Resurrection Mary is the most popular ghost story in the Chicago area.. There are stories of the category of ‘vanishing hitchhikers’ that date from the horse and buggy days. But one specific story, the one of Resurrection Mary began in the 1930’s. This story takes place a few miles out of Chicago, in Justice of Illinois outside the Resurrection Cemetery.

During this decade, drivers and bikers that were driving along the Archer Avenue, first reported peculiar encounters with a young woman dressed in white. When they were passing by the Resurrection Cemetery this woman would try to jump onto their vehicles.

After these reports, other reports followed that showed that the woman was evolving her behavior and becoming more alluring to the drivers. She could be found further from the cemetery, close to the Ballroom, and some reports claimed that she could be found inside the Ballroom, she would dance and flirt with the reporting driver, and then, when he would offer her a ride home. She would give directions that led to the gates of the Resurrection Cemetery, where she would always vanish.

But whose could this alleged apparition be when still in life? The researchers of this legend, agree that the most accurate version of the story involves a young girl who was killed while hitchhiking on the Archer Av. After that, only assumptions can be made of what happened.  She had probably spent the evening dancing with her boyfriend at the Ballroom.

If you wanna try your luck and cross the Archer Avenue, just from curiosity or will to give a ride to Mary, then you’ll need a vehicle to do that. The Car rentals in Chicago are Enterprise, Sixt, Hertz, Budget, Dollar, Avis and Thrifty.

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