Pets and Animals
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Arlington Heights retires police dog, promotes handlerAug 18, 2015 5:30 am - A big crowd of friends, family and fellow members of the K-9 unit attended the Arlington Heights village board meeting on Monday to celebrate the retirement of one of it...
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Woman charged after 2 of 11 dogs left in hot van dieAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Bail was set at $60,000 Monday for a Round Lake woman accused of leaving 11 neglected, caged dogs in a hot van at a Palatine auto supply store Sunday. Two of the dogs, a...
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Psychics offer to help find Digger the dogAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - A German shepherd-beagle mix named Digger who escaped from a Palatine animal boarding facility on Aug. 5 is still missing, his owners said Monday. Todd Caponi of Palatin...
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For some Yellowstone bison, a date with deathAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Even for a park with a history of unhappy encounters between people and wildlife, 2015 is shaping up as an eventful year for Yellowsto...
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Paws Chicago benefits from Palatine fundraiserAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - A fundraiser for Paws Chicago was held Saturday at A Closer Bond Dog Training, 842 W. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. The event included dog washes with proceeds to benefit Pa...
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Senile sea snails are helping us understand memory loss
Aug 14, 2015 6:00 am - Just in case sea snails aren't slow enough, new research has found that they get more sluggish when they grow old — and the discovery is helping us to understand how mem...
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Did Digger the dog climb out of facility? Palatine family still searchingAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - Digger the dog has been missing for 10 days already - but not from any lack of effort in trying to track him down. Todd and Christy Caponi of Palatine and their three yo...
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Elgin votes councilman's Chihuahua off 'dangerous' dog listAug 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Councilman denies changing rules for list was a 'personal vendetta'
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How Elgin woman, dog teamed up for winning weight lossAug 13, 2015 5:30 am - Elaina Jerome of Elgin knew she wasn't going to lose weight alone. Her boyfriend, Mike Brockway, was going to join her and they'd shed pounds together. What Jerome did...
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Summer fun can be hazardous to our felinesAug 12, 2015 11:00 pm - As much as we try to provide a feline-friendly home, sometimes we can encounter problems that occur because of different holidays or seasons. Summer brings more problems...