather is the latest obstacle for migrants and the volunteer groups on the ground assisting in the crisis.

• Oct 31, 2023

Chicago police, nonprofits seek to help community heal after mass shooting at Halloween party

Victims said they are still dealing with the pain – physically and emotionally – but the Chicago Police Department and other organizations are lending a helping hand.

• Oct 31, 2023

Chicago Public Schools reach record 84% graduation rate

The class of 2023 also earned a record $2 billion in college scholarships, while dropout rates fell to 5.3%

• Oct 31, 2023

Aldermen advance plan to increase Chicago tax on sales of million-dollar homes to fight homelessness

Supporters have said the plan would create $100 million in new annual revenue to boost Chicago's efforts to fight homelessness.

• Oct 31, 2023

Chicago First Alert Weather: Winter Weather Advisories for Lake, Cook counties

According to CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist, west winds 30-40 mph Tuesday afternoon with snow showers.

• Oct 31, 2023

Two found shot to death in vacant hotel in Waukegan

Police officers rushed to the former Ramada Inn on Green Bay Road around 9:50 p.m. on Friday, and found two people dead inside one of the rooms.

• Oct 31, 2023

Trial for man charged in 2 girls' slayings in Delphi, Indiana, pushed back to October 2024

Richard Allen's trial for the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams was originally set for January 2024, but was delayed after his attorneys were forced to withdraw from the case.

• Oct 31, 2023

Man charged with attempted murder in Halloween party mass shooting on Chicago's West Side

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced the charges Tuesday.

• Oct 31, 2023

Stolen SUV crashes into business during attempted break-in

Police said the offenders were not able to enter the business.

• Oct 31, 2023

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