Chicago's favorite ghost: Resurrection Mary

Oct. 31, 2011
I first heard the story at one of the Duke's Halloween parties. That would make it when I was in college, in the late 'sixties.The way the Duke told it, this guy he knew had been driving north on Milwaukee Avenue near Lawrence, by the Holiday Ballroom.

The Cider House and the Great Fire

Jul. 19, 2011
Chicago history is more than just a fire. But sooner or later, there's bound to be a story of the Great Conflagration of 1871. The house at 2121 North Hudson Avenue is at the center of this tale.The Chicago Fire started on the Near South Side.