Pets and Animals
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Decorate to accommodate your petSep 17, 2016 7:00 am - Homes are typically designed and built around one animal at the top of the food chain: the homo sapien. So that usually means that our feline and canine companions get t...
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Kissing chickens is bad for your health, CDC warnsSep 16, 2016 6:00 am - The backyard chicken trend that has taken hold of America has a lot going for it, occasional neighborly disputes notwithstanding. The eggs are fresh, it's clear where th...
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Long Grove students help keep Palatine police dog safeSep 15, 2016 1:00 am - A group of seven students from Woodlawn Middle School in Long Grove raised money to protect perhaps the cutest member of the Palatine Police Department. The students pre...
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History has not been kind to black felinesSep 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Buddy says "black is the new color black" in felines. Why do we say that? We champion the case of all black felines. Starting Oct. 1, all black cat adoptions cease (unl...
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Donate to pet supply collection drive in MundeleinSep 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Junior Miss Mundelein Abby Hammer is collecting pet supplies to help Orphans of the Storm in Deerfield. The Mundelein Pet Supply Drive is collecting shelter pet care pac...
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Police remove 20 dogs, 2 cats, shut down home in CarpentersvilleSep 13, 2016 1:00 am - Carpentersville police, with assistance from the Elgin animal control unit, removed 20 dogs and two cats Tuesday from a home on Evergreen Lane in Carpentersville. The ma...
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Gurnee marching bands to perform WednesdaySep 12, 2016 1:00 am - The Woodland and Viking middle school marching band will join the Warren Township High School Marching Blue Devils to perform their routine in exhibition style at 7 p.m....
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Wagging Hearts' Stancato leads help for animals displaced in Louisiana floodsSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - Round Lake resident Linda Stancato, director of Wagging Hearts, a foster-based animal rescue and adoption organization in Hainesville, saw the devastation of the floodin...
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Off-leash passes now on sale in Cook CountySep 11, 2016 1:00 am - Off-leash dog area memberships, enabling dogs to enjoy off-leash play in the Forest Preserves of Cook County, are now available for 2016-17. Off-leash locations are: Be...
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Reward offered for stolen puppy in NapervilleSep 09, 2016 1:00 am - Naperville Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of as much as $1,000 for information that may lead to the safe recovery of a 13-week-old Pomeranian puppy stolen from a Na...