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Apr 18, 2008 3:43 pm US/Central

Abbott Labs Guard Sights Cougar In Lake County

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. (Lake County News-Sun) ― Lake County may have a cougar at large.

A security guard at Abbott Laboratories reported seeing a cougar in the area of Buckley and Waukegan roads Thursday morning. The sighting in the business park near Waukegan was reported to sheriff's police at 4:30 a.m.

Deputies searched the area for about 40 minutes but did not see anything, sheriff's Sgt. Christopher Thompson said.

Chicago police shot and killed a cougar in the Roscoe Village neighborhood Monday afternoon. In previous weeks, residents in Wilmette, North Chicago and Round Lake Park reported seeing a large cat-like animal.

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