Rumors spread that patients who weren't sick were being brought to Edgewater Hospital and treated on a mysterious "secret floor". The once proud community hospital suddenly took on a new identity. Before long, the FBI would start investigating.
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Backdraft was filmed at Edgewater Hospital. Hear an in-depth interview about the making of the movie on Episode 302 of the Chicago History Podcast.
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