Pets and Animals
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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...
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DuPage sheriff wants your help naming new police dogsJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - The DuPage County sheriff's office is asking for help naming three new police dogs that will receive training to sniff out narcotics. Challenge accepted. Let's see. It h...
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Where do insects go in the winter?Jan 23, 2020 10:00 pm - Editor's note: This article by Allison Frederick, public affairs assistant manager, is reprinted from the current issue of “Horizons,” the quarterly publication of the L...
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Therapy dogs visit Hoffman Estates village hall Jan. 30Jan 23, 2020 12:00 am - The village of Hoffman Estates will host its next Therapy Dog Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at village hall, 1900 Hassell Road in Hoffman Estates. A...
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Be prepared for any feline emergency by making listsJan 22, 2020 10:00 pm - A feline to-do list is appropriate with just one feline, but becomes increasingly necessary when you have multiple cats. To assist you with a list is almost comical com...
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Best bets: Ventriloquist Terry Fator tours to Waukegan's Genesee and Aurora's ParamountJan 22, 2020 5:28 am - Such characters! Celebrated comic ventriloquist and Las Vegas stalwart Terry Fator tours with his merry menagerie of puppets to two area locations this weekend: first at...
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Celebrate Husky Heroes at annual Morton Arboretum eventJan 22, 2020 5:00 am - Mushers aboard sleds direct teams of hardy Siberian huskies over roughly 1,000 miles of frozen Alaskan terrain every March in the Iditarod race. Racers, both canine and...
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Learn about the American kestrel at Lake County Audubon Society meeting Feb. 3Jan 21, 2020 12:00 am - Understanding the decline of the American kestrel is the topic of the next Lake County Audubon Society meeting, taking place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at Liber...
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Show squirrels some love on their special day: Squirrel Appreciation DayJan 20, 2020 5:00 am - The much-hyped holidays of December leave many people in a funk come January. If you're one of those suffering from the January blahs, never fear. There's a special day ...
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Readers show off their photos on Suburban Wildlife Facebook pageJan 20, 2020 5:00 am - Check out our Daily Herald Suburban Wildlife page on Facebook, www.facebook.com/group/suburbanwildlife/. There, you will find what many people have asked us about: A pla...