Weird Around Illinois

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.

One of the things that most haunted restaurants have in common is a long and rich History. The Great Escape in Schiller Park certainly has this history. The space has been around for more than a century, having been frequented by the likes of notorious gangster Al Capone and silent film star Tom Mix. It seems some of the visitors are still hanging around in the form of hosts, poltergeists or spect...

When people see dogman, are they actually just seeing Kangaroos? In this video, the Weird Around Illinois talks about that possibly.

Paranormal encounters and cryptid sightings seem to come in clusters, and this is especially true when it comes to Mothman. From West Virginia to Wisconsin, each Mothman sighting seems to lead to many more. The Weird Around Illinois team discusses this phenomenon and why it may be occurring.

Whether you're hoping to find Bigfoot, or hoping that Sasquatch doesn't ruin your camping trip, it helps to know if the big, hairy primate is around. With that in mind, Weird Around Illinois team shares 10 clear signs that Bigfoot is in the area.

When you watch a movie like Alien Romulus, you expect to see some pretty scary creatures, but this movie provided a look at a creature that is eerily similar to a familiar earthbound cryptid. Is this lazy creature design, or is this a hidden message from the creators of this sci-fi film? Do they know something we don't about the cryptids here on earth?

The Weird Around Illinois Team continues their exploration of paranormal phenomena in Michigan. This time they explore several haunted sites in and around Grand Rapids, looking for Michigan ghosts, spirits and spectres from the deepest woods to the trendiest pizza place.

The Michigan Dogman is perhaps the most famous of the Midwestern cryptids. The Weird Around Illinois team goes into the woods of Central Michigan to hunt the elusive Dogman creature, and along the way discover a burger that even Bigfoot would love.

If you see Bigfoot once, does it make you more likely to see him again? If you see Dogman, are you more likely to see a Wendigo? If you see a UFO, does that mean a Bigfoot encounter or Dogman encounter is on the horizon? The Weird Around Illinois team looks at how one sighting of a cryptid, ghost or UFO might lead to future paranormal encounters.

The Weird Around Illinois Team relies on a unique indicator to find a UFO hotspot in Northern Illinois. They search the skies for UFO's, UAP's and any other potential indicators of alien visitation.

The Weird Around Illinois team has found Bigfoot! Or at least a big foot. In week #5 of "Klinger's Bigfoot Hunt", sponsored by Rock 95.5, the Weird Around Illinois team was the first to find the hidden big foot and win the weekly prize (and also qualify for a chance to win the grand prize of hunting Bigfoot in Alaska). 

Native American burial mounds, a huge marsh, swarms of killer mosquitoes and multiple reports of Dogman in the area...What could possibly go wrong? The Weird Around Illinois team searches for the Wisconsin Dogman at the Nitschke Mounds near Horicon Marsh.

In this episode, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about the possibility of bigfoots being related to primates or Neanderthals.

Have you ever seen a sleeping bigfoot? Does dogman sleep underground? Just exactly where are these mysterious cryptids sleeping when they're not out avoiding hunters and terrorizing hikers? The Weird Around Illinois team looks into the possible habits of sleeping cryptids.

When people think of a bipedal canine cryptid, they often think of the Wisconsin Werewolf, the Beast of Bray Road, or the Michigan Dogman, but this dogman cryptid has been sighted in Illinois as well. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at the top five Illinois Dogman sightings.