After a wildcat being kept as a pet got loose in a Vernon Hills neighborhood, a state representative introduced legislation proposing a ban on the possession of the African feline, called a serval,… ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A cat native to Africa called a serval is on the loose in Decatur. Adult servals generally range between 25 and 30 pounds.

African serval cats would be added to the list of animals illegal to possess in Illinois under proposed legislation introduced by state Rep. Daniel Didech, a Democrat from Buffalo Grove. The ...