Pets and Animals
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Affordable fun: From Shakespeare in the Park to BeaglefestAug 25, 2015 5:55 am - Free Palatine Street Fest Take to the streets for the Palatine Street Fest celebration at Brockway and Slade streets in downtown Palatine. Event showcases liv...
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This tale (tail) has a very happy endingAug 24, 2015 5:00 am - Thank you Barrington Officer Byrne and other concerned citizens! We give thanks from the bottom of our hearts to a trusted local officer in our community and other conce...
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Therapy dogs play important role at hospitalAug 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Fred Bartling of Arlington Heights and his Alaskan malamute Yukon always draw lots of attention when they visit with patients at Northwest Community Hospital. Beyond his...
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How to care for swimming dogs and their coatsAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - My dog Kasey spends a lot of time swimming and retrieving his dummy. He's a big dog and is used to splashing and putting his head in the water. He really loves the water...
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Oh baby! National Zoo says panda Mei Xiang has given birthAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The National Zoo in Washington says there's one more panda in the world after its female giant panda gave birth to a cub on Saturday. Zoo spokeswoman Pamela...
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Wauconda pet parade on Aug. 27Aug 21, 2015 1:00 am - Wauconda businesses will team up Aug. 27 for the fifth annual Back to Drool Pet Parade. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the middle of the Wauconda Farmer's Market on Ma...
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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...