Weird Around Illinois

There are a lot of strong opinions about whether or not Lake Michigan has strange happenings, like sea monsters, UFOs and disappearances. The Weird Around Illinois team shares listener comments about Lake Michigan Weirdness.

The Weird Around Illinois team brings in a witness to share accounts of Thunderbirds, giant flying cryptids, in and around Illinois.

The Weird Around Illinois team returns to Holy Hill to find and investigate the secret Carmelite cemetery, with its stories of ghosts, orbs and other paranormal phenomena.

You're never going to win a game of hide and seek against cryptids like Bigfoot, Dogman and the Loch Ness Monster. Why are they so good at not being found? Is it camouflage, technology, underground tunnels, portals, magic? Something is allowing these creatures to stay hidden from even the most dedicated cryptid hunters, and the Weird Around Illinois team wants to know what it is.

In this bonus episode, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about their favorite... and not-so-favorite pizza places around Illinois.

A botanic garden is a place of beauty and tranquility filled with flowers and trees... and occasionally ghosts, portals, phantom electromagnetic surges and launch points for astral projection. The Weird Around Illinois Team investigates reports of these phenomena at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Sometimes a cryptid can be so powerful that it inspires you to break out in song. Apparently Mothman is such a cryptid. The Weird Around Illinois team checks out songs and videos about Mothman.

The stories of the werewolf, skinwalker and rougarou all have one thing in common—people turning into animals, usually wolves. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at these creatures and lycanthropy in general, and tries to determine if dogman might actually be a werewolf, skinwalker or rougarou.

Have you ever seen bigfoot doing a crossword puzzle? How about dogman driving a car? Maybe bigfoot and dogman aren't quite there yet, but these cryptids (and others) are clearly smarter than the average bear. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at the intelligence of these creatures and how it may relate to other animals...and humans.

Chasing cryptids is a year-round activity. Are some cryptids, like bigfoot and dogman actually easier to find in the winter? The Weird Around Illinois team checks it out.

There are several generally accepted techniques for hunting cryptids like bigfoot or dogman, but do they actually work? From bigfoot calls to tree knocks to dogman bait, the Weird Around Illinois team evaluates some of the most popular methods of hunting cryptids.

How would you react if you saw Bigfoot? Dogman? An alien? A ghost? For many people, their first encounter with a cryptid, extra-terrestrial or other paranormal phenomenon can be life changing. Whether they become a Bigfoot hunter or spend the rest of their lives in their basement with a tinfoil hat on to avoid alien encounters, most people's lives take a very different path after their first s...

Is there a difference between Michigan dogman sightings and Wisconsin dogman sightings? In this episode, the Weird Around Illinois team answers this question.

What do ghosts, shadow people, aliens, dogman and bigfoot all have in common? All have been associated with portals, traveling points between places, times or even dimensions. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a closer look at the idea of portals and how they may operate.

This fall, the Weird Around Illinois team went on several ghost hunts throughout Northern Illinois. Find out what they uncovered on their quest for paranormal activity.

Some epic fights are just destined to happen: Ali vs. Frazier, King Kong vs. Godzilla and, of course, Dogman vs. Mothman. The Weird Around Illinois team compares these two powerful cryptids and talks about what would happen if they met in a battle royale.

In this episode, the Weird Around Illinois team discusses 10 facts about mothman that you may not have known about.

Every job, hobby, sport or activity has its equipment, and cryptid hunting is no different. Before you go off into the woods to look for bigfoot or dogman, here are ten things that you will probably want to take with you.

When people think of bigfoot, they often think of the Pacific Northwest or Alaska, but whether you call him bigfoot, Sasquatch, the Ohio Grassman, or even the Big Muddy Monster, this hairy cryptid is seen all over North America. The Weird Around Illinois team shares the five best spots to find bigfoot in Illinois.

When you're alone in the deep woods, by the time you see a Dogman, it will already be too late. With that in mind, the Weird Around Illinois crew offers 10 helpful tips on how you can tell this canine cryptid is in the area.

Are reptilian aliens controlling our world? A lot of people seem to think so, and some even claim to have seen the lizard people who are hiding among us. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at the Reptilian Conspiracy.

While some people see dogman as a normal flesh and blood creature, some of the stories say otherwise. When you look at the stories of dogman, you have to also consider the legends of werewolves, rougarou, skinwalkers, nephilim and other cryptids that are similar, or maybe even the same, as dogman. These legends all speak of special, almost magical powers that the Weird Around Illinois team takes a...

What better way to spend Halloween than sharing ghost stories with our friends? The Weird Around Illinois team shares ghostly tales of Illinois hauntings in this special Halloween podcast.

Where is dogman? How does he travel from place to place without being seen? Whether you call it a dogman, a werewolf, a hellhound or a Rougarou, this cryptid seems to pop up all over the Midwest. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at the beast's migratory patterns and likely modes of travel.

Just in time for Halloween season, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about what they think ghosts might be, and where they may come from. They also relate the topic of ghosts to other things paranormal. With a good chunk of experience looking for the paranormal, they should have a general idea of what ghosts are... right?