Joe Diamond Receives "America’s Greatest Mind Reader” Award

“America’s Greatest Mind Reader” Award presented to Crystal Lake’s Joe Diamond by Mayor Haig Haleblian.

Crystal Lake Mayor Haig Haleblian stopped by the Dole Mansion this week to present the “America’s Greatest Mind Reader” award to resident artist Joe Diamond.

Diamond, 34, has accomplished a lot in his career as a mystery artist. He solved the Richardson Corn Maze Blindfolded, Hacked the Pentagon using only his mind, appeared on TV, and even Netflix.

For five years he has been performing his show MYSTIC in his artist studio at the Dole Mansion. It seats 13 guests at a time so everyone has a chance to be a part of the mind reading & magical mysticism. It consistently sells out and has been named one of the BEST OF THE FOX for “Watch Live Theatre” for the last four years.

This last year he appeared on the infamous radio show/podcast Coast to Coast AM, and that apparently caught the attention of the International Psychic Association. They are a private/secret organization of the world’s top mystic practitioners, magicians, psychic entertainers and hypnotists. They have no web site or public contact information. You have to be contacted in order to be awarded or become a member.

“To get an award from my international peers is an honor,” Diamond said. “The fact that I’ve grown up in Crystal Lake my whole life and I’ve been able to make a living here as a performing artist in a historical building like the Dole Mansion, it’s a dream come true.”

Mayor Haleblian had only seen Joe Diamond perform a mind reading over ZOOM for his employees. After giving Diamond his award, he got to experience the mind reading first hand. After having Mayor Haleblian make a secret drawing & hide it in his wallet, Diamond was able to divine and duplicate the drawing with near 100% accuracy. As they compare the two line drawings of cars, Mayor Haleblian quipped, “That’s amazing! You should come to my next meeting and predict what we’ll be voting on!”

The public is welcome to view the award, which is currently on display in the lobby of the Dole Mansion at 401 Country Club Rd. in Crystal Lake.

Read the full cover story on Joe Diamond in Pro Psychic Magazine.

Joe Diamond can be reached for comment at 815-347-5481 or at joe@joediamondlive.com

Information about the Dole Mansion and more photos can be requested by emailing Patty Bell pbell@thedole.org or Erin McElroy EMcElroy@thedole.org at the Dole Mansion.

Watch Diamond proving his mind reading prowess!