Weird Around Illinois

A Weird Around Illinois listener shares his insight into the true nature of Dogman, including tales of personal Dogman encounters and run-ins with other paranormal entities and government agencies. What you learn could save your life one day!

After much urging from listeners, friends and colleagues, the Weird Around Illinois team checks out one of the most famous hauntings in Illinois—Resurrection Mary, the Hitchhiking Ghost of Archer Avenue. Is it just another ghost story, or is there truly something supernatural going on over on the west side of Chicago?

Over 20 years ago, something was in the sky over Tinley Park, Illinois. Was it a UFO, an experimental aircraft, or something else entirely? The Weird Around Illinois team takes an in-depth look at one of the biggest mass UFO sightings ever to try to determine if there is a logical explanation or if it was a true UAP incident.

Once you have a paranormal encounter, it can sometimes open the door to more, and sometimes more intense, paranormal encounters. So it was with our listener who saw Dogman in Shiloh, Illinois. Listen now to his account of ghostly encounters and hauntings in a whole new location.

A Weird Around Illinois listener in southeast Missouri reported an encounter with a Dogman that could have ended badly, but instead turned into a lesson on how we can coexist with these canine cryptids. The team discusses his story.

A UFO or UAP can appear anywhere, anytime, but some locations do seem to have more sightings than others. Whether these UFOs are aliens, experimental military aircraft or simply odd weather phenomena, people just see them more often in some places than others. With that in mind, the Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at the top ten cities in Illinois for UFO sightings.

A listener shares his terrifying story of an encounter with a Dogman in Southern Illinois exclusively with the Weird Around Illinois team.

People bring their dogs hunting. They bring their dogs to the beach, to the store, even to work. But should people bring their dogs on a cryptid hunt? Is a dog going to be an asset or a liability when chasing bigfoot, dogman or mothman? The Weird Around Illinois team discusses...

Is Dogman hiding in Roselle, Illinois? One eyewitness thinks so. The Weird Around Illinois team goes over this listener's creepy account of a canine cryptid hanging around a little too close for comfort.

They say timing is everything. When, then, is the best time to look for Dogman? The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at some recorded Dogman sightings to try to isolate the best season and time of day to find this elusive canine cryptid.

As cryptids go, there are plenty of believers in Bigfoot, Dogman and Mothman out there, but what about Goatman? This cryptid is a little more rare, and isolated to a few specific areas, but those who claim to have seen him would probably tell you that he is the scariest and most dangerous monster of all.

Do you think you know Bigfoot? Here are ten facts about the elusive ape-like cryptid that you may not know, whether you've been tracking Sasquatch sightings for years or are just taking your first steps into Bigfoot research.

Why are Illinois farmers finding flattened circles and other geometric shapes in their fields? Are these crop circles a message? Evidence of an alien landing site? Weird weather damage? A hoax? The Weird Around Illinois team takes a closer look at crop circles.

Native American legends tell tales of a Thunderbird, a giant winged creature with mythical powers. Is this what landed in the back of one Illinois listener's truck? The Weird Around Illinois team take a look at this account of a terrifying encounter with a winged cryptid.

When people think if cryptids, Illinois is not usually the first state that comes to mind. As it turns out, Illinois has more than its fair share of cryptid activity, including such popular creatures as bigfoot, dogman and mothman. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at the top five cryptids you may see in Illinois.

What would be scary enough to make someone back into a pond until the water was up to their neck? Bigfoot? Dogman? Some other unknown cryptid? Whatever it was, it appeared near a pond in the far western suburbs of Chicago and one of our listeners was kind enough to share the tale with us. Join the Weird Around Illinois team as we discuss this horrifying encounter of a fishing trip gone bad.

In this podcast episode, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about where people usually see ghosts, and why they're seen there.

What could be worse than a train full of clowns and other circus performers meeting their doom? When those performers, and perhaps the circus animals as well, come back to haunt site where they were buried. The Weird Around Illinois team investigates the Ghost Elephants of Forest Park, Illinois.

One of our loyal Weird Around Illinois listeners reported some weirdness on Sheridan Road in Waukegan. After multiple investigations of this possible ghost or cryptid, as well as other cryptid sightings in the area, the team shares their view on just what is going on in this area of high strangeness.

They say "Your vibe attracts your tribe", but does this apply to the paranormal as well? The Weird Around Illinois team looks at the relationship between your mood and your likelihood of seeing cryptids like Dogman or Bigfoot, or having an encounter with an alien or ghost.

We've always assumed that humans were the first sentient, intelligent species to inhabit the earth, but is that really the truth? What if there were ancient species, long before humans, with comparable technology and intellect? Were they aliens? Cryptids? Reptilians? If they were here, where did they go? The Weird Around Illinois team discusses the possibilities.

When dogman looks at us, what does he see? Are we prey, a fellow predator, creator, rival, threat? Only dogman knows for sure, but the Weird Around Illinois team discusses some theories about this elusive cryptid and just what he may be thinking when he sees a human being.

It's a clear night and there's an object hovering in the night sky. It's not moving like a plane, but it seems to be very high up and emitting an eerie glow...Before you call the air force and tell them we're under attack by alien spacecraft, it's best to be aware of some of the things that can look like a UFO or UAP. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at some of the most frequent culprit...

In this video, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about 5 ghost restaurants in Illinois.

From Night of the Living Dead to The Walking Dead, zombies have always been popular in media, but are they real? Can a zombie be created by a voodoo witch doctor, or a deadly virus, or some sort of mind control? The Weird Around Illinois team tries to figure it out so we can all be prepared for the zombie apocalypse.