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early 1980's
Montpelier, Bear Lake Cty, Idaho
On elk hunt in Elk Valley, waiting after descending slope into clearing, saw at 100 yards three erect, dark brown creatures walking rapidly down a trail. Tallest first, then one almost as tall, then smallest (but no size given). Smallest…
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early 1900's
Effingham, Effingham Cty, Illinois
Mrs. Beulah Schroat wrote that she was 76 and when they were children at home South of Effingham her two late brothers used to see hairy creatures on their hind legs with large eyes, the size of an average person,…
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Jul 1929
Elizabeth, Jo Daviess Cty, Illinois
Farm women said terrorized by reports of huge gorilla seen wandering in woods. No clue how such an animal could be there.
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Oct 1941
Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Cty, Illinois
Accounts differ somewhat, but a squirrel-hunting minister is reported to have been rushed by a half-man beast, which jumped over his head, knocking off his hat and dislodging his pipe from his mouth. He then struck it with his gun…
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about 1953
Lawrenceville, Lawrence Cty, Illinois
Five teenagers driving to a gravel pit to swim when creature started across the gravel road, stopped in the headlights and stared at the car, then went on across the road and crashed into the woods. Arms hung below knee.…
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1953
Medinah, Du Page Cty, Illinois
Bruce Houdek and Dean Refram, looking for golf balls in densely wooded area on golf course, when creature large, hairy, upright creature stood up in front of them (my notes of phone call say 50 feet away, Wayne's tape transcript…
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Aug 1985
Medinah, Du Page Cty, Illinois
Andrea and Gaspardo and Wistar playing golf at Medina Country Club. Gasparado saw from 13th green a black creature walking along a fence line. From the 14th tee all three saw it, under 200 yards away and 40 feet below,…
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Nov 1962
Decatur, Macon Cty, Illinois
Bob Earle and Steve Collins saw a large, grey animal standing upright in the middle of a creek East of Decatur off East William Street Road.
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about 1962
Tinley Park, Cook Cty, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. R. Troester in a picnic area in woods in Tinley Park, heard noise of someting approaching through the trees, then saw 15 feet away by a large tree a huge, dark, apelike figure. After a few minutes…
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May 1963
Centerville, unknown, Illinois
James McKinney one of many people to report seeing a strange animal. McKinney described it "like a half-man, half-horse."
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about 1965
Trenton, Washington Cty, Illinois
Brian Schwaz ( Schwarz ?) and Kevin Novak were camping on a farm alongside a field. In the morning they found the tracks crossing the field and entering some woods. They were afraid to follow them.
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Sep 1965
Decatur, Macon Cty, Illinois
Four youths parked in Montezuma Hills northwest of Decatur, a black, manlike monster approached car, they left. Two males returned, it happened again. Sheriff's deputies found nothing, but said youths appeared well frightened.
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Aug 1968
Herrin, Williamson Cty, Illinois
Tim Bullock and Barbara Smith said that near Chittyville, north of Herrin, a huge creature with a head as large as a steering wheel and a round hairy face threw dirt at them through their car window.
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Jul 1970
Farmer City, De Witt Cty, Illinois
Ennis, Lamb, Faircloth and Hardwick camping on wild 10-acre buffalo grass-covered piece of land south of Farmer City near Salt Creek. Heard something moving in the tall grass, coming between their fire and their tent. Turned on car lights, saw…
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Aug 1970
Heyworth, McLean Cty, Illinois
Three youths going fishing, driving towards river in marshy, foggy bottom land, headlights picked up creature ambling along Kickapoo Creek towards timber. They followed on foot, lost when it entered timber. Said as big as a cow standing on its…
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Aug 1970
Waynesville, De Witt Cty, Illinois
Rich, Taylor and Shafer reported seeing the hairy monster standing on a hill in a back pasture of the Darrell Finger farm two miles Northeast of Waynesville and about a half mile from Kickapoo Creek.
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Aug 1970
Waynesville, De Witt Cty, Illinois
Dan Lindesy and Mike Anderson were driving on Rte. 136 approaching Kickapoo Creek bridge north of Waynsville when the creature crossed the road in front of them and went along the creek edge.
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Jun 1972
East Peoria, Tazewell Cty, Illinois
Randy Emert said he and friends heard of a creature in the Cole Hollow area, and in the past two months had seen it twice. It was between 8 and 12 feet tall, kinda white, and moves quick. He said…
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Jul 1972
Cairo, Pulaski Cty, Illinois
LeRoy Summers reported to Cairo police that he saw a 10-foot white monster with a bit of red around the middle and a large head standing by a small brick building on the Ohio River dike between 28th and 17th…
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May 1973
Enfield, White Cty, Illinois
Rick Rainbow said he and three others saw a 5 to 5.5 foot, grey-black creature standing in the open end of an abandoned barn half a mile north of Enfield. It let out a shriek and fled.
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Apr 1973
Enfield, White Cty, Illinois
Henry McDaniel, a disabled war veteran, reported that a hairy creature scratched on his door. Newspaper calls this the first report of the "Enfield monster." McDaniel also claimed to have seen it on a railroad track near his home on…
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Jun 1973
Murphysboro, Jackson Cty, Illinois
Randy Needham and Judy Johnson (someone else's wife) parked just before midnight at Murphysboro boat ramp on Big Muddy River. They heard a loud cry from the woods next to the car, like an amplified eagle shriek. Needham then saw…
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Jun 1973
Murphysboro, Jackson Cty, Illinois
Randy Creath and Cheryl Ray were sitting on her porch about 10 p.m. when something moved in the brush nearby and a 7 to 8 foot creature with light hair covered with mud, weighing 300 to 350 pounds came out…
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Jul 1973
Murphysboro, Jackson Ctg, Illinois
At 2 a.m. carnival ponies at Riverside Park acted frightened. Norris, Adkerson and Lavander walked around a truck and saw standing upright in the darkness a 300 to 400 pound hairy, light-colored creature about 8 feet tall. It was watching…
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Oct 1973
St. Joseph, Champaign Cty, Illinois
Duncan, Summers, Mowry and Flenniken were on the township road leading to Sidney, south of St. Joseph and got out of their car to investigate what they thought was a campfire near the bridge on the Salt Fork. When one…