Pets and Animals
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Heartland Animal Shelter Chosen for The Jackson Galaxy Project's Life-Saving Cat Pawsitive Pro ProgramFeb 04, 2020 10:00 pm - Heartland Animal Shelter is selected by The Jackson Galaxy Project (JGP), a Signature Program of GreaterGood.org, to participate in the 2020 class of Cat Pawsitive Pro, ...
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Constable: Smart crows' rehabilitation not yet caws for celebrationFeb 04, 2020 4:30 am - In recent years, I've spotted coyotes and foxes in the local park, an 8-point buck and a doe in the 7-Eleven parking lot, and a plethora of squirrels and rabbits, as wel...
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Allow dogs in Independence Grove's core recreation area? Forest preserve board still says noFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - No dogs allowed will remain the policy in the core recreational areas of Lake County's most popular forest preserve. Forest preserve board members rejected a request fro...
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5 fun weekend events: Lewis Black at the Genesee, 'ABBA Mania' at the Raue and ArcadaJan 31, 2020 5:00 am - “ABBA Mania” tours to the Raue Center and Arcada Theatre, comedian Lewis Black plays the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan and The Gershwins' “Porgy and Bess” is screened in s...
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Our dogs communicate with us; we just need to listenJan 29, 2020 10:00 pm - I've always been interested in language and communication. Some people enjoy Soduku and solving calculus equations; give me a sentence to diagram. Grammar, syntax, morph...
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Pit bull attacks, kills corgi in Arlington HeightsJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - A Welsh corgi dog out for a walk with its owner this week in Arlington Heights was mauled to death by a pit bull that escaped from its house. "It was the worst thing I h...
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Here's the scoop: A cat's purr means a lot more than just a content kittyJan 28, 2020 5:00 am - Sweet, furry faces, young and old, stared out from cages at the PetSmart on Sutton Road in Hoffman Estates as 10-year-old Mikayla cuddled a tabby she wanted to adopt. A...
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Senate bill would outlaw using live animals as carnival prizesJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - It is a mainstay of fairs and carnivals around the country: Sink a Ping-Pong ball into a fish bowl and win the goldfish swimming inside. But if a bill in the Illinois Se...
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Weekend picks: Loverboy works for the weekend at the Genesee SaturdayJan 25, 2020 6:00 am - Snow dogs The annual Husky Heroes event returns this weekend with demonstrations of sled-pulling, “skijoring” and more. Families can take photos with Siberian huskies an...
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Weekend at play: Husky Heroes at Morton Arboretum, Loverboy at the GeneseeJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - Husky Heroes race into the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, more than 450 pianists perform during American Grands 25 in Elgin and Canadian rockers Loverboy headline Waukegan's...