Pets and Animals
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Food, music, animals and more at the Lake County Fair July 24-28Jul 22, 2019 8:00 am - An array of activities, performances, demonstrations and more returns to Grayslake when the 91st Annual Lake County Fair comes to down Wednesday through Sunday, July 24-...
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Palatine Stables seeking permission to construct barn dedicated to hay storageJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - Palatine Park District's stable operation wants to build the facility's first hay barn that would expand the amount of feed available for horses living on the property a...
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Palatine Public Library District hosting 'Dog Daze of Summer'Jul 21, 2019 1:00 am - Palatine Public Library District will host a free adult program "Dog Daze of Summer" from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. A dog aficionado will discuss the characteristi...
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Twice rejected, backyard chickens back on table in Rolling MeadowsJul 19, 2019 5:27 am - A little more than a year after city leaders rejected calls to allow backyard chickens, a new Rolling Meadows council is open to the idea. Former Alderman Rob Banger Jr....
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New doggy day care coming to Arlington HeightsJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - A new doggy day care and overnight boarding facility is coming to Arlington Heights. Dogtopia will move into four vacant units within the Southpoint Shopping Center at t...
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Schaumburg Township offers pet vaccine clinic July 23Jul 17, 2019 1:00 am - Schaumburg Township will host its annual rabies and microchip clinic for pets three months and older from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, in the township's Highwa...
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Cattle escape near Lake Villa, found cooling off in lakeJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - Two large, freedom-loving cows escaped their enclosure near Lake Villa Wednesday morning, but were safely returned home after a couple of hours on the loose. The Highlan...
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Protect your dog from the extreme heat of summerJul 16, 2019 11:00 pm - We have heat advisories for high humidity and 90-plus degree weather for the next few days. With August still ahead, we may have even more days of hot summer weather. Ev...
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Natural education: Stillman Nature Center interns get hands-on field experienceJul 16, 2019 6:00 am - Hawks, great horned owls and peregrine falcons. Oh, my! Those are just a few of the birds of prey at the Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington that are breaking in ...
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'One cast ... and it was done': Alligator in Humboldt Park lagoon captured by Florida expert
Jul 16, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The alligator had a good run as day after day the people hunting for him in a Chicago lagoon came up empty, but in the end he was no match for an expert t...