Pets and Animals
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After 2 people are bitten by coyotes on same day, authorities advise how to avoid encountersJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - Local officials are advising people how to avoid encounters with coyotes after two people were bitten Wednesday in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reported a 32-year...
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Find creative ways to get your finicky feline to playJan 08, 2020 10:00 pm - I often encourage feline fanciers to stimulate play with their animals and make old toys new again by reapplying catnip or putting them away for a while; then when they ...
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Suburbs offered plenty of action in world of birds in 2019Jan 07, 2020 5:00 am - Welcome to Part 2 of my annual review of the top news of a feather, where the suburbs offered plenty of action in the world of birds. A misplaced spotted towhee located...
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West Dundee to consider licensing regulations for catsJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - West Dundee soon could require pet owners to license their cats with the village in response to a new state law. Trustees this week directed staff members to draft an o...
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2019 birding: The good, the sad and the unlikelyJan 06, 2020 5:00 am - Welcome to my annual review of the top news of a feather. The 2019 birding year wasn't boring, that's for sure. Birds drew the national spotlight; drama and history pla...
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DuPage Birding Club to host 'A Photographic Big Year' Jan. 9Jan 05, 2020 10:00 pm - The DuPage Birding Club will present "Unparalleled Joy: A Photographic Big Year" with Ohio birder Laura Keene from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at Faith Lutheran Chu...
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Millennium Farm announces new location in Lake ForestJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The Leverick family of Fox Lake, Illinois, is pleased to announce the new location in Lake Forest for their Millennium Farm beginning in January 2020! The farm will be ...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County preserves 83 acres of wetland, sedge meadow and wet prairie in WoodstockJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has preserved an 83-acre property, Slough Creek Wetland Bank, located northwest of Woodstock on Jankowski Road. The parcel lies w...
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Learn about migratory birds and climate change at Fox River Ecosystem Partnership meeting Jan. 8Jan 01, 2020 10:00 pm - The Fox River Ecosystem Partnership will hold its bimonthly membership meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The program, hosted by the City of Elgin, begins at 1 p.m. in the He...
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Izaak Walton League to host 'Ice Fishing 101' Jan. 11Jan 01, 2020 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Jan. 11, the Elgin Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, in partnership with Cook County Forest Preserve, will be having an informational program on ice fishi...