Pets and Animals
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Has Devil's Breath, 'the world's scariest drug,' made it to the suburbs? (Probably not)Aug 24, 2018 5:30 am - It sounded plenty frightening. A young woman walking through Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg is approached by a stranger who blows on her ear and neck. Moments later, the 2...
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Deer wreaks havoc at Wauconda preschoolAug 24, 2018 1:00 am - A deer jumped through a closed window Thursday at Messiah Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten in Wauconda and caused considerable damage inside the building, officials s...
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A dog's life: Fitness trackers help put fat pets on a diet
Aug 23, 2018 11:00 pm - PRAGUE - When Czech entrepreneur Robert Hasek began jogging with his dog, Darwin, the three-mile runs were making the bull terrier sick with fatigue. Hasek was surprised...
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Get your daily workout; run with your dogAug 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Now that vacation time is ending and more people are back home, we have a veritable parade of dogs and people passing by our window. Our neighbors who walk their dogs e...
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Lack of oxygen leads to fish kill at Butler LakeAug 22, 2018 1:00 am - Treatment in Butler Lake depleted oxygen
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Meet Kiko, the paralyzed Chihuahua who found a forever home with a former vet techAug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - There's a reason we've taken a lot of towels, blankets and clothes to the Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin through the years, or made donations in various ways thr...
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Protect birds by reining in cats
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Des Plaines likely to allow beekeeping for educational purposesAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - Thousands more honeybees likely will be buzzing in Des Plaines by next year. A majority of aldermen agreed Monday the city should allow beekeeping for educational purpo...
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Des Plaines officials consider allowing beekeepingAug 20, 2018 5:30 am - Should Des Plaines allow beekeeping in the city? That's a question city officials will debate today in a discussion of whether the current rules, which effectively ban i...
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Wasps are beautiful but deadly in the bug worldAug 19, 2018 11:00 pm - As summer winds down, the kids are back in school and our summer reading lists are exhausted. How about a story of beauty, intrigue, and deceit to spice things up? You ...