Editing Mundelein, Illinois (section)

==== 28th International Eucharistic Congress ====
{{Main|28th International Eucharistic Congress}}The closing events for the 28th International Eucharistic Congress were held in the University of Saint Mary of the Lake on June 24, 1926. Approximately half a million people came to the campus, including 10,000 nuns, 8,000 priests, 390 bishops, 64 archbishops, and 12 cardinals. Trains were used to commute people to the village every 30 minutes before mass.<ref>Killackey, p. 44</ref> A temporary terminal was built to accommodate the events at the current site of [[Carmel High School (Mundelein, Illinois)|Carmel High School]], which existed until the [[Great Depression]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Carlson |first=Norman |title=A Transportation Miracle: XXVIII International Eucharistic Congress Chicago June 20{{endash}}24, 1926 |publisher=Shore Line Interurban Historical Society |year=2016}}</ref> 18,000 cars went through Mundelein on that day, and thousands of National Guard troops were sent to control traffic after the event. In total, 820 trains went through the Mundelein station from dawn to midnight on that day.<ref name=":8">{{Cite book |last=Kahover |first=Gail |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HisTBAAAQBAJ&q=mundelein+seminary |title=Mundelein Seminary |date=2014-07-28 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-4396-4645-8 |language=en}}</ref>

Two events were scheduled for the Seminary, a [[Pontifical High Mass|Solemn Pontifical Mass]] at 10:00 am, and a [[Procession]] at 2:00 pm. During the procession, a violent thunderstorm passed the seminary, leaving people at the procession "tired and soaked to the skin". The seminary was left with litter and damaged lawns after the event.<ref name=":5" />