Chicago-Area Black Panther Sighting
Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 12th, 2009
Wheaton, Illinois police received a report on 9/11/09 of a 60-pound-plus black cat sighting at a park a week ago, the department said in a statement.
The sighting occurred at about dusk Sept. 4 when a woman who was running with her dog in Northside Park near the bridge area saw a large, black cat that was larger than her 60-pound dog. Her dog approached the cat, which fled into a nearby wooded area.
Deputy Chief Tom Meloni said the woman “grew up out west” and knows what a cougar looks like.
He said she had not planned to report the sighting, but did so after talking to friends.
Police have not received any other reports corroborating this sighting or reports of other sightings. They advised anyone who spots a cougar or similar wild feline to call 911.
Northside Park is largely surrounded by homes but also connects to the nearby Lincoln Marsh.
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Insteresting sighting. Hopefully more will be reported in the area.
Although a cougar sighting so close to Chicago may seem unlikely I have a good friend who had a sasquatch sighting 45 miles from the Chicago Loop a year ago. It is not all corn and soil beans in Illinois.
Wednesday September 23, 2009
We live behind Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton. There is a creek that runs through our neighborhood that is very wooded.
Tonight three family members at a neighbor spotted a similar animal in their yard and reported to the police. I was skeptical and headed down to the creek. Much to my surprise I spotted a large black animal walking about 30 yards away. It had the walk of a cat, definately not a domestic animal.
There is no question that something is out there.