Urban Legends

When it comes to urban legends, Illinois has its fair share, but these 10 bizarre ones really weird us out.

Why is everyone so afraid of clowns? If you live in Illinois, there's actually a very good reason or reasons. One is all too real while the other is the state's most notorious urban legend who's perpetrator was never caught.

In the early 1990s people in Illinois were reporting seeing a creepy clown stalking children in the Chicago area, but are these accounts actually true?

Some people say Doveland, Wisconsin never existed, while others say the town and all of its residents mysteriously disappeared in the early 1990s.

The Hoosier state is home to many urban legends, but the tale of the hitchhiking ghost is quite eerie.

It's been said that where there is smoke, there is at least a little fire. That saying is accurate when it comes to the urban legend of ghost elephants in a cemetery in Illinois. There is a tragic truth to this tale that is far worse than the urban legend it inspired.

Have you heard versions of these spooky Illinois urban legends before?

Have you ever heard the urban legend about the Enfield monster, also known as "the Enfield Horror?"