Raymond W. Johnson

Raymond W. Johnson is a Chicago area native and a former criminal investigator. He is a local historian, author, and lecturer. Upon retirement, he started Johnson Research Services. He provides historical research to private clients, production companies, authors, attorneys and governmental agencies. Mr. Johnson has written/co-authored various books on Chicago history including "Chicago's Haunt Detective", (2011), Schiffer Publishing, "Chicago History The Stranger Side", (2013), Schiffer Publishing, and "The Great Chicago Fire", (2017), Arcadia Publishing. Mr. Johnson lives in Brookfield, Illinois with his wife, two sons, and three dogs.