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Footsteps near Radom, Illinois
The witness reports once being followed along the field edge at night by something in the woods that moved and stopped with him.
Unidentified sound near Chatham, Illinois
The witness said the same couch-window creaking noise with the dog watching the window had happened seven or eight times that summer.
Tracks near Chatham, Illinois
On an October night the witness and dog heard creaking at the living-room window, and next morning the witness found a large footprint in fresh landscaping and photographed it with a tape measure.
Footsteps near Chatham, Illinois
Late at night the witness heard heavy steps in twigs, called out and heard a whoo-oo reply, then distant coyotes and nearby high-pitched child-like chatter, while the dog froze.
Vocalization near Rochester, Illinois
The witness and a companion sat in a parked vehicle on a hilltop at night and heard a low wet rolling sound growing closer before driving away.
Vocalization near Harrisburg, Illinois
The primary witness and family heard vocalizations in the same area five years earlier.
Vocalization near Harrisburg, Illinois
The reporting relative had previously reported a vocalization experience in the same area.
Unidentified sound near Harrisburg, Illinois
The witness states that on prior visits to the same forest with his wife they heard strange animal noises and found and photographed a footprint.
Vocalization near Atwood, Illinois
While taking trash out at night, the witness heard huffing sounds from the tree line followed by something large moving away, and found similar-sized prints the next morning.
Memory told of possible vocalizations and footprints found near Atwood
On a winter evening around 10 p.m., the witness opened the door to let a dog out and heard an immense scream-howl from just north of the house. The sound felt like a physical impact and frightened the dog so it would not go outside. The witness's mother also heard the vocalization from inside the house.
Scream near Oregon, Illinois
In spring 1960 the witness and family heard terrible screaming from the woods with a horrible smell, and a relative searched outside with a gun and found nothing.
Footsteps near Eddyville, Illinois
A few nights later at the same campsite the witness woke around 3 a.m., heard footsteps about 20 yards away, then packed up and left.
Vocalization near Colchester, Illinois
After the main sighting the witness heard gibbon-like primate vocals while fishing late at night coming from the same draw.
Howl near Granite City, Illinois
The witness and a friend spending the night in the barn hay loft heard a loud howl at dusk and later heard heavy breathing and bipedal footsteps moving in the barn below without seeing the source.
Howl near Alton, Illinois
The witness reports having been howled at on another occasion in the same area.
Howl near Godfrey, Illinois
Family members frequently hear distant howls that the witness says match recordings.
Unidentified sound near Shipman, Illinois
On several prior nights the witness heard banging on the back shed and found its door open.
Footsteps near Ottawa, Illinois
Over many years the household heard loud walking and branch breaking at night, noticed quiet beforehand and foul smell, and found footprints and damaged rabbit cages.
Property disturbance near Utica, Illinois
The family was awakened at 2 a.m. by something banging two or three times on the outside wall of the house.
Whoop near Manteno, Illinois
The witness's father confirmed he had also heard the whooping noise and distant tree knocking while fishing with the witness.