CHICAGO (CBS) -- During spooky season every year since 2021, CBS Chicago has been exploring tales of ghosts, hauntings and the paranormal around Chicago, with a dose of Chicago history along with it.

I talked about nonfiction ghost books, and now I want to talk about fictional ghosts. Ghosts appear in literature as far back as 2000 B.C.E., and in oral traditions even further. Ghosts play a part in ...