On this Halloween episode, Natalya and Michelle swap stories of Chicago's historic hauntings and try to separate fact from fiction, debunking a couple of myths along the way. In the second half of the episode, we share Michelle's interview with a Chicago bartender who divulges his paranormal experiences at various Windy City watering holes. 

Many thanks to Pamela Bannos, whose in-depth research on Chicago's original cemeteries is cited in this episode. Her project can be found here: https://hiddentruths.northwestern.edu/home.html

Other cited works and references: Dead in Chicago blog post by Leyla I. Royale. Ray Johnson's blog post on Chicago's Haunt Detective. To Die in Chicago: Confederate Prisoners at Camp Douglas, by George Levy. The "City Cemetery (now southern end of Lincoln Park)" page on The Great Chicago Fire & the Web of Memory site by the Chicago Historical Society and Northwestern University. Thanks also to the Chicago Tribune for its excellent archive.

Information on Bucktown and Bucktown Pub:

https://www.wickerparkbucktown.com/theneighborhood/neighborhood-history/

https://bucktown.org/about/history/

https://www.bucktownpub.com/about/

Music: WTVT theme by Matt Carrico. "A Cradle Song" by Mary Riddle. "Final Days of Captivity" by Christian Andersen. Sound effects from Epidemic Sound.