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

A caracal that had recently been on the loose in a suburban Chicago neighborhood has officially been captured, nearly 24 ...

Jan Hoffman-Rau said she was flabbergasted when she spotted the wild cat hanging out in her backyard on Friday morning.

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 ...

Authorities used a pole with a cord on the end to lasso and cage the caracal from beneath the deck of a home in Hoffman ...

Caracals, an internationally protected species, are native to Africa, the Middle East and India, per the Smithsonian’s ...

The search for an exotic cat in Chicago's northwest suburbs has come to an end. "The cat was hiding under a resident's deck ...

A wild cat was on the loose in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago.A Caracal was locatedunder a resident's deck in Hoffman ...

Police in the Northwest suburbs issued a statement Tuesday saying a stray animal had been spotted in the area -- but it's not your typical housecat.

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.

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