Pets and Animals
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Solitary eastern red bat seems to break all the rulesSep 16, 2019 6:00 am - Now is the time when leaves fall and some birds head south. There is an often-overlooked warm-blooded migrant that benefits from the colorful autumnal leaves: the easter...
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Ecologists continue to monitor Herrick Lake near Wheaton for harmful algal bloomSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - A harmful algal bloom first detected almost two weeks ago at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve near Wheaton is apparently subsiding. Water samples on Monday tested negative ...
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It's All About The Paws to host adoption event at Scarecrow Fest Oct. 12-13Sep 15, 2019 11:00 pm - Join It's All About the Paws for the fifth annual adoption event during Scarecrow Fest. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12-13, at Baker...
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Itasca's Springbrook Nature Center offers chance to quietly reconnect with natureSep 13, 2019 6:00 am - It's not exactly Atlantic City, but Itasca's Springbrook Nature Center features plenty of boardwalks and other paths that wind their way through marshes, prairies and wo...
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Backyard chickens clear first hurdle in Rolling MeadowsSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - Backyard chickens in Rolling Meadows cleared their first hurdle this week, with aldermen voting 4-3 in an early first reading vote Tuesday to allow the egg-laying hens o...
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Dogs, cats up for adoption will be featured in downtown BarringtonSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - Several downtown Barrington businesses will feature dogs and cats up for adoption through PAWS Chicago's "Angels with Tails" Saturday. Set from noon to 4 p.m., there wil...
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New Lake County dog park to open FridaySep 12, 2019 1:00 am - After a delay to establish turf, the Waukegan Savanna Dog Park on Yorkhouse Road just east of Delany Road in Wadsworth is scheduled to open Friday. The new 11-acre dog p...
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Hoffman Estates stands by ban on raising chickensSep 10, 2019 5:22 am - Sooner or later it seems to happen in almost every suburb - someone asks permission to raise backyard chickens. Municipalities' responses to this request have gone diffe...
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Movie night goes to the dogs in Glen EllynSep 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Families and their furry canine friends are invited to the Glen Ellyn Park District's free movie presentation of "A Dog's Way Home." This recently released film will be...
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Senior dogs at Second City Canine Rescue fetch grantSep 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Old dogs have something to wag about this summer, as The Grey Muzzle Organization announces the recipients of its annual grants, and dogs at Second City Canine Rescue ar...