The caracal, a medium-sized cat native to parts of Africa and Asia, was caught by police officers responding to a reported sighting at about 7:24 a.m. in the 1600 block of Foltz Drive, officials said.

CHICAGO (CBS) --A wild cat that had been roaming the northwest suburbs for at least a few days is no longer on the prowl. Animal control officers captured the caracal in Hoffman Estates on Tuesday ...

After almost a week of roaming through the suburbs of Chicago, a large, wild cat native to parts of Africa and Asia has been captured. Authorities cornered the caracal – a protected, endangered ...

The large cat -- a caracal -- was located Tuesday morning in Hoffman Estates under the deck of a residence, the police department said. Cell phone video moments after the capture showed at least ...

You can find her on X @afekki Languages: English. Arabic. French. A reported attack by a caracal wild cat on Israeli soldiers has gone viral among social media users in the Arab world. Israeli ...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (WLS) -- A rare, endangered large cat was captured after being reported on the loose in the north suburbs. Hoffman Estates police captured the caracal at a home after several ...

Police in Hoffman Estates are searching for a large cat on Monday evening. They say it has been identified as a caracal, an internationally protected endangered species that is not common in the ...

But when it does it makes headlines. Like in February, when a caracal was photographed swimming in the river Chambal, by a tourist on a safari. The cat was crossing over from Morena, Madhya ...

Oct. 16 (UPI) --An exotic caracal cat seen wandering loose in a Chicago suburb for the past few days was safely captured by animal control officers, authorities said. The Hoffman Estates Police ...

On Tuesday morning around 11:30 a.m., officials confirmed the caracal was captured and is unharmed. According to the Hoffman Estates Police Department, the cat was found hiding under a resident's deck ...