Cow that ran wild in Niles 'senior prank' receives name
WOODSTOCK, Ill. - A cow that got loose and ran wild in a northwest suburb during a senior prank gone wrong last month has finally been given a name.
Following the cow's capture, she was transferred to Hooved Animal Humane Society in Woodstock where the organization held a naming contest on Facebook.
After much debate, the cow was named Blossom — which seems fitting given that spring is the season of rebirth and renewal.
On April 27, just before 3 a.m., Niles police were called to Northridge Preparatory School for "suspicious" activity involving several students who appeared to be planning a senior prank that involved live animals. The students had bought a cow and pig on Craigslist, and chickens were also being used. However, during the prank, the cow escaped and ran into a nearby neighborhood.
Residents captured footage of the cow running in front of houses, and police officers and a farm worker from Wagner Farms worked together to capture the animal.
While the students involved in the prank were not criminally charged, they were given ordinance violations.
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Blossom is still being held at the Hooved Animal Humane Society.
Niles senior prank cow now at McHenry animal sanctuary
A cow that was used in an attempted "senior prank" in Niles is now resting comfortably at a sanctuary in McHenry County. The 8-month-old heifer is up for adoption at Hooved Animal Humane Society and there's even a contest to come up with a name for her.
Guy Battista was retrieving something from his car on the morning the cow got loose when he noticed something funny.
"I walk back towards the door and I see the look on my daughter’s face, it’s a weird look on her face," said Battista. "I look behind me and see this massive animal."