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Weird Around Illinois
by SC
We're a family that searches for weird stuff around Illinois, such as dogman, bigfoot, ghosts, and more. Make sure to check us out on YouTube!
Episodes
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The Hauntings of Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago!
In the Lincoln Park Neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, there is an area angry spirits and wild beasts roam over graves desecrated by the Great Chicago Fire, just blocks from the site of the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre. This area is, of course, the Lincoln Park Zoo, and the Weird Around...
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A Possible Bigfoot Encounter in Knox County, Illinois!
Bigfoot sightings are becoming more and more common in the northern half of Illinois, particularly in the vicinity of Peoria. The Weird Around Illinois team examines a report from a listener with a scary bigfoot encounter in Knox County, Illinois.
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A New Approach to Paranormal Investigations with Dr. Joel Ramsey - Pt. 2
When you're looking for an "Expert" in the paranormal field, it's often hard to know what sets someone apart from the rest. How about a PHD in psychology, over 20 years of paranormal investigation and over 100 ghosts, spirits, poltergeists and/or cryptids investigated? That's what the Paranormal...
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A New Approach to Paranormal Investigations with Dr. Joel Ramsey (The Paranormal Professor) - Pt. 1
The official introduction starts at 5:09 🙂 - When you're looking for an "Expert" in the paranormal field, it's often hard to know what sets someone apart from the rest. How about a PHD in psychology, over 20 years of paranormal investigation and over 100 ghosts, spirits, poltergeists and/or...
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Are There Lions in Indiana?
Usually if you hear that there are lions in Indiana, it means Detroit is playing the Colts, but not this time. People are claiming to see real lions, a lioness and her cub, in Indiana not too far from Indianapolis. Are these escaped captive animals, or just a case of mistaken identity? The Weird...
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This Waukegan Bridge is Under Reconstruction... But Why?
Something weird is going on in Waukegan, Illinois (again). A bridge is closed for repair. No big deal, right? Except the bridge is within a mile of three different Mothman sightings. Is this another Mothman bridge incident? The Weird Around Illinois team looks into it.
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5 Most DANGEROUS Cryptids Around Illinois
What cryptid is the most dangerous to people? Do you need to fear Bigfoot coming out of the woods at you? Dogman attacking your campsite? Mothman swooping down on your car? The Weird Around Illinois team compares notes on what they believe to be the most dangerous cryptids around Illinois.
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Our Favorite Types of Investigations!
Over the last few years, the Weird Around Illinois team has investigated ghosts, UFO's, portals, and all types of cryptids from the universally famous ones like Bigfoot and Dogman to local ones like Goatman and the Piasa Bird. The team discusses their favorite types of investigations.
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We Visited the LBL! Did We Find Dogman?
People tell stories of a violent beast that stalks the wilderness known as "The Land Between the Lakes" in Kentucky and Tennessee. Is this frightening cryptid a Dogman? A Werewolf? A Bigfoot? A figment of someone's imagination? The Weird Around Illinois team visits to try to get the real story.
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Beware the KILLER Bigfoot
In this video, the team talks about the killer bigfoot, and where bigfoot has been said to have killed people.
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We Saw UFOs Near Lake Michigan After an Earthquake...
Could there be a correlation between an earthquake and increase in UFO activity? That's what we're wondering and we get weird around Illinois to see what answers we can find! Take a listen to our discussion and leave your opinions in the comments. We'd love to see them! Oh, like and subscribe too 👍
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What do DOGMAN Footprints Look Like?
When cryptid hunters are looking for bigfoot, they are often able to find distinctive bigfoot tracks. When these same cryptid hunters look for dogman, they rarely find any such evidence. Is there a logical explanation for this lack of dogman tracks? The Weird Around Illinois team tries to find out.
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Reacting to Our HATE Comments - Part 2
The Weird Around Illinois team goes looking for trolls...Internet trolls. In this episode, the team shares their negative internet posts, rude comments and general hate mail from the last year and a half.
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We Went Back to the Paranormal Chicago Convention! (2026)
Once a year, things get really weird around Countryside, Illinois, when Paranormal Chicago comes to town. Jack Chavez hosts this one day gathering of experts, enthusiasts and vendors who deal with ghosts, cryptids, UFO's, psychic phenomenon and all other things paranormal. Where else would you...
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Our Thoughts on the New "Disclosure Day" Movie!
When Steven Spielberg, the creator of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T., releases a movie about aliens, The whole world stops and takes notice. But is Spielberg's new film, Disclosure Day, really worth noticing? Is Disclosure Day a prophetic piece about the coming disclosure of all…
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The Ghost Hunting Equipment We Currently Use! (2026)
There was a time when all you needed to go looking for ghosts was maybe a camera and a tape recorder. Now ghost hunting equipment includes EMF Meters, Spirit Boxes, REM Pods and all other manner of devices meant to attract, detect and record ghostly activity. The Weird Around Illinois team talks...
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Reacting to Our HATE Comments - Part 1
The Weird Around Illinois team goes looking for trolls...Internet trolls. In this episode, the team shares their negative internet posts, rude comments and general hate mail from the last year and a half.
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Why Can’t Labs Recognize Bigfoot DNA?
Whenever people talk about bigfoot, skeptics demand "Where is the evidence?" One piece of bigfoot evidence that might silence the skeptics would be actual Sasquatch DNA. Tood bad nobody can seem to find any. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at why it seems to be so hard to collect and...
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Did the Pentagon Just Prove UFOs Are Real? (Spoiler: No)
The Pentagon has released over 100 files on UFO's or UAP's, but have they really told us anything? The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at some of the newly-disclosed UFO reports to determine if we're really any closer to knowing the truth about alien visitation.
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We Stayed Overnight at Illinois' Oldest Haunted Hotel...
Ghostly noises, poltergeists, apparitions, and a mysterious lady in black disappearing into a wall...We can only be talking about one place—the Desoto House in Galena Illinois. The Weird Around Illinois team spends a night in this haunted hotel to see what kind of paranormal phenomenon they can...
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What are Sky Trumpets?
Something is exploding through the skies of Illinois and elsewhere with tremendous noise. Are these "Sky Trumpets" aliens, portals, or simply normal aircraft and machine noises? The Weird Around Illinois team takes a listen...
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We Investigated a HAUNTED Restaurant in Galena!
Galena, Illinois is a town with a rich history, both normal and paranormal. Right in the middle of downtown Galena, there's a nice little restaurant called Cucina Bella which apparently has some paranormal history of it's own. The Weird Around Illinois team is on the scene to search for ghosts,...
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The Dark Side of UFO Disclosure...
There is a general feeling that some sort of UFO disclosure is on the horizon. But what does this mean? Will we finally learn the whole truth about UFO's, UAP's and aliens, or will it just be misinformation or nothing useful at all? The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at UFO Disclosure…
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The Government Knows Where Bigfoot Is... Here's Why They're Hiding It
For years, people have accused the government of covering up bigfoot sightings or actually interfering with attempts to find the giant hairy cryptid. But why would they do this? The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at potential reasons for a bigfoot coverup.
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This Restaurant in Antioch is HAUNTED...
In this episode, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about The Lodge of Antioch, and the paranormal activity that happens there!
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The Patterson-Gimlin Film: Is it Real, or Fake?
When it comes to evidence of bigfoot, few examples are more controversial than the Patterson-Gimlin film. By now just about everyone on the planet has seen this iconic short film featuring "Patty", the female bigfoot, looking over her shoulder as she crosses a creek. A new documentary may show...
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What Attracts a Dogman?
As one of the most popular cryptids of the modern age, many people seem to spend a lot of time either looking for or hiding from dogman. But, knowing what we know so a far about this canine cryptid, are there certain circumstances, places or behaviors that actually attract dogman? The Weird…
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Where Do Ghosts Go?
If you think about the most haunted place you've ever heard of, places like the house from "The Amityville Horror" or "The Conjuring", even those places do not have paranormal activity constantly, 24/7. It begs the question, when ghosts or other paranormal phenomenon aren't actively haunting…
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The WEIRDNESS of Burlington, Wisconsin
Ghosts, cryptids, UFO's, orbs and hidden tunnels...Just what the heck is going on in Burlington, Wisconsin? The Weird Around Illinois team is on the scene to investigate all of these strange phenomenon, as well as to try to settle the most important question—"Who makes the best cheeseburger in...
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The Cole Hollow Monster of East Peoria...
Something weird has been stalking around East Peoria, Illinois for some time. Whether you call it the Cole Hollow Monster, or Cohomo or simply Bigfoot, East Peoria residents have been reporting sightings of a hairy bipedal cryptid for decades. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a closer look.
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Ghosts… or Mind Powers?
When people see ghosts and other paranormal phenomenon, what are they actually seeing? Are these spirits, interdimensional travelers, or something conjured up by our own mind? The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at that last possibility, at the psychic and psychokinetic powers of the…
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The HAUNTINGS of Antioch, Illinois
Antioch, Illinois is a town with a rich history, and perhaps a rich paranormal history to go with it. Some ghost tours of Antioch start at the Lodge of Antioch, a restaurant which claims to have a ghost of its own. The Weird Around Illinois team stops in to visit this Antioch eatery to sample the...
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The BIGFOOT of Peoria, Illinois
When people think of places to find Bigfoot, they think of Washington State, Alaska, the Sierra Nevada's...And Peoria, Illinois. That's right, Peoria has been a hotbed of Bigfoot activity lately, so the Weird Around Illinois team is here to share stories about the primate cryptid in Central...
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Top 5 DOGMAN Sightings in Wisconsin
Wisconsin is best known for beer, cheese and Dogman. We'll leave it to you to rate the beer and cheese, but the Weird Around Illinois team wants to help you out with finding the elusive canine cryptid in the dairy state. We share the top five Dogman sightings in Wisconsin.
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Top 10 Cryptid Sightings in Indiana...
Indiana sits right in the middle of some pretty weird states (Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky), so it stands to reason that they would have their own fair share of strange cryptids. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at the top ten cryptids of Indiana.
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The UFO Disclosure Theory No One Wants to Talk About...
As the U.S. government becomes more open about UFO or UAP sightings, it feels like we're moving along a path to full disclosure about the existence of extraterrestrial life. This is a good thing, right? But what if there is a dark ulterior motive, a deeper alien conspiracy that is even worse than...
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Where To Report Cryptid or Paranormal Sightings!
If you had a cryptid or paranormal sighting, where should you report your sighting? In this video, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about the top places to report your sighting.
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Top 5 BIGFOOT Abilities You Didn't Know!
All cryptids are reported to have certain special abilities, and Bigfoot is no exception. But what can Bigfoot (or Sasquatch, or the Hairy Man, or the Skunk Ape, etc.) actually do? The Weird Around Illinois team takes a closer look at Bigfoot and what some of Bigfoot's special abilities may be.
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Top Weird Moments of 2025!
In this video, the Weird Around Illinois team discusses the good, and not so good parts of 2025.
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Celebrities That Believe in Bigfoot...
In this video, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about 10 celebrities that believe in bigfoot!
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How Does WEATHER Affect Cryptids?
Is it ever too cold for Bigfoot? Too rainy for Dogman? Too foggy for aliens and ghosts? The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at how weather can affect cryptids and other paranormal phenomenon and the people who investigate them.
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3I/ATLAS - A UFO, or Just a Comet? (The Final Answer)
There's an interstellar object called 3i Atlas hurtling through our solar system at incredible speed. Is it an alien spacecraft or alien probe? A weapon? An asteroid that will eventually kill us all? The Weird Around Illinois team tries to separate fact from fiction with the visitor from beyond…
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The Hounds People See Seconds Before DISASTER...
For thousands of years, people have told tales of fearsome canine cryptids known as hellhounds acting as guardians, guides or harbingers of evil. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at the lore surrounding hellhounds, and examines how the stories of these hounds of hell compare to modern...
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INSANE Sasquatch Encounters from Viewers!
In this episode, the Weird Around Illinois team reads viewer comments that tell interesting bigfoot stories that you may find no where else!
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The Great Lakes’ Oldest Unsolved Ship Mystery: Le Griffon
What caused one of the most famous ship disappearances in the history of the Great Lakes? Was Le Griffon cursed? Taken by aliens? Sent through a portal to another dimension? The Weird Around Illinois team discusses the mysteries that surround the disappearance (and perhaps reappearance) of this...
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The Secret Ability the Government Tried to BURY
It's not a surprise that governments have gone to great lengths to spy on each other. What may be a surprise is that their methods of spying include psychic activity like remote viewing. The Weird Around Illinois team tells the story of remote viewing projects conducted by the United States...
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10 Unexplained Creature Sightings in Illinois...
Over the last several months, the Weird Around Illinois team has received many interesting comments and sighting reports from listeners. This episode is devoted to giving these listener comments the spotlight and going over what they have to say about black panthers, dogman, cemeteries and more.
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Is Bigfoot Good, or Evil?
There are many stories about Bigfoot going back all the way to Native American legends. Some of these stories portray Sasquatch as a heroic guardian of the forest, others portray the cryptid as a horrific monster that attacks or even kills people. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at...
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The Hauntings of Kenosha, Wisconsin...
In this episode, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about the hauntings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and their experience investigating these areas.
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Dogman DOESN'T Exist...
Dogman doesn't exist! At least that's what some people say. For true dogman believers, those are fighting words. The Weird Around Illinois team takes a look at the arguments against the existence of this canine cryptid and talks about whether or not some of them could be valid.
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We're a family that searches for weird stuff around Illinois, such as dogman, bigfoot, ghosts, and more. Make sure to check us out on YouTube!
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