Pets and Animals
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Chicago-area police warn of 'zombie raccoons' with distemper
May 15, 2019 7:00 am - RIVERSIDE, Ill. - The warning about "zombie raccoons" may sound like something out of a bad television show, but the police department in the Chicago suburb of Riverside...
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Octopus arms are really feet with a variety of usesMay 12, 2019 11:00 pm - “Why do octopuses have eight arms?” asked a young patron from the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Octopuses are mysterious. For example, they belong to the shell-c...
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Lake Zurich firefighters reunite ducklings with their momMay 09, 2019 1:00 am - Firefighters rescued six ducklings from a sewer Thursday afternoon in Lake Zurich and reunited them with their mom in time for Mother's Day. A resident called the fire d...
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Elgin first responders fish 8 ducklings out of storm sewerMay 07, 2019 5:00 am - Elgin firefighters and police officers teamed up Sunday to rescue eight ducklings that had fallen into a sewer. The ducklings, apparently in good condition, were taken t...
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Drivers urged to be on alert for slow-moving turtlesMay 01, 2019 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County reminds drivers to watch for turtles on the roads as the reptiles become more active in the spring. From April through Octo...
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Gardening season brings whole set of dangers for dogsApr 30, 2019 11:00 pm - Seems like my entire block has been out working on their yards. Weeding, watering, mulching, planting and fertilizing. The mock crabapple tree is ready to bloom, but I l...
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It's a girl! Bison birthing season under way at FermilabApr 28, 2019 1:00 am - It's bouncing baby bison time again at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. Calving season began April 20, with the first born in the early morning. As of...
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'Frog Lady' visits Woodland kindergartnersApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - "The Frog Lady" and her reptiles and amphibians visited with kindergarten students Thursday at Woodland Elementary District 50's Primary School in Gages Lake. Deb Kroh i...
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Keep track of your feline's weight to keep it healthyApr 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Do you think you are a feline fancier who knows your pet right down to the last detail? Well, rethink that presumption. Most of us have experienced a suddenly overweigh...
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Constable: Hanover Park writer fueled by both tragic and uplifting dog talesApr 23, 2019 5:25 am - As a young girl growing up behind the Iron Curtain in Bulgaria, Nadia Ianakieva remembers the day the Communist authorities decided her town of Sophia had too many dogs,...