Chicago Hauntings: The Sinister Men Who Were Executed At The Old Cook County Jail Gallows, And Sightings At The River North Firehouse Now In Its Place

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Feb. 8, 2026, 10 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 8, 2026, 10 a.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-old-cook-county-jail/

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**CHICAGO (CBS)** \-- At the southwest corner of Illinois and Dearborn streets, you will currently find the Engine Co. 42 firehouse – which has stood there since 1968. Plans were announced a few years ago to have the brutalist firehouse [ torn down ][17] for a new 30-story office tower called the Ri...