Welcome to a brand new issue of Legends and Lore of Illinois! We have a number of new features for you, so make sure to stick around.Before real life ghost investigating became popular, in other words before Cable TV channels discovered they could make a profit off of it, ghost hunting used to be what happened after you and your friends got bored of playing Vampire the Masquerade and went to the local cemetery, afterwards discussing at White Castle how scared you had gotten. Now anyone who can afford to have their own t-shirts made is a professional investigator, hoping for their five minutes of fame on the local news. This newsletter is an attempt to recapture that original feeling of eating Cheetos and drinking Dr. Pepper in the parking lot of some cemetery, hoping mist appears on your pictures when you get them back from the 1-Hour Photo Center.Each issue will be on a different location and contain a factual blurb, a story involving the continuing adventures of The Fallen, an elite team of paranormal investigators, personal experiences, as well as letters from you, the reader!To send your comments (please keep them brief) e-mail:thefallen2@gmail.com
Archer Cemetery is an out-of-the-way haunt off of Chicago's famous Archer Avenue. It boasts of a phantom hearse and one of the area's ghostly ladies.The Fallen find themselves dumped out of the astral gate across the street from Archer Cemetery. Little did they know they would be confronted by yet another group of enemies.
Sunset Haven is a little known Carbondale legend. Like Coles County's Ashmore Estates, Sunset Haven is a former poor farm that was converted for professional use in the mid-'50s. However, this location has the unpleasent distinction of having once been used for animal research by Southern Illinois University.
Bartonville Asylum, also known as Peoria State Mental Hospital, is one of the most renowned haunted places in the entire state.The efforts to keep it off limits have only intensified the curiosity of a generation of Illinoisans. We dare you to open the door and find out for yourself!
Airtight Bridge is an out-of-the-way location in rural Coles County. In 1980, it was the scene of the gruesome discovery of a woman’s dismembered torso. Ever since then, the creaky, rusted bridge has been home to rumors of unseemly activity, as well as a few ghosts. 
