Around Chicago, there are tales of a pale and mysterious woman whose presence has entranced people for nearly a century. But just who was she and did she exist? Tons of people over the years believe she did. But to others, she's just the culmination of multiple over active imaginations. The truth ultimately will be up to you to decide. This is the haunting legend of Resurrection Mary of Illinois. Resurrection Mary is a well-known Chicago area ghost story, or urban legend, of the "vanishing hitchhiker" type, a type of folklore that is known in many cultures. According to the story, the ghost resides in Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois, a few miles southwest of Chicago. Resurrection Mary is considered to be Chicago's most famous ghost.