UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Cougar sighting reported in Illinois

|
 
Published: Sept. 5, 2012 at 12:36 PM

WINNETKA, Ill., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Police in Illinois said they have received a report of a cougar sighting north of Chicago, but the sighting has not been confirmed.

Winnetka police said a resident reported spotting the animal near the village's public works facility around 8:30 p.m. Monday, about two months after similar sightings were reported in nearby villages, the Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said there are no sustained cougar populations in the state, but the animals have been known to follow lake Michigan to Illinois from their homes in South Dakota.

© 2012 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening NBC upfronts Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York Spire raised on top of One WTC 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
Additional Odd News Stories
Your Daily Horoscope
The almanac
1 of 14
Obama in Berlin
View Caption
A child is seen playing at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Berlin on June 18, 2013. Obama is scheduled to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and will later speak at the Brandenburg Gate where fifty years earlier, U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivered his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a Berliner)" address . UPI/David Silpa
fark
British report recommends bankers go directly to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $200 (million)...
"My wife found out I knocked up an alien cat woman and was very unhappy. That caused a few problems,...
Oh, no, not this shiat again
Man upset that the mother of his child refused to let him see his kid decides to randomly shoot...
From the Powerball FAQ: "Swinging a live chicken above your head while wishing for the future numbers...
"My family is being torn apart because my husband won't wear his seatbelt"