Pets and Animals
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$1.2 million Palatine cat rescue expansion on track, open house planned soonSep 25, 2020 5:30 am - An ambitious $1.2 million expansion and renovation of a cat rescue shelter in Palatine is nearing the end of its first phase, with hopes that the project will be done by...
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Group asked to return 15 French bulldogs rescued from O'Hare warehouseSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - A Chicago-based animal rescue group has until Monday to give up 15 French bulldogs it saved from an O'Hare International Airport warehouse where they had been housed in ...
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Letter from the Editor: Introduce us to your pets!Sep 24, 2020 1:00 am - For a little more than 16 years, one of the first things anybody asked me when we talked was whether my cat, Gracie, had tried to kill my now-husband recently. Most of t...
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Curiosity may have killed the cat, but 'skunked' the dogSep 23, 2020 11:00 pm - The wild animals in our area seem to be on the move this time of the year. I've seen raccoons, two deer crossing the street, opossums, rabbits, squirrels, of course, and...
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Lincolnshire officials pass on pilot program for backyard chickensSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - A proposal to allow Lincolnshire residents to keep chickens in backyard coops as part of a limited pilot program has been nixed by village trustees -- and a local woman ...
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Join a naturalist for an Autumn Bird Walk Sept. 20 in St. CharlesSep 16, 2020 11:00 pm - Enjoy the changing season as we hike, look, and listen for the birds inhabiting our forest preserves this fall. At this all-ages program, Forest Preserve District natura...
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Homemade honey a new addition at Round Lake Beach golf pro shopSep 16, 2020 5:30 am - One of the basic rules of beekeeping is not to approach the hive head on. "They're very defensive about their front door," explains Sandy Bemis, the superintendent at R...
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West Suburban Humane Society's Barkapalooza features online activities this yearSep 15, 2020 6:00 am - West Suburban Humane Society's Barkapalooza features online activities this year
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From booze to barks: Former Teddy's Liquors in Arlington Heights to become dog boarding facilitySep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Once an Arlington Heights mom-and-pop store with aisle upon aisle stocked with bottles of booze, the former Teddy's Liquors on Rand Road will soon cater to man's best fr...
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Has your dog been hacking recently? It could be kennel coughSep 14, 2020 6:00 am - If your dog spends a good deal of time with other dogs while waiting for a home in a shelter, boarding in a kennel, training in obedience classes, or playing with other ...