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October 23, 2011 Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois Related account #29612

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.

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recent Place not stated Related account #32634

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Recent sightings of large tracks or footprints were reported in the Covered Bridge area near the cemetery.

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many times before Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois Related account #72110

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.

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around 10:30 at night Atwood, Piatt County, Illinois Related account #47469

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.

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on a spring day about 10 in the morning Place not stated Related account #47469

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The witness found a line of fresh five-toed footprints in mud while fishing along the river bend.

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last Monday Place not stated Related account #38337

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A relative found tracks in mud and followed them about half a mile before losing the trail.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #25704

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A local person reportedly found and cast several footprints in the area.

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the following spring Place not stated Related account #25704

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The following spring the witness documented a set of eight large footprints measuring fourteen inches long a couple miles from the campsite.

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the next day Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois Related account #27692

Tracks near Princeville, Illinois

The witness returned the next day with a relative and found about six large footprints scattered within fifty yards along the creek in the same area.

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this spring Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois Related account #28429

Tracks near Princeville, Illinois

A companion later found footprints in the same hunting area in the spring.

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late June 2007 Shipman, Macoupin County, Illinois Related account #37758

Tracks near Shipman, Illinois

The witness found a series of large barefoot flat prints crossing corn stubble toward the woods.

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all year round Granite City, Madison County, Illinois Related account #32196

Sasquatch sighting near Granite City, Illinois

The witness claims repeated sightings over several years around the house, barn and surrounding woods, including figures at the window and in the barn, plus snow prints and scat finds.

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Winter 1972 Granite City, Madison County, Illinois Related account #32196

Sasquatch sighting near Granite City, Illinois

A relative reported seeing a figure standing at the house picture window looking in on a winter morning, with large footprints later noted in snow outside the window.

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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.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2806

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Two raccoon hunters whose dogs trailed something to an old barn heard low growling and a high shriek, fled, and later found footprints leading toward the road.

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About 2 weeks after this incident Place not stated Related account #11295

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A neighbor found large barefoot footprints around his pond about two weeks later and asked about trespassers.

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BFRO YEAR: 2000(?) Ste. Marie, Jasper County, Illinois Class B #10879

Mushroom hunters find series of large footprints near Ste. Marie

The witness and a companion were mushroom hunting when they found about ten barefoot-like prints crossing a muddy stretch of a mostly dry creek. The prints appeared to enter from water on one side and exit into water on the other, heading east toward a nearby river. The witness felt no barefoot person should have been in that remote bottoms area and no photos were taken before rain.

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Jan 11, 2010 Ellisville, Fulton County, Illinois Related account #27146

Tracks near Ellisville, Illinois

The witness with three companions found large tracks approaching a fence then returning across a dirt road near where the growl had been heard.

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Late October, 2009 Place not stated Related account #27146

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The witness and a companion found a single bare footprint while deer hunting.

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A day or two after seeing the black figure in the corn field Place not stated Related account #30367

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A day or two later two children followed strange footprints to a hog house where they found a large two-toed print and a smelly hair clump.

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