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Since my sighting Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois Related account #40995

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.

Vocalization
Summer 1978 Granite City, Madison County, Illinois Related account #32196

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.

HowlFootsteps
Date unknown Alton, Madison County, Illinois Related account #10535

Howl near Alton, Illinois

The witness reports having been howled at on another occasion in the same area.

Howl
frequently Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois Related account #41487

Howl near Godfrey, Illinois

Family members frequently hear distant howls that the witness says match recordings.

Howl
a couple of nights Shipman, Macoupin County, Illinois Related account #41043

Unidentified sound near Shipman, Illinois

On several prior nights the witness heard banging on the back shed and found its door open.

Unidentified soundProperty disturbance
1980 to 1999 Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois Related account #36667

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.

FootstepsTracksOdorProperty disturbanceTree break
at 2 a.m. Utica, La Salle County, Illinois Related account #40476

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.

Property disturbanceUnidentified sound
Date unknown Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois Related account #29836

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.

WhoopWood knock
on previous visits Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois Related account #29836

Animal behaviour near Manteno, Illinois

The witness states he had previously felt watched, smelled the same pungent odor, and heard the same whooping noise on earlier fishing visits to the same site.

Animal behaviourOdorWhoop
Date unknown Makanda Or Cobden, Jackson County, Illinois Related account #40120

Sasquatch sighting near Makanda Or Cobden, Illinois

A friend told the witness he had seen a weird creature once and heard it stalking him another time in the same woods.

Partial sightingFootsteps
the next night Makanda Or Cobden, Jackson County, Illinois Related account #40120

Wood knock near Makanda Or Cobden, Illinois

The night after the eyes encounter the group walked the same path hearing movement, twig snaps, snorting sounds and one woodknock.

Wood knockFootstepsMovement onlyVocalization
BFRO YEAR: 1988-89 IDOC Lake A-41 On The Map, Jackson County, Illinois Class A #44003

Close encounter while fishing remembered near Giant City State Park

The witness was fishing alone at a small wooded lake in the afternoon when brush breaking, snapping trees, and splashing rocks drew attention. The witness turned to see a large muscular creature standing nearby that emitted a loud high-pitched scream. The witness froze, the creature quickly retreated into the woods, and the witness fled down the trail to the vehicle.

Partial sightingScreamRock throwingTree break
A few days later Good Wine, Iroquois County, Illinois Related account #14404

Wood knock near Good Wine, Illinois

The witness went outside to check, heard a hollow knocking sound that got louder then stopped, and saw a crouching dark figure in tall grass, finding matted grass there the next morning.

Wood knockPartial sighting
Date unknown Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois Related account #2992

Scream near Warsaw, Illinois

Other hunters in the area reportedly heard a panther-like screech, with local talk of a loose panther.

Scream
Date unknown Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois Related account #28525

Footsteps near Midlothian, Illinois

The witness says they often hear footsteps and feel followed when alone on the path through the woods.

FootstepsAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois Related account #28525

Growl near Midlothian, Illinois

The witness says they twice heard deep moaning growling in the woods that was not wind.

Growl
worked nights for four years Glenwood, Cook County, Illinois Related account #51417

Vocalization near Glenwood, Illinois

The witness reports repeatedly hearing clicking, grunting and other unusual noises from nearby woods during four years of night shifts.

Vocalization
Date unknown Illinois #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/emxwtZ2Fw-5pmgp2LbbBKp6yQuE0M6VuF9UCVxWFsX0

Sasquatch sighting in Illinois

While driving at dusk toward a creek, the witness saw a hairy biped standing on a rock outcropping. While fumbling for a phone he heard a loud screech from the side, looked away, and the figure was gone.

Full-body sightingScream
Date unknown Illinois #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/emxwtZ2Fw-5pmgp2LbbBKp6yQuE0M6VuF9UCVxWFsX0

Animal behaviour in Illinois

While coon hunting at night, the witness's dogs abruptly stopped treeing and ran back growling toward a draw. The witness shined a light, saw nothing, and left.

Animal behaviourUnidentified sound
when I was 12 years old Illinois #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/23/sc-ep8-bigfoot-research-101-with-john-green

Footsteps in Illinois

A woman recalls being 12 in southern Illinois and picking berries with her mother up toward a bluff and into deep woods. As they walked she repeatedly heard crunching steps following them, which her mother dismissed as rabbits and urged her to keep going without looking back. The host notes the mother's behavior suggests she may have known more than she said.

Footsteps