Paw Paw, Illinois Ghost Tales Not everything in Paw Paw, Illinois is as it seems; once the sun is down one may very well catch a glimpse of some scary things. The undeparted are in this municipality as the local residents will declare. Folks who have never spent the night in this municipality will surely tell you it's untrue, but if you are courageous enough to spend the night in Paw Paw, you may well observe a ghost for yourself. These are some of the spooky things that have happened here recently. The ghost of a man dressed as a plumber has often been observed by an old woman fishing by a lake near Paw Paw. The spirit of a man in a police force uniform has supposedly been spotted on many occasions at Stroyan Lake Dam late at night carving a nook. The ghost of a security guard with a bullet hole in his forehead may often be seen destroying a map in the center of Dry Run. The ghost of a gentleman dressed in army attire can be made out repeatedly in Little Malugin Grove around midnight collecting wood to make a fire.       Locals say that this phantom is that of a person who lived here in Paw Paw some decades ago. A woman with a knife sticking out of her head has sometimes been seen drinking motor oil in Mathesius Park on a dark night.   Submit a ghost sighting for Paw Paw, Illinois: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:       Other haunted towns near Paw Paw, Illinois: Compton, Illinois, 6 miles away Mendota, Illinois, 11 miles away West Brooklyn, Illinois, 12 miles away Troy Grove, Illinois, 13 miles away Rochelle, Illinois, 14 miles away Utica, Illinois, 16 miles away Sublette, Illinois, 18 miles away La Salle, Illinois, 19 miles away Arlington, Illinois, 20 miles away Lee Center, Illinois, 20 miles away        The latest ghost sightings from around the world All haunted towns and cities in Illinois Lies about Paw Paw