Pets and Animals
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How egg-citing: Des Plaines set to ease limits on backyard chickensMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - With complaints about high egg prices all-too common these days, Des Plaines officials are preparing to ease rules for keeping hens in backyard coops. The city council o...
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Kane County forest preserve may once again become home to bisonMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - It's been 200 hundred years since bison roamed the prairies of Kane County, but a new plan to reintroduce them into a local forest preserve may turn back the clock. Kane...
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'Interest has been overwhelming': Important solitary bees are drawing a crowd to Lake Zurich libraryMar 14, 2023 5:30 am - Local programming at the Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich has merged with a national initiative to support the environment. "This is our big bee week," library Exe...
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Forest preserve district seeks help in locating its educational ambassador, a red-tailed hawkMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are asking for the public's help in locating their educational ambassador, a red-tailed hawk that has been missing since l...
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Furry checkouts: Doggie Day Out allows you to take a shelter dog for the dayMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - Hey, check it out. A new program at Anderson Humane allows you to borrow a dog for the day. It's sort of like a library, only the books have fur and like to lick you. Th...
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Business for a Better World: Herzog German ShepherdsMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Herzog German Shepherds Crystal Lake (779) 800-5589 www.herzoggsd.com Industry: Pet breeder. Number of employees: One, myself. An interview with Kate Dalman, Owner, Her...
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'He loves it': Couple starts Naperville pet food business with dog's approvalMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - It all came down to Augie. When Jaclynn and Evan Berna weighed options for entering the franchising space, they gravitated toward Pet Wants because they loved animals an...
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Retired Gurnee police dog diesMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - A retired Gurnee police dog named Hunter has died. The German shepherd had retired in September 2021, according to a Tuesday evening post on the department's Facebook pa...
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'Gracious countryside living': Lake Barrington will allow homeowners to keep beesMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - Lake Barrington has joined the growing list of suburbs allowing homeowners to keep honeybees in apiaries on their properties. "Residential beekeeping has become increasi...
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Red-winged blackbirds are back in the area and sounding offMar 02, 2023 5:00 am - Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named h...