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.

In this episode, the Weird Around Illinois team talks about The Lodge of Antioch, and the paranormal activity that happens there!

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 proof that this famous footage of the hairy cryptid was, indeed, fake. The Weird Around Illinois team looks into it.

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 Around Illinois team tries to figure out once and for all what attracts dogman.

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, where do they go? The Weird Around Illinois team examines this question.

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 Burlington?"

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.

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 human mind and how they might create paranormal incidents.

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 paranormal atmosphere and, more importantly, the food. But is the Lodge, or Antioch itself, actually haunted?

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 Illinois.