A caracal cat, which can reach up to 40 pounds and is native to Africa and Asia, was captured Tuesday after roaming through a ...

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 ...

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An exotic large cat native to parts of Africa and Asia has been found under a deck after being spotted wandering around an ...

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.

Local residents of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, have been told by police not to feed the cat as officers attempt to track it down.

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 ...

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 ...

A wild cat that's native to Africa and parts of Asia has been captured after roaming around a Chicago suburb. Authorities used a pole with a cord on the end to lasso and cage the caracal Tuesday ...

Officers rushed in and got to work trapping the caracal, a medium-sized wild cat native to parts of Africa, India and Pakistan. Hoffman Estates Police work to trap a caracal, an exotic cat ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) -- A caracal is something you might expect to see on a safari in central or southern Africa, not in Chicago's northwest suburbs. But Hoffman Estates police said one of the exotic cats ...

Oct. 15 (UPI) --Residents of a Chicago suburb are being warned to keep an eye out for a caracal, a species of wild cat native to Asia and Africa. The Hoffman Estates Police Department said the ...