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Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery

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Chicago, Illinois

An isolated 19th-century cemetery in the woods near Midlothian, where a Ghost Research Society photo taken in 1991 shows the figure known as the 'Madonna of Bachelor's Grove.'

The pond beside Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, framed by trees

5900 W Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, IL 60445

Part of Spookt's Guide to Haunted Chicago

Visit

Visiting Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery

  • Official visitor info: Bachelor’s Grove Woods — Forest Preserves of Cook County
  • How to visit: Open to the public: a walk into the woods of the Rubio Woods forest preserve near Midlothian, a suburb southwest of the city. The preserve is open sunrise to sunset, and the old road to the cemetery is closed to cars. Please leave the stones alone: vandalism has been a problem here for decades.
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Bachelor's Grove Cemetery ghost stories

WBEZ Curious City, 2024