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2010 Afterlife Paranormal Conference

2010-05-02T22:56:00.000-07:00

Tickets are now on sale for the conference. Visit the Afterlife Paranormal events site to purchase tickets. Guests include Jeff Belanger, Ursula Bielski, George Hawrylenko, Vince Wilson, Dale Kaczmarek, Willy Adkins, and Chad Griffiths. Purchase your tickets now! This year the event will be held at the House Cafe in Dekalb, IL.

Indy Horror Show & Haunted Egyptian Theater

2010-04-29T10:26:00.000-07:00

This weekend Chad will be in Dekalb for the Haunted Egyptian Theater and the Indy Horror Show. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the door but to ensure you get a ticket, visit the Egyptian Theater's website at http://www.egyptiantheatre.org/. On the left side are the events. Click on them and you will be taken to the ticket sales pages. The Egyptian Theater is not something anyone wants to miss. PRI will have a table at the events so please stop by. Hope to see you there.

1st Ever Afterlife Paranormal Conference

2010-04-17T23:00:00.000-07:00

Announcing the First Ever Afterlife Paranormal Conference in Dekalb, IL on August 13th & 14th, 2010 at the House Cafe. The two day event will consist of a haunted tour & investigation of the historic Egyptian Theatre and a haunted investigation of The Independent Rock Barn! There will also be a "Ghost Hunter Meet and Greet and Swap-Meat!" and a Paranormal Awards Presentations! We will also have Live Music & Much More! Get your tickets soon! Seating is limited! Visit Afterlife Paranormal for more information or email Willy Adkins at Willy@AfterlifeParanormal.com.

Relay For Life

2010-03-22T13:17:00.000-07:00

Paranormal Research of Illinois has created its own PRI Relay for Life team to fight against cancer. If you are interested in donating to help the cause, please go to the following link and donate what you can. Every bit helps in the fight against cancer.

http://main.acsevents.org/goto/pri

Paranormal Research Community

2010-02-24T20:12:00.000-08:00

If you get the chance, visit the Paranormal Research Community and sign up. It is an international network of paranormal investigators and researchers designed to help those in need get help with paranormal episodes in a timely matter but it is not limited to just investigators and researchers. If you have a serious interest in the paranormal, visit the site at http://afterlifeparanormalnetwork.ning.com/

2010 IGH Open House Seminar

2010-02-22T17:49:00.000-08:00

The 2010 IGH Open House Seminar was great. Students from Northern Illinois University were also in attendance filming segments for a documentary. One of those in attendance was Steve Litteral of the Tinker Swiss Cottage in Rockford Illinois. Both Chad and Mike Kravchuk of CPI showed evidence from recent investigations at the Tinker Swiss. If anyone is interested in visiting a place that has activity and has a rich history, then Tinker Swiss Cottage is the place to visit. To see Steve's blog, visit http://tinkercottagemuseum.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/paranormal-open-house/
Happy Hauntings!

A New Year And New Change

2010-01-28T10:10:00.000-08:00

Well we are much into the new year and PRI has had many changes. We have made a few changes to the website, with more to come and we have changed up our team as well.
Before we get started on some of the changes, we have received some emails wishing Chad a speedy recovery, well you will be pleased to know that his surgery went over with no problems and he is recouping quite well. He actually is out with everyone on the investigations. He will be wearing an immobilizer for a couple more months and then a few more months of physical therapy but he is doing great and he wanted to say "thank you" to all those that emailed him. Also, just in case anyone is interested, Chad will be one of the speakers at the 2010 IGH Open House Seminar on February 21 at the House Cafe in DeKalb, IL.
Now to the new changes. Our logo has changed and may go through a few more very soon. If you take a look at our members page you will see some changes with new members. Barb is no longer with our group. She has gone on to working more as a medium. We are adding a page of only evp's. The link for it will be off of the investigations page. We will be adding more fan art and submitted photos very soon too. A few web pages will be combined to make it easier to navigate and to make room for more.
Well that is it for now. Take care and happy hauntings everyone!

Happy New Year

2010-01-13T06:51:00.001-08:00

We are starting off a new year and we have had a few changes as well. Bill, our Tech Manager, is no longer with the team and we all wish him the best and hope to work with him again in the future. Taking over for Bill is Andy and filling Andy's old position of Tech Specialist is Chris. Chad ended the old year with a shoulder injury, an AC separation in his shoulder, and is going in for surgery next week in hopes to repair it. Barb has been extraordinarily busy with work and possibly an upcoming surprise for our PRI fans. The new PRI shirts and such will hopefully be ready in February. Then best news of all is that we have been contacted to possibly go to a few famous haunted sights in Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Hope everyone's New Year is going great and Happy Hauntings!

Happy Holidays!!!

2009-12-29T10:49:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings, and Happy New Year to everyone!
Since it is the holiday season, we decided to give our ghostly elves a break and let them enjoy a few haunted days off. We will be updating again the first week of January. So all of those that watch for our blog...please continue and we look forward to giving you more this upcoming year! Thanks and Happy Hauntings!!

Tinker Swiss Cottage

2009-12-07T06:17:00.000-08:00

This weekend we went to Tinker Swiss Cottage for an investigation. Our team was joined by Bill of FCPS and Kathy & Mike of CPI. The nights events were, to say the least, very exciting.

First a little history of the Tinker Swiss Cottage. Robert Hall Tinker, a Rockford Illinois businessman, built this home in 1865. It is perched high on a limestone bluff overlooking Kent Creek. An tour, in 1862, of Europe is where he fell in love with the architecture of Switzerland and this became his inspiration. Today the Cottage is one of only a handful of Swiss-style homes remaining in the United States from the 1800s.

Mr. Tinker surrounded his Swiss Cottage with trees, vines, winding pathways and flower beds. A three-story Barn housed cows, chickens and in later years the family car. On the backside of the Cottage, a suspension bridge crossed Kent Creek and linked the Cottage with Mrs. Tinker's property on the far bank. In 1906, after the railroad bought her estate, Robert Tinker planted elaborate gardens at the end of the bridge.

The Tinker family, the sole occupants of the Swiss Cottage, left their home to the Rockford Park District and their household belongings to trustees after seventy-five years of residence. Filled with original furnishings, artwork, diaries and household items, the Cottage is a rich time capsule of life a century ago.

In 1943 Tinker Swiss Cottage opened to the public as a Museum. Tours, exhibits, programs and exhibits are offered year round for visitors of all ages.
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum is supported in part by the Rockford Park District.

Just the history of the Tinker Swiss Cottage alone is worth the visit. We set up our equipment and began our investigation. We began our investigation at 8pm on Saturday night and were still going strong at 6am when we finally wrapped up the investigation. When we left that morning, everyone agreed that we needed to come back again. A follow-up investigation is in the works as soon as the date can be confirmed.

We would like to thank the Swiss Tinker staff for letting us in, Steve for giving everyone the tour and sticking around for this extended investigation, Bill from FCPS for joining us (hope the pennies stopped after you went home!!!), a Kathy & Mike from CPI for joining us and letting us use their equipment.

It was a fun and informative time had by all.

Visit Tinker Swiss Cottage at http://www.tinkercottage.com/

Website Updates

2009-12-05T05:43:00.000-08:00

Many new updates and changes will be occurring on the website over the next month. With many new upcoming investigations, the investigations page will have a few changes as well. It is our hope to keep the website easy to navigate through but also make it a little cleaner.

Also look for a special post on Monday December 7th, 2009 about this weekends investigation.

Galena’s 1st Paranormal Meet & Greet

2009-11-22T13:45:00.000-08:00

The event did not go over 100% as planned but what truly ever does. We all had a great time and having two great names in the paranormal field with us made it a great time. After the event, a short investigation was performed at the DeSoto House where we were able to see some of the equipment that they use when on investigations. All we can say is thank you to all those that attended and we hope that everyone had fun.

Haunted America Conference 2010

2009-11-15T14:21:00.000-08:00

This years Haunted America Conference has been split into two conferences. The Haunted America Midwest Conference will be held in Decatur, Illinois on June 25 & 26, 2010. The Haunted America East Coast Conference will be held in West Barnstable, Massachusetts on August 28, 2010.
If anyone is interested in attending, contact us and as soon as we get more details, we will forward them to you. This year most of PRI will be attending the Haunted America Midwest Conference, unfortunately we will not be able to attend the East Coast Conference. Last years events were great and we had a lot of fun and learned many new things. This year we will be attending as a team.
Many other groups we have talked with will also be attending again as well. We look forward to visiting with our friends again and making new ones this year.

Spooky

2009-11-02T23:14:00.000-08:00

Spooky will be changing soon and with him, the PRI apparel as well. Keep your eyes open as it will be happening over the next couple weeks.

DeSoto House Haunted Historical Dinner Tour

2009-10-31T10:04:00.001-07:00

Tonight is the night. We are getting everything set up for the haunting evening. Before the event we are also in the Galena Halloween Parade. The response to this event is outstanding. Tickets for the event are SOLD OUT and we still have people trying to purchase tickets. Looks like this will become a yearly event for us and the DeSoto House Hotel.

Are The Witch Hunts Returning? It is as far as Lan Lamphere is concerned!

2009-10-29T22:09:00.000-07:00

In a recent radio show, Lan Lamphere decided to be his normal rude uneducated self. He began making accusations concerning our upcoming Paranormal Meet & Greet on November 21st. He did not just stop at bad mouthing one of our guests, he continued by also badmouthing the Ghost Divas themselves, Tammy Wilson and Tonya Hacker. This was just uncalled for. The worst was when he contacted Boone's Restaurant, which is where we are holding the event, and in his typical belligerent way, threatened them if they did not do something about it.

At the time of this blog being posted, we have been contacted with 23 emails and 42 phone calls all rallying to our side. One person which contacted us went as far to also contact the proper channels in order to verify the "evidence" which was being forced at us as actual proof. Turns out that Lan Lamphere never fully did his homework. This person who wished to remain anonymous, who is also a very renowned paranormal investigator, stated that what was being accused was in fact a "huge mistake blown out of proportion".

If anyone has ever listened to Lan Lamphere's broadcast, and still has enough brain cells to communicate, they know that he loves to bash those that do not believe in his beliefs.

PRI has nothing else to say about this man but does hope that he decides to take his pitchfork and return home. The witch hunts are over.

40 Tickets Left

2009-10-24T23:28:00.000-07:00

Originally there were 100 tickets available for the DeSoto House Haunted Historical Dinner Tour. Today there are only 40 tickets left available. The event is only one week away on this upcoming Saturday after the parade so get your tickets now while we still have them. Contact DeSoto House for tickets...only $25.

Investigations, Thanks, & Notes

2009-10-21T21:04:00.000-07:00

Wow! We are so busy, even up into next year. Everyone contacting us, please be aware that we are trying to get to each and everyone of you. As it stands right now...We are busy up until the end of January 2010. If you need someone sooner, please let us know. We also have our PRI family that we can turn to in order to help as many people as possible.
On another note. We would like to say a few things to...

Dawn Colclasure ~ Good Luck with the book and glad we could help. If you need anything else, you know where to reach us!

Bill W. ~ Get to feeling better, we need you on these investigations!

Chuck Parker ~ We are getting everything finalized for the surprise investigation after Galena's 1st Paranormal Meet & Greet. We look forward to working with you again and with Bob Hunicutt and Keith Age.

To All Of Our PRI Fans ~ Thank you and look for an upcoming special training this Spring which we will be holding for our fans. It will consist of training on the equipment, on how to perform an investigation, the ins and outs of paranormal investigations, and much more. The event will end with an investigation by all those who attend.

2009-10-19T15:50:00.000-07:00

PRI has expanded. Links to our website are now:
http://www.paranormal-research-of-illinois.com
http://www.paranormal-research-of-illinois.net
http://www.paranormal-research-of-illinois.org
http://www.paranormal-research-of-illinois.info
Click any of the links to visit us!

PRI Goes M&M

2009-10-06T22:07:00.000-07:00

PRI has made it into the M&M world. A fan of PRI, named Candi, submitted the following picture of Michelle, Chad, Bill W., & Barb as Paranormal M&M Investigators.

We at PRI decided that the most important member needed to also be immortalized as an M&M as well...so here he is...

Spooky is now an M&M!

2009-10-01T19:07:00.000-07:00

Galena's 1st ever Paranormal Meet & Greet will be held on November 21st from 5pm - 8pm at Boone's Place Restaurant Pub. Keith Age & Bob Hunnicutt will be on hand to speak with everyone about ghost hunting and their paranormal experiences. Advanced tickets are $30. The night of the event, tickets will be $35 at the door. Tickets go on sale, on October 5th, at Boone's in Galena (815-777-4488 or at 515 S Main St) and through Parker & Sloan (847-364-9477 or parkersloan@comcast.net).

During the event, we will be selling raffle tickets for a chance to that nights investigation performed by us with Keith, Bob, and a film crew.

If this goes over well, we will be making this an annual event.

DeSoto House Haunted Historical Dinner Tour

2009-09-29T21:46:00.000-07:00

This will be the first ever of this event and we hope it to be so successful that we are able to do it every year. The seating is limited to 100 and unfortunately, tickets are full price since we are assisting in the event and not sponsoring it.
The evening will begin with a dinner in The Generals Restaurant and will end with desert in the ballroom with us giving a presentation on the paranormal. Only a few of us will be involved in the event but we welcome everyone to join in the festivities.
The day will begin with the parade at 5:30 pm and then move to the DeSoto at 8 pm. Afterward, those that wish, may attend numerous Halloween parties throughout downtown Galena.
Tickets are on sale at the DeSoto House for $25. We hope to see everyone there!

Welcome All To The P.R.I. Blogsite

2009-09-29T21:43:00.000-07:00

We will be using this blog to communicate with everyone, both members and those just here to see what we are about. It is our hope that everyone will check in here periodically to view upcoming events and discussions. Happy Hauntings!