Pets and Animals
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Twice as many animals euthanized this year at Kane Co. shelterNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Kane County's Animal Control shelter will have euthanized more than twice as many dogs and cats by the end of this year as it did last year. Officials say they'd like t...
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Someone kills up to 250,000 bees used for honey in LincolnshireNov 17, 2015 12:00 am - In a case police are calling "bizarre," someone used a pesticide to kill thousands of honeybees in the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort's apiary. Honey from the bees has bee...
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Crystal Lake man accused of intentionally killing kittenNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - A Crystal Lake man has been charged with intentionally killing a newborn kitten at his home, which is a rescue shelter for cats, police said. Crystal Lake police respon...
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Bird watching paradise? Sometimes your own yardNov 15, 2015 10:00 pm - My yard, and probably yours too, is a fine place to watch birds. It doesn't matter that it's surrounded by other houses, or that a park, pond or woods is nowhere in sig...
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Wild About Wildlife in St. CharlesNov 15, 2015 12:00 am - The Fox Valley Wildlife Center's mission includes providing care and a temporary home to injured and sick wild animals from around the region. The center's staff says th...
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Find recipes to bake holiday treats for your dogNov 11, 2015 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving is about giving thanks, family, tradition and food. Cooking for family and friends may be the focus for several days, and this can also include making a spe...
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Pet food drive under way in WaukeganNov 11, 2015 12:00 am - The Waukegan Park District is hosting the fifth annual Food for Paws Holiday Pet Food Drive through Dec. 12. All donations will be given to Waukegan Animals Getting Save...
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Kids get peek at work of veterinary clinicNov 08, 2015 12:00 am - Four-year-old Gabriel Khutorny of Lincolnshire carefully assisted as veterinarian Mitch Robbins stitched Spunky the Monkey back together on the operating table Sunday. F...
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Wheeling police K-9 Duke remembered as hard workerNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Just four months into his retirement, Duke, the Wheeling Police Department's longtime K-9, died Monday. Duke served the department with his handler, officer Jeremy Hoffm...
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Give older, black felines a chance to be adoptedNov 04, 2015 10:00 pm - On many occasions I have exalted the virtues of the domestic black feline, and I will not go on and on here except to say that they have personality plus. But being a b...