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Hull House files for bankruptcy...but where will the Devil Baby go?

As I was reading the Chicago Tribune this morning I came across an article that bothered me for more than one reason.  I am speaking about the article by Kate Thayer on page 7 entitled, Hull House sets Friday for closing; bankruptcy.   It caught my attention initially because of the “Hauntings” associated with Hull House... Read more »

By Ray Johnson,
January 26, 2012 at 10:52 pm

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  Ray Johnson is a former criminal investigator in Du Page County, Illinois. He was born in Chicago and has spent his entire life in the Chicagoland area. He is a graduate of The University of Illinois at Chicago and has taught College Classes in Criminal Justice at the College of Du Page in Glen Ellyn as well as lecturing on Chicago folklore and history and teaching adult education classes on historical research techniques. He is a life-long fan of Chicago history and especially the stranger side of Chicago's history such as Chicago area urban legends, folklore and haunts. His first published work on the subject is "Chicago's Haunt Detective" by Schiffer Publishing out of Atglen, PA which was published in July 2011. His website for the stranger side of Chicago is HauntDetective.com. He is currently the Chicago area representative of the Association of Professional Genealogists and runs a historical research business from his other website, HistoryCop.com

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