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Counties in Illinois with reports
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Warren County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Motorist has dusk sighting west of Galesburg
I teach in the city of Galesburg, Knox County Illinois in the summer months. It was late July or early August when I saw this animal run in front of my car. It was dusk when my daughter and I were dri...
July 2014
Crawford County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Motorist has possible daylight sighting near Embarras River
Sighting number #2 was 3/20/2014. This just happened two days ago. I saw what I never thought I would see again, and how different this one was. Me and my friend was coming back from a road trip south...
March 2014
Macoupin County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible sighting by a motorist near Hettick
On 12/16/13 I was driving down Hettick Road in Hettick Illinois around 6:20 pm. I was coming up a hill and a shadow along side of the road caught my eye. This dark colored, large hairy animal on all 4...
December 2013
Washington County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible sighting while hunting near Radom
I was deer hunting in Washington county Illinois on private land. I dont own the land but my family is the only one that hunts it. Ive been hunting the exact same tree since I started hunting the prop...
November 2013
Union County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Bow hunter has another daylight sighting from his stand near Alto Pass
I was sitting in my deer stand at 10 in the morning. I heard something going through the brush and observed a solid black 8 foot tall animal walking across a small clearing. It walked 30 to 40 feet to...
November 2013
Union County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Juvenile observed during the daytime by a bow hunter near Alto Pass
I am an avid outdoorsman and bow hunter in southern Illinois. I have hunted all over the U.S. seeing many animals and all kinds of terrain, but this day was not like any other I have ever had. I was h...
October 2013
Wabash County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Hiker has close daylight sighting in Beall Woods State Park
I reported a sighting a while back. I went to Beall Woods State Park, it was summer but getting near fall. I took my dog out for a walk for the first time ever, as we got to the very first fork in the...
October 2013
Adams County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Motorcyclist has daylight sighting south of Kellerville
My husband and I were on a motorcycle ride to Siloam Springs State Park. We were driving about 40 to 45 miles per hour on a blacktop coming down a hill when I thought I saw a burnt tree trunk ahead on...
June 2013
Lake County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Homeowner finds possible footprints near Beach Park
I was hoping someone could take a look at some pictures I took at a home I'm buying....
March 2013
Christian County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Motorist spots a tall hairy biped chasing deer near Edinburg
I am writing this for my daughter. She was driving and came to a stop sign. This is a T road so she has to turn left or right. Straight in front of her is an open field with trees on the edge of it an...
March 2013
Jackson County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible vocalizations and rock throwing east of Makanda
It was in the summer of 2012 around 7 pm. It was very hot outside and we had been in a long drought. The nearest town is Makanda IL. The nearest road is Progress Lane which is off of Water V vcalley r...
March 2013
McDonough County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Motorist has possible nighttime sighting near Blandinsville
I was driving home from Macomb Illinois and looked out in the field (mostly checking to make sure there were no deer) when I saw some type of animal, I have never seen before. It was on all fours, lon...
March 2013
Cook County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible early morning sighting in Palos Park
In the early morning in March of 2013 just before sun up I was at 119th and Kean Ave, Palos Park. I was on the side of the road facing north in my rear view mirror I seen a tall black figure walk behi...
March 2013
Tazewell County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Daylight sighting along levee in East Peoria
I saw a creature running on top of a levee just on the east Peoria side of the river.It was all tan from head to feet. It had to be running at least 30 mph. While running its knees were bent.It did no...
February 2013
McHenry County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Nighttime sighting by homeowner in Lake in the Hills
I woke up on the 18th as I did almost every a.m. at the same time. Except at that time I smoked, I quit since then. But at 3:30 a.m. I stepped outside on my back patio to have my morning smoke and cof...
February 2013
Clark County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Semi truck driver on I-70 observes a large ape-like creature in a field near Marshall
Hi, I am 47 years old and I am a truck driver. I had an eye witness of something yesterday January 16 2013 in Clark Co. Ill. I was driving down I-70 east bound around 7:30 am when I noticed something ...
January 2013
Cook County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Motorists have nighttime sighting north of Matteson
My wife, daughter and I saw a very large dark figure cross the road no more than 50 feet in front of us. This thing cleared the road in not even two steps. The arm on this thing was long and extremely...
December 2012
Macon County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Late night observation by a home owner near Lake Decatur
I was on my front porch smoking. I heard some rustling off in the distance and didn't think nothing about it, there is a lot off deer over in my area. Then I seen it stand up and run across the street...
December 2012
Montgomery County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible nighttime sighting from a home by a young woman near Lake Lou Yaeger
I found tracks in the mud last week a few days after my sister said she had one behind her house. So I went out last Monday and tracked it for about a half mile until I lost the trail. She said there ...
December 2012
Montgomery County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Nighttime sighting from a window by a young woman near Lake Lou Yaeger
So I was sitting here in bed and I smelled this stench so powerful my eyes were watering. So I decided to get up, creep over to the window and I looked out there. My brother had been up here a couple ...
December 2012
Macoupin County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Homeowner has possible sightings east of Carlinville
I have had two incidents in the last few months. The first happened one morning when I woke up early and had to use the rest room. On the way back to bed, I looked out the back door to see the sunr...
November 2012
La Salle County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Bow hunter sees an animal resembling a gorilla near Marseilles
I was bow hunting 20 ft up in a oak tree and could see 1/4 mile in most directions. It was in the bottomlands of the Illinois River in the country. I heard a noise about 40 yards from me in the thicke...
November 2012
La Salle County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible activity experienced by a family near Utica
We were sitting around a campfire in our yard with our 3 dogs, when we heard coyotes howling-- nothing unusual. We see tracks and hear them frequently. The coyotes were howling and were then joined by...
October 2012
Sangamon County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Possible sighting near University of Illinois Springfield soccer fields
I look for deer all the time when I drive anywhere. I was on my way home after school from LLCC. On the UIS soccer fields there was something at the edge of the field at the tree line. I glanced away ...
October 2012
McDonough County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Daylight sighting by a camper in Argyle Lake State Park
I was sitting at a picnic table eating pizza. I notice four kids running back and forth on a trail. Once they were gone I witnessed what I would call a juvenile sasquatch sneaking down the same trail ...
August 2012