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Meet the sphinx moth: Nature’s daytime moths mimic hummingbirds and bees

By Mark Spreyer, Stillman Nature Center
May 28, 2026 11:04 am - It has transparent wings, mimics hummingbirds and bees, and can fly up to 30 miles per hour. Meet the sphinx moth.
Ask a Vet: Why does my dog pant so much?

By Jane Sykes
May 26, 2026 4:25 pm - Ask a Vet: Why does my dog pant so much?
Baby bison born at Kane County forest preserve

By Joey Weslo
May 14, 2026 11:45 am - Huddled close to its mother, the first bison calf born in a Kane County tallgrass prairie in over 200 years represents more than restoration: Something lost. Something returned. Something reborn.
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century

By LAURA BARGFIELD and TODD RICHMOND
May 13, 2026 11:24 am - Two bald eagles hatchlings have been spotted in a nest in a Chicago park in what city officials believe is the raptors' first successful wild breeding in the Windy City i...
Ask a Vet: Is there a pill that can help my dog live longer?

By Jane Sykes, D.V.M.
May 12, 2026 1:24 pm - Ask a Vet: Is there a pill that can help my dog live longer?
Naperville firefighters rescue 10 ducklings on Mother’s Day

By Dave Oberhelman
May 11, 2026 2:27 pm - Naperville firefighters execute a special Mother’s Day rescue.
Pen pups: Why more police dogs are going to work in jails

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
May 07, 2026 6:12 pm - We’re used to seeing police dogs out on the street alongside officers and deputies, but these days a growing number of K-9 units are at work out of the public eye and behind steel doors in jails.
A new chapter for wildlife: DuPage unveils net-zero conservation center

By Anamari Dorgan, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
May 06, 2026 11:43 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County opened its new 27,000-square-foot DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center in Glen Ellyn, which treats over 11,000 sick, injured, and orphaned native animals annually and educates tens of thousands of visitors about wildlife.
Aurora inviting public to help name four baby falcons born near city hall

By Rick West
May 06, 2026 3:00 pm - The city of Aurora is asking people to help name four baby falcons who hatched while under the wings of their mother on the side of city hall.
Ask a vet: Why is my dog scratching?

By Dr. Ashley Rossman, DVM
May 05, 2026 11:10 pm - My dog is constantly scratching his stomach area that has now become red and irritated. He doesn’t have fleas. What might be causing his condition?

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