The 8200 block of West Summerdale Avenue in Norwood Park isn’t exactly an address most people want to punch into their GPS. Over the course of 1972 to 1978, it was the site where 33 young men and boys tragically lost their lives at the hands of John Wayne Gacy after he raped, murdered and buried them in his subterranean crawl space.

Yet the block is precisely where actor Michael Chernus found himself last year when preparing to take on the role of Illinois’ most reviled serial killer in Peacock’s new drama series, “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy,” premiering Thursday.

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