Mothman of Chicago
A red-eyed winged humanoid haunting the skies above Chicago since 2011.
Repeated sightingsNorth America
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Cryptids of Illinois
Chicago shocked the cryptid world when the Mothman of Chicago began appearing to dozens of credible witnesses starting in 2017, mirroring West Virginia's infamous 1966 wave.
4 documented creatures
Piasa Bird
A dragon-bird painted on Mississippi River bluffs by the Illini, feared as a man-eater.
Folklore onlyNorth America
Enfield Monster
A three-legged, gray-skinned creature that terrorized an Illinois town for three nights.
Eyewitness reportsNorth America
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Big Muddy Monster
A mud-caked, hair-covered giant that emerged from the Big Muddy River and made it into the local police log.
Repeated sightingsNorth America
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