Illinois State University
Location & Map
Address Details
- Full Address
- Illinois State University, Normal, IL
- City
- Normal
- State / Province
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.51228, -88.99467
Contact & Links
No phone, email, or website details are saved for this entry yet.
The Haunting
Illinois State University is a reportedly haunted school or campus site in Normal, Illinois. Reports tied to the site usually focus on cold spots and abrupt shifts in atmosphere and doors, lights, or objects moving on their own.
Reported account from HauntTracker: Atkin Hall - Atkin-Colby Hall is 10 stories tall plus penthouses--what we call the eleventh floors. The building opened in the fall of 1962. The elevators only go up to the tenth floor; you have to take stairs from there to the eleventh floors. The eleventh floors are generally locked and used for storage. I believe people originally lived in them, although nobody has for years.
The eleventh floor of Atkin has a presence in it. Nobody seems to know what could have caused a haunting up there, and I don't think a ghost has ever been sighted. But there seems to be a very strong negative presence. You can even feel it on the landing--outside that locked door. I know people who won't go up there alone at night.
If visiting, treat it as an active public or historic place and follow posted rules.
Activity Details
Activity Level
Reported Activity
What People Are Saying
Summary of visitor and community commentary
HauntTracker's public listing describes: Atkin Hall - Atkin-Colby Hall is 10 stories tall plus penthouses--what we call the eleventh floors. The building opened in the fall of 1962. The elevators only go up to the tenth floor; you have to take stairs from there to the eleventh floors. The eleventh floors are generally locked and used for storage. I believe people originally lived in them, although nobody has for years.
The eleventh floor of Atkin has a presence in it. Nobody seems to know what could have caused a haunting up there, and I don't think a ghost has ever been sighted. But there seems to be a very strong negative presence. You can even feel it on the landing--outside that locked door. I know people who won't go up there alone at night.