Episode 3.20 // Haunted Halls of The Congress Plaza Hotel

Any place that is a repository for transitory people is bound to attract some wayward souls looking to free themselves of their corporeal body. It seems the more fancy the hotel, the more ghosts it plays host to. Chicago’s ornate Congress Plaza Hotel is said to be one of the most haunted in the country. It’s cursed guestbook features killer clowns, a staggering number of tragic deaths, and one of the most notorious serial killers in American history.

SOURCES:

• The Congress Plaza Hotel - About

• Congress Plaza Hotel - History

• Ghosts Living in a Downtown Landmark… – Fiona Good-Sirota -The Columbia Chronicle - Jul 1, 2022

• ...Chicago's most Haunted Hotel - Frank Olito - Insider - Oct 20, 2021

• Chicago… Hotel… Haunted History. - Dr. Neil Gale - Digital Research Library of Illinois - Apr 15, 2021

• Haunted Hotels in Chicago – Shaffer Franklin - The Forest Scout - Oct 1, 2018

• Congress Hotel Ghosts: Just the Facts – Mysterious Chicago - Nov 27, 2013

• The Congress Hotel, The Home Of Presidents... And Ghosts - CBS Chicago - Nov 1, 2021

• Auditorium Annex Guests Witness Fatal Accident - The Inter Ocean - Mar 13, 1904

• Woman Falls 6 Floors - The Chicago Tribune - Jul 29. 1926

• Death Pact or Poison Error in Loop Hotel? - Chicago Tribune - Aug 10, 1916

• Guest Kills Hotel Official, Self - The Pantagraph - Aug 29, 1950

• The Haunted Congress Plaza Hotel - Haunted Chicago - GhostCityTours.com

• He Shot Himself - Los Angeles Evening Express - Apr 9, 1900

• Captain Ostheim, Officer Who Shot Himself - Chicago Tribune - Apr 10, 1900

• Mother Leaps with Two Sons - The Daily Chronicle - Aug 4, 1939

• Death Leap of Three - Chicago Tribune - Aug 5, 1939

• Asks Roosevelt to Aid Refugees; Cites 3 Deaths - Chicago Tribune - Aug 7, 1939

• 4 Famous Ghost Stories From The Most Haunted Hotel In Illinois - Amber Fisher - Patch - Oct 6, 2017

• Sealed Room 1252 on 12th Floor of Congress Plaza Hotel | TheHauntedPlaces

• Reporters Notebook: My Stay in "Chicago's Most Haunted Hotel" - Dan DeBaun - WJON - Mar 23, 2015

• Chicago… Hotel… Haunted History. - Dr. Neil Gale - Digital Research Library of Illinois - Apr 15, 2021

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