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Hello and welcome to the home of the Central Illinois Paranormal Association. We are a paranormal research organization based out of Mt. Zion, IL. Our services are free of charge and client confidentiality is a top priority.

We serve all of central Illinois, including the cities of Danville, Paris, Champaign-Urbana, Rantoul, Bloomington-Normal, Decatur, Mattoon, Charleston, Taylorville, Lincoln, Springfield, Peoria, western Indiana, eastern Missouri and all communities in between.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, or have ever had a paranormal experience you'd like to share...please, don't be a stranger. E-mail us at ciparanormal@comcast.net. We would love to hear from you!

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The History and Hauntings of Vermilion County, Illinois

by
Edward L Cunningham

"Ye are the salt of the earth"

This slogan was adopted many years ago by the people of Vermilion County, Illinois. It pays tribute to the county's founders who, in the early 1800's, prospered from the salt (saline) springs that were abundant across the land and fulfilled a heavy demand from across the region for the much sought after commodity of salt. The slogan is used to this day and is featured on the county's official seal.

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This summer, tour several of the most haunted locations in Vermilion County and allow yourself to become immersed in a number of puzzling questions that have circulated the area for decades:

Was St. Elizabeth Hospital among the most haunted structures in the state to ever exist?
Does a WWII veteran haunt a local VFW hall?
Is the community of Grape Creek really as haunted as it is rumored to be?
Do victims of a tragic accident haunt a former small town opera house?
Are there any truly haunted cemeteries in Vermilion County?

Find answers to these inquiries and more this summer!