Pets and Animals
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Pets (and people) brave first snow for costume paradeOct 20, 2018 1:00 am - Hot dogs were in short supply as snow and high winds whipped through Saturday's Randhurst Village Fall Festival Pet Parade in Mount Prospect. In costumes running the gam...
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Work out with puppies at Advocate Good Shepherd fitness centerOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - Rescue Warriors and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Health and Fitness Center near Lake Barrington will present Puppies, Planks and More on Sunday, Oct. 21. Set from 11 ...
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Milk does the body good? Not necessarily for felinesOct 17, 2018 11:00 pm - I think most of us have been given the mistaken impression that it is safe for our felines to enjoy milk. The movies depict felines lapping up bowls of the stuff, or cou...
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How miniature therapy horses help meet a need at the Arlington Heights libraryOct 17, 2018 6:00 am - How miniature therapy horses help meet a need at the Arlington Heights library
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Buffalo Grove puts temporary ban on dog, cat salesOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - As Buffalo Grove leaders continue to debate regulations to prevent the sale of dogs from suspected puppy mills, the village imposing a six-month moratorium on the wholes...
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Wasps become a little more noticeable in the fallOct 15, 2018 6:00 am - Last summer, I was on a mission to photograph native bees as part of a statewide monitoring program. After tramping around prairies with my camera, I'd download the phot...
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Fox Lake woman pleads not guilty to animal neglect chargesOct 15, 2018 1:00 am - A Fox Lake woman pleaded not guilty Monday to charges she neglected her dog to such an extent the animal had to be euthanized. Mary Pierce, 39, faces up to six months i...
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America's fattest bear has now been crownedOct 13, 2018 7:25 am - An Alaskan brown bear known as 409 Beadnose had her hands full with two new cubs in the summer of 2016. They remained at her side when she emerged from hibernation last ...
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Suburban habitats: Readers' photos of local wildlifeOct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - There is no scientific data that says more and more people look for, post or comment about animals and assorted wildlife. We just know it to be true. Check out our Daily...
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Pets for U.S. Heroes to host Veterans Day adoption event Nov. 11 with Hinsdale Humane SocietyOct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - Pets for U.S. Heroes, an organization devoted to facilitating the adoption of homeless animals to veterans and first responders, will hold a Veterans Day adoption event ...