Midwest — rooms on record

Sleep over in Illinois

5 lodging dossiers in Illinois are filed open and still marked as taking guests — the haunt is reported, the reservation is real. Availability is yours to confirm with the property; the ghost stories come pre-loaded.

5 rooms on recordCongress Plaza Hotel — deepest file

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Hotel

Medium

Congress Plaza Hotel

Chicago, Illinois

1893 World’s Fair hotel with a mobster reputation and sealed-room lore.

4 claims · 2 legends→

Hotel

Medium

The Drake

Chicago, Illinois

The 1920 hotel—where the Lake Shore Drive dead stay.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hotel

Medium

Knickerbocker Hotel

Chicago, Illinois

The 1929 hotel—where the Playboy era left its ghosts.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hotel

Medium

Palmer House

Chicago, Illinois

The 1875 hotel—where Bertha Palmer’s lobby still shines.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hotel

Medium

Blackstone Hotel

Chicago, Illinois

The 1910 hotel—where the gangsters met.

2 claims · 1 legend→

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Record last amended October 2, 2026