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Opera House’s ghost featured in new book

A new book explores the ghost tales and legends surrounding locations throughout Northern Illinois, including the Woodstock Opera House.

Written by Stephen Osborne of Oregon, Ill., “Ghosts of Northern Illinois” features more than a dozen places.

It tells the story of Elvira, believed to haunt the opera house since the early 1900s.

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