bobcat

After reading about a Georgia woman's horrific encounter with a bobcat, I began to wonder if it could happen in Illinois, too.

For nearly a week now, bobcats have been a pretty hot topic thanks to a video from North Carolina home's surveillance camera that went absolutely viral.

Thanks to some wildlife sanctuaries, Lynxie the Bobcat's story will have a happier ending than its beginning.

Alex Degman -- Illinois Radio Network Bobcats are no longer endangered, and a newly signed bill aims to curtail what some downstate lawmakers say is a rapidly growing population. Bobcats were endangered in Illinois from 1977 to 1999, but their numbers have recovered...

Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network The bobcat could be a target for Illinois hunters. The state House has passed a bill regulating a hunt. "These aren't your little kitty cats -- nice, furry animals," said State Rep. Pat Verschoore (D-Milan), the sponsor, as his colleagues made animal noises throughout the chamber...