Pets and Animals
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Illinois imported prairie chickens on 16 flightsMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois wildlife agency defended its $520,000 program Friday to import prairie chickens from Kansas by plane, a day after an Illinois House Republican ...
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Lawmaker questions importing prairie chickensMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state lawmaker has grilled Democratic legislators about spending money to use a state plane to fly prairie chickens to south-central Illinois from Kansas...
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Remember when gardening to keep an eye on your petsMay 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Seems like the entire block was out last Saturday working on their yards. Weeding, rototilling, seeding, mulching, planting and fertilizing with cow manure and mushroom ...
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Judson birder spots rare warbler on Elgin campusMay 13, 2014 11:00 pm - At 7 a.m. on a spring, weekday morning while most people are getting ready or on their commute to work, Eric Secker is already out the door bird-watching at Judson Unive...
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Aurora's new K-9 unit hits the streetsMay 13, 2014 5:30 am - From the second he jumps out of the police vehicle, Rex is ready to work. The fourth dog in the Aurora Police Department's newly resurrected K-9 unit pays no attention t...
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'Build a birdhouse' in Hoffman EstatesMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - Children are invited to "Build a Birdhouse," in an event sponsored by the village of Hoffman Estates Sustainability Commission, from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at th...
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Pet walk fundraiser in Lake VillaMay 11, 2014 1:01 am - The Animal Hospital of Lake Villa hosts a pet walk fundraiser called "A Day with the Dogs" at Frank M. Loffredo Park near Lehmann Mansion, from 1 to 5 p.m., May 31. Proc...
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Saying goodbye to a pet? Batavia funeral home one that can helpMay 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Sonny was an extra-special cat. He was a Christmas present to the family of Polly Volkman from her husband, who didn't like cats and was dying of cancer. That was 10 yea...
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Performing dogs go big after $1 million TV prizeMay 10, 2014 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - A million dollars will change you. Since a father and son took their 10 flipping, twirling dogs from the center ring of a circus to the stage of a reality...
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Making your feline work for food enhances its pounce driveMay 06, 2014 11:00 pm - My felines have so many toys to stimulate their pounce drive and activity level to keep them fit, I am convinced the stockpile could be sold to a secondhand store for fe...