Pets and Animals
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Right at home: Critter comforts for older petsSep 26, 2014 6:00 am - Just as there are lots of products on the market to help ease the aches, pains and mobility issues of human old age, so there is a good selection of such products for se...
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Dog walk and pet festival:Sep 25, 2014 1:01 am - Our House of Hope K-9 Rescue is sponsoring the "Hope Hike Dog Walk, Family and Pet Festival" from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 11, at Adler Park, 1500 Milwaukee Ave., Libertyv...
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Black cats have had a bum rap throughout historySep 24, 2014 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. Just before Oct. 1, when the black cat adoptions c...
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Visit Barrington alpaca farm Sept. 27-28Sep 23, 2014 1:01 am - The public is invited to the free National Alpaca Farm Days at Safehouse Farm, 25550 Cuba Road in Barrington, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, ...
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Autumn on the Connecticut River with the swallowsSep 18, 2014 5:45 am - ON THE LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER, Conn. - The first swallows appear at sunset, inky flecks in a dusky pink sky. A cloud of birds forms, then another and another. Soon the ...
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Being prepared keeps family, pets safe when disaster strikesSep 17, 2014 11:00 pm - My niece Courtney, and her family, who live in Columbia, Illinois, have a large orange bag in their basement that contains emergency supplies. They got the bag from Safe...
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Arlington Heights delays decision on puppy mill banSep 16, 2014 1:00 am - Arlington Heights leaders are backing off discussions about village regulations for puppy sales to allow a federal lawsuit challenging Cook County's new puppy mill ban t...
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2nd year of Illinois osprey project wraps upSep 15, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois biologists are finishing the second phase of an eight-year project to strengthen the osprey population in the state. The Illinois Department of Na...
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Almost Home Foundation holds fashion fundraiserSep 14, 2014 11:00 pm - The Almost Home Foundation last month held its third annual luncheon and fashion show fundraiser featuring people and dogs in Bloomingdale. There were 23 volunteers who...
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Constable: Citizen scientists research birds and beesSep 14, 2014 7:45 am - For most of human history, the best hope for a person without a Ph.D. or white lab coat to contribute to scientific research was to end up with his or her skull on a she...