Pets and Animals
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Good News Sunday: 'Community effort' helps DuPage County roosters find new homesApr 30, 2023 6:00 am - Good News Sunday: 'Community effort' helps DuPage County roosters find new homes
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'Several' cats die in Elgin house fireApr 30, 2023 1:00 am - Three cats were rescued but "several others" died Sunday afternoon in a house fire, the Elgin Fire Department said. Firefighters responded in about four minutes to a cal...
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After 8-year fight, judge says Barrington Hills horse boarding law is constitutionalApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - A Cook County judge has called constitutional a Barrington Hills ordinance permitting commercial horse boarding as a home-occupation business in the historically equestr...
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ComEd rescues cat from top of transformer in Rolling MeadowsApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - ComEd crews rescued a cat that had gotten stuck on top of an electrical transformer Friday in Rolling Meadows. ComEd said the crew first de-energized the power lines and...
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Lake in the Hills man pleads guilty in raccoon torture case
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Lake in the Hills man accused of torturing a raccoon with another teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to recording the animal being impaled and struck repeat...
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Steer escapes during senior prank, runs through Niles, Park Ridge
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - Police officers from multiple agencies descended on a tranquil Park Ridge street Thursday morning - a place where the last of the spring daffodils were blooming and wher...
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'It's really heartwarming': DuPage County roosters finding new homesApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - The roosters at DuPage County Animal Services keep flying the coop. Earlier this month, animal services workers put out a plea for 29 roosters in their care. On Friday a...
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Appeals court tosses probation sentence for operator of kennel where 29 dogs diedApr 21, 2023 5:30 am - When DuPage County Judge Robert Miller sentenced a suburban kennel operator on charges stemming from a 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs, he acknowledged there was nothing h...
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Looking for a place to roost: DuPage County Animal Services needs homes for 19 roostersApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - As Molly German made her way from Wheaton to a 5-acre farm in Marseilles, her travel partner could not stop cooing. Noisy Hiro was one of two roosters adopted Friday fro...
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However you decide to approach birding hobby, take your time and pay attentionApr 20, 2023 6:00 am - What's my birding style? What's my favorite way to enjoy birds? These are questions we might ask ourselves as our engagement with the hobby grows. I've been pondering th...