Pets and Animals
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Learn about bats in Lake CountyOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - "Going Batty in Lake County" is the topic of the next Green Drinks Libertyville meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Pizzeria DeVille, 404 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libert...
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Microchip, vaccinate your pet this weekendOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Your pet has a better chance of being reunited with your family if it has a microchip for quick identification and a current rabies vaccination/registration record. The...
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Orphans of the Storm opens woodland preserveOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Approximately 100 guests came together to celebrate as Orphans of the Storm opened a new woodland preserve on Friday, Oct. 2. This 7.5-acre woodland preserve transforme...
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First deer hunt coming to Illinois Beach State ParkOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - Deer hunting will be allowed for the first time, starting next month, at a popular northern Lake County state park. Bow-and-arrow hunters may bag the deer at Adeline Jay...
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Therapy dog helps residents at Monarch LandingOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - He suits up and comes to work for a traditional 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday shift. He loves his job and takes it very seriously. Easily motivated by food, he...
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Gilberts-based animal rescues finds homes for petsOct 07, 2015 1:00 am - The experience of caring for a dying dog in his last days so profoundly moved a first-time foster "parent" that she's come back to Hoof Woof and Meow Animal Rescue to ca...
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Dog walker finds hot dogs laced with suspicious substance in Des PlainesOct 07, 2015 1:00 am - Des Plaines police are investigating a report that someone left pieces of hot dogs laced with an unknown substance on a yard, perhaps in an attempt to dissuade dog walke...
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Palatine won't let couple keep pet chickensOct 06, 2015 5:00 am - After a spirited debate, the Palatine village council voted to remove three chickens from the backyard of a Palatine couple who had been keeping them as pets. The fate o...
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Problem is puppy mills, not pet storesOct 05, 2015 5:00 am - This is in response to Mark Rosenblatt's letter on Sept. 29 about pet stores and puppy mills. He said people shouldn't assume all pet stores are puppy mills. It is not t...
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Blessing of the Pets Saturday in Arlington HeightsOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - Deacon Don Grossnickle of Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Arlington Heights will conduct a blessing of pets at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at The Gathering Place, 434 W. ...