Illinois

    General

  1. 2017-10-29 A field guide to Illinois' fantastic beasts [Banner] Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), pp. 4-1 & 4-4

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    Freshwater

    Kankakee River

  2. 1984-02-21 'Monster' feasts on ducks Lansing State Journal (Lansing, MI), p. C1
  3. 1984-02-21 Monster fish attacking river ducks Seymour Tribune (Seymour, IN), p. 6
  4. 1984-02-21 Just when they thought it was safe: Ducks attacked by monster fish Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL), p. 18
  5. 1984-02-21 Fish has taste for ducks Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), p. 4B
  6. 1984-02-21 Monster fish attacking ducks? Daily Republican-Register (Mount Carmel, IL), p. 9
  7. 1984-02-21 Loser's corner . . . The Times (Munster, IN), p. A1
  8. 1984-02-21 'Monster fish' likes taste of ducks Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN), p. A1

  9. 1984-02-22 Kankakee monster makes stream unsafe for ducks The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, IA), p. 10T
  10. 1984-02-22 Monster fish goes for ducks Herald and Review (Decatur, IL), p. B6
  11. 1984-03-22 Curtis takes up ducks' cause The Times (Munster, IL), p. D4

  12. 1994-03-01 Monster rough on migrating ducks The Herald-Palladium (Saint Joseph, MI), p. 21

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    Giant Snake

  13. 1886-07-31 An Illinois snake The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 6

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    Sewer Gator

  14. 1913-10-30 Lacerta carnegiensis in water pipe two years Stevens Point Daily Journal (Stevens Point, WI), p. 7
  15. 1913-11-14 Lacerta carnegiensis in water pipe two years The Tensas gazette (Saint Joseph, LA), p. 8
  16. 1913-10-30 Lacerta carnegiensis in water pipe two years The Waldo Advocate (Waldo, KS), p. 1

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    Stump Pond Monster

  17. 1964--10-11 Scary 'monster' called catfish Sunday Courier and Press (Evansville, IN), p. 1A
  18. 1964--10-11 Scary 'monster' called catfish Sunday Courier and Press (Evansville, IN), p. 1A

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    The Enfield Horror

  19. 1973-05-07 Says monster no hoax - he's seen it two times [Part 1] [Part 2] South Haven Daily Tribune, pp. 4 & 8

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    Noteworthy

  20. 1938-07-19 Opossum on Chicago porch [Part 1] [Part 2] The St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, ON(, p. 14

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    Varmints

  21. 1888-02-26 A Wild-cat chase St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, MO), (p. 4

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    Black Panther

    St. Clair County, IL

  22. 1986-12-18 earchers track killer cat that roams Illinois town The Alabama Journal (Montgomery, AL), p. 5

  23. 1987-09-22 Elusive Panther is sighted Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, IL), p. B1

  24. 1987-09-24 Elusive Black Panther seen again Herald and Review (Decatur, IL), p. A6

  25. 1987-09-24 Roaming panther worries official The Rock Island Argus (Moline, IL), p. B11

  26. 1987-12-25 County deputy spots elusive Black Panther Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, IL), p. B1

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    Cougar

    New Boston, IL

  27. 2005-10-23 Cougars are showing up in Midwest Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN), p. B9

  28. 2004-12-12 Woods and waters Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), p. 3-18

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    Cook County Bear

  29. 1978-08-24 Rangers get ready for bear Evening Express (Portland, ME), p. 2

    Gooseville Bear

  30. 1949-08-11 100-man posse fails to find Gooseville monster Norwalk Reflector Herald, p. 1
  31. 1949-08-12 Hunt 'Monster of Gooseville' South Haven Daily Tribune, p. 2

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    Mysterious Cat-like Creatures

  32. 1946-09-24 Mystery solved Nashua Telegraph (Nashua, NH), p. 5

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    Peoria Mystery Animal

  33. 1950-12-06 Sheriff to hunt strange animal killing livestock The Portsmouth Herald (Portsmouth, NH), p. 8
  34. 1950-12-06 Peoria farmer hunts for mysterious killer The Concord Daily Monitor (Concord, NH), p. 18

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    Strange Animal

  35. 1933-01-05 Strange little animal is found in basement The Daily Journal-Gazette and Commercial Star (Mattoon, IL), p. 10

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  36. 1964-12-21 As You Were — 30 years ago today Mt. Vernon Register-News (Mt Vernon, IL), p. 15

  37. 1947-07-28 Searching party hunt 'monster' Lafayette Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN), p. 1

  38. 1950-12-07 No title The Albertan (Calgary, AB), p. 3

  39. 1964-07-30 Shattoc youth sights "panther" The Breese Journal (Breese, IL), p. 1
  40. 1964-07-30 Shattoc youth sights "panther" The Breese Journal (Breese, IL), p. 1
  41. 1964-11-17 Strange animal remains a mystery after search Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, IL), p. 9

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