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Massac County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible footprints found near Metropolis
To be honest, I'm very reluctant to submit this report but the pictures and details are simply too compelling to ignore. Two months ago my wife and I purchased five acres of rural, wooded property...
May 2011
Hardin County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Possible observations using thermal imager southeast of Equality
The evening of April 15, 2011 I was with fellow BFRO investigator Eric L. and BFRO enthusiast Sam. We were on a trail in the Shawnee National Forest southeast of Equality, IL. We were using Sam's ther...
April 2011
Jackson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Motorist has daytime sighting near railroad tracks west of Murphysboro
I was traveling along the road when I saw a tall thin hairy bigfoot along a railroad track. He was off the tracks, he was off to the side. I thought, holy mackerel he is awefully tall....
March 2011
Kane County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible footprints found near Algonquin
To protect the confidentiality of the witness the witness names have been changed. Stan Courtney is familiar with this story since he spoke to both Mary and myself about what Mary and her husband s...
February 2011
La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Motorist has night-time sighting near bridge just south of Seneca
Now I work at night and I travel across the River Rd to Marseilles the next town to the west. The night of February 24th at or around 3 am while coming home, at the base of the new bridge to the so...
February 2011
Madison County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Property owner describes possible sighting and activity near Godfrey
I have had several recent things occur on my property and 1 possible sighting earlier this year. I would love to talk to someone about this. Everyone I say something to in regards to this thinks I'm c...
February 2011
Du Page County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Hiker finds possible footprints in Timber Ridge Forest Preserve (w/photos)
I went for a hike at lunchtime in a newly made path that cuts through the Timber Ridge Forest Preserve. This path is surrounded by about 8 ponds. It has been very cold and snowy here in the teens and ...
January 2011
Washington County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Homeowner describes possible activity near Richview
I have seen a Bigfoot 3 Decembers In a row now. I take that back seen visually once and seen eyes I can't explain another and heard one time. All of these have taken place within 500 yards of my house...
December 2010
Schuyler County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible sighting by a deer hunter west of Rushville
I was out deer hunting down in a valley on my Dad's property and right as the sun was beginning to break I heard a loud scream. I looked over in the direction of that scream and saw something black as...
November 2010
Cook County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Daylight sighting by a motorist near Brookfield Zoo
I am going to be honest, before this happened, when it comes to bigfoot, I have been very skeptical, because there is not enough evidence that would make me even consider that there could be a bigfoot...
November 2010
Cook County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible vocalizations and stick structures found in Bachelors Grove Cemetery
The following on-site interview was conducted by Stan Courtney on the 2nd of Nov 2010. The first name of the witness has been changed. Stan - How long have you been coming out here? Mark - I've...
November 2010
Fulton County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Nighttime sighting near a dumpster by a bicyclist in Canton
After a late concert at the square in Canton, Illinois, my friend was bicycling home and turned right into the parking lot, that leads past a shed, fence, and dumpster. Hearing a shuffling bang no...
October 2010
Wabash County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Close encounter at night by a motorist near Mt.Carmel
Well I was going towards Beall Woods State Park in my car. A normal trip but one I really didn't think I needed to go for a run this night. But I had to so I drove out to my site and that is where I s...
October 2010
La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Hiker has a daylight sighting in Buffalo Rock State Park
I was standing on the frog effigy in Buffalo Rock State Park in Utica Illinois. I saw and heard the same big foot everybody else describes moving very fast and easily on the side of the steep embankme...
October 2010
Massac County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Nighttime observation involving a pond on a farm near Metropolis
too long to describe if you would contact me feel free to do so there was three people that saw the entire thing there is more than three sightings on this property ...
September 2010
Cook County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Motorists have possible nighttime sighting in Green Belt Forest Preserve
It was just my wife and I and we were driving through the forest preserve we saw something standing by a tree. I had my high beams on because there are usually deer in there and other animals. As we g...
August 2010
Shelby County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Wood knocks, vocalizations and possible footprint found in rural cemetery near Shelbyville
The following on-site interview was conducted by Stan Courtney. The first name of the witness has been changed. Stan - How long have you been coming to this location? John - A couple months now...
August 2010
Peoria County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Mushroom hunter hears vocalizations and finds footprints near Jubilee College State Park
Well, I went out hunting with my Lab, I got a full-blooded Lab, my dog. And as usual I went out on a Wednesday. It was a nice sunny day out, nice weather, around 72 degrees, 75 degrees, very good weat...
May 2010
Ogle County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Large unknown bipedal animal seen possibly chasing deer near Dixon
I will try to make this short. I live in Illinois in a rural area, my house is set in the woods and seeing wildlife from the kitchen window is pretty standard. Its middle winter and the visibility int...
February 2010
Fulton County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Deer hunters hear possible vocalizations and find strange footprints near Ellisville
Late October, 2009 a friend and I was hunting for deer looking for tracks. We came across a bare footprint. Didn't really think much about it at the time. On Jan 5, 2010 we went hunting my friend ...
January 2010
Madison County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible daylight sighting by motorist on Illinois Route 4 outside Hamel
I was going North on Illinois Route 4, and while passing through a wooded area on my left, I spotted a large, bulky upright figure. Because I was driving, I was only able to get a second or two view o...
December 2009
Will County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Hiker has daylight sighting in Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve
I decided to turn my sighting into BFRO. I will start by saying I was introduced to the BFRO by my brother. I read some of the sightings, listened to their sounds and what they thought it might be. I ...
October 2009
Woodford County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible footprints found near Mackinaw River
We are building a house near the Mackinaw River, so there is a lot of dirt pushed around. We have had lots of rain this year so that dirt turns to mud, I have been looking at the ground for arrow head...
September 2009
Fulton County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Hikers find possible footprints by a cornfield north of Norris
I was out hiking with my friend, north of Norris. It is a wooded area with lots of corn fields. As we were walking along this field when my friend called me over to look at what he had found in the mu...
September 2009
Franklin County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible nighttime sighting while driving in Orient
I used to live in a rural town called Orient Illinois. There is only about 240 people living in the town. I was driving up Chicago Avenue to get to my house, Its a rural road that is paved and has a f...
August 2009