Residents of Chicago's northwest suburbs have been advised to stay alert after an exotic wild cat was spotted in Hoffman Estates. The cat is believed to be a caracal, an endangered species native to ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: The caracal was captured around 12 p.m. Tuesday. An updated story can be found here. Our original story continues below. Police in the Northwest suburbs issued a statement Tuesday ...

Caracals are incredibly beautiful and majestic creatures, but as wild cats, they're often misunderstood by exotic pet lovers who don't respect their true nature. Caracals are powerful hunters that don ...

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 caracal ...

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 ...

The Erie Zoo's 11½-year-old caracal, Onkwani, was euthanized due to a heart-based mass. Onkwani initially responded well to treatment for fluid buildup around his heart but later declined. (This story ...