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CHICAGO — A police officer killed a 150-pound cougar in a residential area on the city’s North Side Tuesday.
Police say several residents reported seeing the cat early Monday. The officer shot the animal in an alley.
Authorities say the cougar will be checked for any markings, chips or tags that would show if it was someone’s pet rather than a wild animal.
Confirmed sightings of cougars are rare in Illinois, but authorities in the suburb of Wilmette say they received several reports of cougar sightings during the weekend.
