Pets and Animals
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St. Charles Township woman accused of animal cruelty free on bondJun 10, 2020 1:00 am - A 27-year-old St. Charles Township woman accused of aggravated cruelty to animals turned herself in and was released on bond. A Kane County judge issued a warrant for Em...
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Amateur photographer chronicling growth of bald eagle family in Lake CountyJun 10, 2020 1:00 am - Amateur photographer Tim Elliott always has had an interest in birds, but it wasn't until recently that circumstances led him to one of Lake County's most majestic avian...
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Muskrat tales: How this swimming rodent differs from a beaverJun 08, 2020 6:00 am - This time of year, I often see a muskrat gracefully swimming along the surface of our pond with a mouth full of greens. At a certain location, the animal dives down and ...
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St. Charles Twp. woman charged with animal cruelty after discovery of dead dogsJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a St. Charles Township woman charged with felony aggravated animal cruelty. On May 29, a Kane County sheriff's deputy was dis...
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Update: Randall Oaks Zoo unable to open under Phase 3 guidelinesJun 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Update: The Dundee Township Park District regretfully announces that they are unable to open the Randall Oaks Zoo at this time. They had planned to utilize a new guided ...
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Constable: Reopening leaves confused dogs asking, where are you going?Jun 04, 2020 5:23 am - With Illinois moving into reopening phases, one segment of our population may not be looking forward to all those new freedoms. Most dogs have had a pretty good time dur...
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Hear something? Some 17-year cicadas are making an early arrival in the suburbsJun 04, 2020 5:00 am - They're coming. Sort of. Every 17 years, northern Illinois is inundated by the emergence of periodical cicadas called Brood XIII Cicadas. “When that happens, when the 17...
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Will Lake Barrington allow backyard chickens on smaller lots?Jun 04, 2020 1:00 am - Lake Barrington's elected officials are mulling a proposal that would permit homeowners to keep chickens in their backyards on properties smaller than currently allowed ...
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Kane County says deputy shot aggressive pit bullJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - An injured, aggressive pit bull whose owner has yet to be identified was shot and killed Thursday morning near East Dundee by a Kane County sheriff's deputy, officials s...
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Judge gives control of Joe Exotic's zoo to Carole Baskin
Jun 02, 2020 11:00 pm - WYNNEWOOD, Okla. - A federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix's "Tiger King" docuseries to Joe Exotic's chief rival. In a ruling...