If you enjoy eerie abandoned places you will love this visual tour of what used to be a neighborhood in Illinois.

The neighborhood is (was?) located in Bensonville but there is debate about it being re-zoned to Wood Dale, Illinois.

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There are theories as to why these homes were deserted.

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When you use a black and white filtered photo of these houses it added more mystery as to what happened to drive this residents away, doesn't it?

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The home in the photo below appears to have its garage door the completely wrong way. How did it get like that?

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Their are theories as to the story behind these abandoned home and they make sense.

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The location of this neighborhood is very close to O'Hare International Airport. One theory is that perhaps the houses have been used by a fire department for training exercises.

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But, as you will notice in the next photo, some of the homes were tagged with graffiti.

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There is obviously fire damage to these homes but, after extensive searching, there is no indication these homes were abandoned after an accidental fire.

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One member of a private group on Facebook believes these homes were in fact used by fire and police training.

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But, again, there is no public information confirming that theory.

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There are a few published articles related to deserted neighborhoods in this area dating back to the early 2000s.

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Some reported houses being bought and demolished to make room for an O'Hare expansion. However, these photos were taken recently.

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Some of these homes appear to be relatively new or at least very well maintained, pre-abandonment.

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Another theory relates to the O'Hare expansion idea.

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It could be possible that new industrial or warehouse-type buildings will soon be developed in that area.

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Whatever the story behind these deserted dilapidated homes, vandals definitely made their way through some of these homes. There's also a video of the interior of one of the homes with indications of the home being occupied until 2021.

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