Pets and Animals
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"High end" dog food manufacturing business planned in Des PlainesApr 25, 2014 1:01 am - A "high-end" dog food manufacturing business is hoping to take over a vacant storefront in a Des Plaines strip mall. The city council this week approved changes to the z...
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Kane County forest commissioners might expand deer huntingApr 25, 2014 1:00 am - The first full deer hunting season in Kane County's forest preserves was so successful commissioners might expand the program into even more woodlands this fall. Forest ...
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Mt. Prospect seeks OK from sanitary district for dog parkApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - The dog park scheduled to open this summer in Melas Park should do so on time, despite a new procedural wrinkle, officials from the Mount Prospect Park District said. Pa...
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How to keep cats safe when working on house projectsApr 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Have you been putting off a house/room project that requires remodeling or a specific clean up? Are you ready to begin, but do not know how to start for fear of placing...
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Cat missing 5 years now back with ownerApr 23, 2014 1:01 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. - A cat missing five years ago has been reunited with its owner thanks to an implanted microchip. WOWO-AM and WANE-TV report the 10-year-old cat named C...
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What to expect this spring after suburbs' brutal winterApr 21, 2014 5:30 am - You may harbor residual angst over the long, brutal winter, and with good reason — we had measurable snow just last week, for goodness' sake. But despite some stubborn ...
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Dogs hunt for Easter treats in PalatineApr 19, 2014 12:01 pm - Easter can be fun for even the furriest family members. More than 100 dogs and their owners posed for pictures with the Easter Bunny, searched for colorful eggs filled w...
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Puppy mill protesters picket in BataviaApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - Bolstered by recent "puppy mill" bans in Chicago and suburban Cook County, protesters from The Puppy Mill Project picketed along Randall Road in Batavia Saturday. Organi...
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More vets turn to prosthetics to help legless petsApr 18, 2014 5:45 am - LOS ANGELES - A 9-month-old boxer pup named Duncan barreled down a beach in Oregon, running full tilt on soft sand into YouTube history and showing more than 4 million v...
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30 horses escape stable near WaucondaApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - A stampede of some 30 horses gave residents near Wauconda a surprise Thursday afternoon after the equines escaped from a nearby stable and ran down roads and into front ...