Bigfoot reports in Illinois
269 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 3.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Bigfoot · Glasford, Illinois · 2024
Witness reports seeing a tall, furry, brown creature with glowing yellow eyes attempting to cross Route 9 near Glasford and Canton.
Bigfoot · Cook County, Illinois · 1896
Witnesses report following mysterious giant footprints through a suburb that ended abruptly or split, leading to speculation about a supernatural agent.
Bigfoot · Gulf Port, Illinois · 1985
Witness reports seeing a creature resembling a black tree with a grinning face in a cornfield ridge while arrowhead hunting, which later disappeared.
Bigfoot · Lake in the Hills, Illinois · 2013
Witness reports seeing a tall, muscular, dark-colored humanoid walking towards a neighbor's pool and throwing an object at the house.
Bigfoot · Canton, Illinois · 1980
Witness reports seeing a tall, black, foul-smelling bipedal being standing twenty yards away in a swampy area near Canton Lake.
Bigfoot · Vermilion County, Illinois
Witness reports seeing a dark figure crouching in tall grass and later finding matted grass resembling a deer bed.
Bigfoot · Taylorville, Illinois · 2008
Witness reports seeing a very tall upright animal walking across the road and disappearing under a bridge near Taylorville while traveling with their father.
Bigfoot · Decatur, Illinois · 2012
Witness reports seeing a dark, massive upright figure standing 8-9 ft tall with arms reaching the middle of its thighs, which looked both ways before crossing the street and emitting a deep scream…
Bigfoot · Vermilion County, Illinois
Witness and wife report seeing a dark figure about 6 feet tall go down the driveway during the day.
Bigfoot · Hettick, Illinois · 1993
Witness reports hearing a loud scream and seeing an upright, dark brown creature between 6.5 and 7 feet tall walking through timber near Hettick, Illinois.
Bigfoot · Washington County, Illinois · 2008
Witness reports hearing high-pitched chattering and grumbling sounds from the south by southwest in their backyard on two consecutive nights.
Bigfoot · Metropolis, Illinois · 2008
Witness reports encountering a large, bipedal creature near his truck in Massac County that screamed at him from a distance.
Bigfoot · Lyndon, Illinois · 2018
Witness reports finding distinct human-like footprints in the snow along the Rock River and following them with two deputies before they retreated.
Bigfoot · Landes, Illinois · 2014
Witness reports seeing a fast, dark, dual-colored ape running on all fours near Spencer's Bridge.
Bigfoot · Princeville, Illinois · 2007
Witness reports seeing a tall thing cross a clearing in the woods near Jubilee College State Park just before dusk.
Bigfoot · Kickapoo State Recreation Area, Illinois · 2006
Witness reports finding a snapped tree along the river in Kickapoo State Park during the following spring.
Bigfoot · Rochester, Illinois · 1976
Witness reports that he and two companions felt a strong sensation of being watched near Buckhart ponds in 1976 before hearing a loud, non-human screaming sound.
Bigfoot · Godfrey, Illinois · 2011
The property owner reports a possible sighting of a 'squatch' on their property earlier in 2013, noting that the area is heavy with woods and creeks.
Bigfoot · Burlington, Illinois · 1984
Witness reports hearing a strange scream and a distant answer while sitting on a log in the woods.
Bigfoot · Jacksonville, Illinois · 1986
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot walking across a pasture while riding a three-wheeler at night.
Bigfoot · Cuba, Illinois · 1999
Witness reports a large object dropped from a tree near a graveyard and left large footprints that indicated a height of 7-9 feet.
Bigfoot · Sorento, Illinois · 2006
Witness reports hearing pounding and thrashing in the woods while hunting with family, then smelling a foul odor and seeing a black, hairy, six-foot creature that climbs trees.
Bigfoot · Fulton County, Illinois · 2005
Witness reports seeing an 8-foot tall, brown, hairy humanoid walking across the road in front of their dump truck.
Bigfoot · Pearl City, Illinois · 2003
Witness reports seeing a huge, hairy, human-like figure walking away while bow hunting in Freeport, Illinois.
Bigfoot · Mount Vernon, Illinois · 2020
Witness reports seeing a big figure with glowing eyes walking along the tree line at night before turning into the woods.
Bigfoot · Eddyville, Illinois · 2007
Witness reports hearing aggressive wood knocks and later footsteps near their campsite in Pope County, Illinois, causing them to flee.
Bigfoot · Iroquois County, Illinois · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large dark figure blocking light from the house before it moved into the grass.
Bigfoot · Panama, Illinois · 1993
Witness reports seeing a tall, bipedal creature with long swinging arms that initially appeared to be a deer before running into the woods.
Bigfoot · Glenarm, Illinois · 2011
Witnesses report finding large barefoot footprints and a snapped tree near the cemetery, attributing them to Squatch activity.
Bigfoot · Orient, Illinois · 2009
Witness and a neighbor boy observed a large, hairy creature jogging across the road at night in Orient, Illinois.
Bigfoot · Sesser, Illinois · 2012
Witness reports seeing a large, tall, reddish-brown haired creature running on two feet near the shore of Rend Lake.
Bigfoot · Godfrey, Illinois · 2009
Witness reports seeing a large, shaggy, man-like creature with long black hair walking through the woods near Godfrey, Illinois.
Bigfoot · Beecher, Illinois · 2009
Witness reports seeing a brown, slender, 6-foot tall creature with short hair running inside the tree line at Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve.
Bigfoot · Jacksonville, Illinois · 2006
Witness reports that their family heard and saw a big foot in Central Illinois during the summer months.
Bigfoot · McLean County, Illinois
Witness reports feeding a creature daily which consumed the food and left potatoes in return.
Bigfoot · Edwardsville, Illinois · 2006
Witness reports seeing a gray or white object about 7 foot tall standing near a bush in the country at night.
Bigfoot · Willow Springs, Illinois · 2014
Witness reports seeing a tall, thin creature running fast across the street in a wooded area near Chicago.
Bigfoot · Shawnee National Forest, Illinois
Witness reports having previous experiences with strange animal noises and finding a footprint in the same location.
Bigfoot · Glenwood, Illinois · 2014
Witness reports seeing a tan reddish creature with a wedge-shaped head in a hedge apple tree at work and hearing chimpanzee-like noises.
Bigfoot · Rushville, Illinois · 2010
Witness reports hearing a loud scream at daybreak and seeing a large black figure in a valley before it disappeared.
Bigfoot · Richview, Illinois · 2010
Witness reports seeing or hearing a Bigfoot three times in December within 500 yards of their house, noting deer skeletons and broken limbs nearby.
Bigfoot · Keensburg, Illinois · 2013
Witness reports seeing a tall, lean humanoid creature in a ravine at Beall Woods State Park that watched them before climbing away.
Bigfoot · Shelby County, Illinois · 2014
Witness reports finding trees twisted and broken off at a height taller than himself after the encounters.
Bigfoot · Oquawka, Illinois · 2012
Witness reports seeing a big hairy figure in a shallow creek at twilight south of Oquawka before it vanished after a roar was heard.
Bigfoot · Rozetta, Illinois · 2008
Witness reports seeing a large, hunched, hairy figure with long arms heading down a draw during turkey hunting in early morning.
Bigfoot · Oregon, Illinois · 1960
Witness reports hearing a terrible screaming and smelling a horrible smell from the woods near Castle Rock State Park in spring 1960.
Bigfoot · Mount Carmel, Illinois · 2010
Witness reports seeing a large humanoid creature on E 1020 N near Beall Woods State Park.
Bigfoot · Litchfield, Illinois · 2012
Witness reports tracking large footprints in the mud for half a mile after her sister reported seeing a creature with a skunk-like smell.
Bigfoot · Orland Park, Illinois · 2012
Witness reports seeing a large, black, ape-like creature standing by the road near Orland Grove Forest Preserve while driving with their son.
Bigfoot · Murphysboro, Illinois · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large creature on a cliff shaking trees and throwing rocks at their boat.
Bigfoot · Sauk Village, Illinois · 2008
Witness reports finding a large footprint and handprint in a forest preserve, believing them to be from a man.
Bigfoot · Little Grassy Lake, Illinois · 2012
Two witnesses heard strange sounds and saw a giant splash in the water while fishing at Little Grassy Lake.
Bigfoot · McLean County, Illinois · 2016
Witness reports seeing a huge dark reddish brown figure with long hair standing in a clearing during daylight.
Bigfoot · Wonder Lake, Illinois · 2021
Witness reports hearing deep grunting yells and imitative sounds from a cornfield near Wonder Lake around midnight.
Bigfoot · Detroit, Illinois · 2007
Witness reports hearing loud footsteps and seeing a large, hairy creature with a huge stride while deer hunting in Pike County, Illinois.
Bigfoot · Springfield, Illinois · 2012
Witness reports seeing an 8-foot tall, brown, human-shaped creature with long flowing hair at the edge of the UIS soccer fields.
Bigfoot · Albion, Illinois · 2000
Witness reports seeing a huge figure walking upright towards Albion near Red Hill Road while driving home from work.
Bigfoot · Prairie du Rocher, Illinois · 1973
Witness reports hearing loud grunts and screeches from a sinkhole while camping on a farm, observing trees shaking violently as if grabbed by an unseen force, which frightened her dog and horses…
Bigfoot · Colchester, Illinois · 2009
Witness reports seeing a squatting, wide creature near a dead tree while hiking with a friend, noting the woods went silent and a skunk-like smell was present.
Bigfoot · Union County, Illinois · 2012
The witness found broken tree limbs and a poorly crafted hut made of large logs, attributing them to Bigfoot activity.
Bigfoot · Altona, Illinois · 2014
Witness reports seeing a large creature near the edge of town between Henry and Knox Counties in Illinois.
Bigfoot · Oregon, Illinois
Witness reports potatoes and bacon going missing from a campsite miles into the woods.
Bigfoot · Jacksonville, Illinois · 2006
Witness reports seeing a nine-foot tall, dark brown, muscular humanoid with a hairy human-like face standing in the road and later looking through his front window.
Bigfoot · Plainview, Illinois · 2014
Witness reports seeing a large, broad-shouldered bipedal figure near the treeline while driving home at night.
Bigfoot · Carlinville, Illinois · 1992
Witness reports seeing a large, tall, hairy creature walking across a road near a lake in September 1992.
Bigfoot · Lincoln, Illinois · 2004
Witness reports seeing a medium build, thick black hairy humanoid with a charcoal grey face standing by the roadside on I-55 in October 2004.
Bigfoot · Matteson, Illinois · 2010
Witness reports seeing a huge humanoid standing by a tree and later in a ditch while driving through the forest preserve at night.
Bigfoot · Grundy County, Illinois · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large human-like animal described as bigfoot while stopped by the roadside with a friend in the summer of 1979.
Bigfoot · Kellerville, Illinois · 2013
Witness reports seeing a large, muscular, hairy humanoid with grey and white skin on its head while riding a motorcycle near Siloam Springs State Park.
Bigfoot · Chicago, Illinois
Witness reports seeing a Sasquatch crossing railroad tracks near O'Hare airport and finding large prints in a nearby marshy area.
Bigfoot · Jackson County, Illinois · 1988
Witness reports encountering a large, muscular creature at a pond near Giant City State Park that threw rocks and screamed after he killed a water moccasin.
Bigfoot · McLean County, Illinois
Witness reports a creature throwing rocks closer and closer at them in the pasture.
Bigfoot · Albany, Illinois · 2012
Witness reports observing definite footprints with toes and a human-like shape in the snow on their property.
Bigfoot · Rock Falls, Illinois · 2006
Witness reports seeing a honey brown Bigfoot standing sideways in a cornfield near Rock Falls, Illinois, while walking their dog.
Bigfoot · Manteno, Illinois · 2011
Witness reports hearing footsteps, a grunt/growl, and a whooping noise while fishing at night, later suspecting it might be 'THE SQuatch'.
Bigfoot · LaSalle, Illinois · 2011
Witness reports seeing a large humanoid subject moving across a field at night near a bridge south of Marseilles.
Bigfoot · Rockford, Illinois · 1994
Witness reports seeing a tall, slender, deer-colored figure with large eyes hiding behind a tree near their house by the Kishwaukee River before it ran away after being illuminated by car headlights.
Bigfoot · Pontiac, Illinois · 1977
A hunter in a tree stand southeast of Pontiac reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature standing 2.5 feet above the surrounding vegetation before it walked away.
Bigfoot · Decatur, Illinois · 1980
Witness reports seeing a large, muscular, furry humanoid creature with human-like facial features in their backyard at night.
Bigfoot · Stronghurst, Illinois · 2002
Witness reports seeing a pair of menacing yellow eyes above a row of cows on a rural hill, which moved quickly when approached.
Bigfoot · Hardin County, Illinois · 2008
Witness reports that while setting up a telescope near the Shawnee National Forest, large rocks were thrown at them and a loud high-pitched scream was heard in the woods.
Bigfoot · Sangamon County, Illinois · 2008
Witness heard a moaning howl close to the house and felt watched while packing to move in Girard, IL.
Bigfoot · Kickapoo State Recreation Area, Illinois · 2006
Witness reports smelling a terrible musky stench while driving through the park in early summer.
Bigfoot · LaSalle, Illinois · 2014
Witness reports seeing and hearing a big foot moving fast on an embankment in Buffalo Rock State Park.
Bigfoot · Findlay, Illinois · 2014
Witness reports two separate encounters with large creatures, one grey and one dark black, while deer hunting in a state park in Shelby County, Illinois.
Bigfoot · East Peoria, Illinois · 1957
Witness reports seeing a black hairy figure about 8 feet tall walking around a stick hut in Farmdale Park while hunting.
Bigfoot · McLean County, Illinois
Witness reports a creature tossing a pink cup into the ditch after being left as a gift.
Bigfoot · De Witt, Illinois · 2009
Witness reports seeing a seven-foot tall, black-haired creature with yellow eyes running through trees at Clinton Lake.
Bigfoot · Jonesboro, Illinois · 2015
Witness reports seeing a large, reddish-brown furred humanoid with a flat face and orange eyes staring at their dog from twenty yards away before disappearing into the woods.
Bigfoot · Bedford Park, Illinois · 2015
Witness reports finding large footprints with toe imprints in the snow while performing pest control service.
Bigfoot · Wonder Lake, Illinois · 2021
Witness reports hearing a faint howl from across the lake after the man's yell.
Bigfoot · Palos Park, Illinois · 2013
Witness reports seeing a tall black figure walking behind their vehicle in Palos Park in March 2013.
Bigfoot · Blandinsville, Illinois · 2013
Witness reports seeing a large, long-haired, light-colored animal on all fours in an open field while driving home.
Bigfoot · Webster, Illinois · 2000
Witness reports seeing a large, black, hairy creature approximately 8 feet tall that shook a tree and appeared to play peekaboo while the witness was deer hunting.
Bigfoot · Jackson County, Illinois · 2017
The witness reports a second encounter at the same location two weeks after the first sighting.
Bigfoot · Olive Branch, Illinois · 2011
Witness reports feeling a chill and smelling a skunky scent while in his car before finding a fresh footprint on a gravel pad.
Bigfoot · Harrisburg, Illinois · 2021
Witness reports hearing rocks thrown, wood knocks, and clear whoops/howls while hiking in the Shawnee National Forest, leading them to believe they were being watched by a sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Carlinville, Illinois · 2012
Witness reports seeing a large, dark humanoid-like figure cross a field from one treeline to another during an early morning potty break.
Bigfoot · Crawford County, Illinois · 2002
Witness reports seeing a thin black 7 to 8 foot man-like creature near a river while swimming with her boyfriend and daughter.
Bigfoot · Carlyle, Illinois · 2007
Witness reports seeing a large, fur-covered creature jump from a tree and run on its hind legs before fleeing into the treeline.