Case file · Apparition / miracle
Our Lady of the Underpass
In April 2005 a salt stain on a wall of the Kennedy Expressway underpass at Fullerton Avenue in Chicago was seen as an image of the Virgin Mary, drawing crowds who left candles and flowers.
2005 CE · 41.92, -87.66 · status: explained
The sceptical view
Transport officials explained it as salt runoff from the road above; it is a classic case of pareidolia.