Pets and Animals
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Best Bets: The Great DuBois two-person circus, Winter Mini Fringe, Lyric Opera's 'Hansel and Gretel'Jan 18, 2023 5:00 am - Happy birthday, Steve Perry! Journey Recaptured captures the power of the classic rock band's timeless hits (including "Don't Stop Believin'," "Faithfully," "Any Way You...
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Off-duty Buffalo Grove firefighter saves dog from burning Round Lake homeJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - For firefighters, time off can become time in the line of duty in an instant. That was the case last week, when Buffalo Grove firefighter/paramedic Adam Schroeder's dedi...
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A long, and rare, winter's nap: The groundhog is one of only a few animals in our area that hibernatesJan 17, 2023 5:00 am - I've been talking about raptors to school groups for decades. At one point, I ask the students what the prey animals - i.e. mice, rabbits, chipmunks - are doing in spri...
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Good News Sunday: Anderson's Healing Paws program offers four-legged therapyJan 15, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Sometimes all it takes to make people fe...
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Join NSYMCA to help make pet blankets for local sheltersJan 13, 2023 10:00 pm - For the second year in a row, local pet lovers are invited to donate essential animal supplies and create their own fleece pet blankets for sheltered animals at the Nort...
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Search for eagles along the Fox River at Jan. 21 eventJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - In Search of Eagles will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the McHenry, Algonquin and Carpentersville dams on the Fox River, and at the Williams Bay boat l...
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Kane state's attorney changes mind: No grand jury in fatal shooting of Ludwig the dog in Wayne
Jan 09, 2023 12:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser will not take the case of a fatal dog shooting in Wayne to a grand jury. In a May 2022 news release, Mosser announced she would...
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Smiles, and help, one lick at a time: Anderson's Healing Paws program offers four-legged therapyJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - Sometimes all it takes to make people feel good is to be there for them. And then maybe lick their face. That's the premise behind Healing Paws, a volunteer-based animal...
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'Just too much for the body to overcome': Rescued bald eagle dies despite effortsJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - Despite efforts and initial promising signs, a young bald eagle rescued Sunday from a piece of ice in Waukegan Harbor has died. Willowbrook Wildlife Center shared th...
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'An amazing rescue': How group of onlookers saved distressed bald eagle from Waukegan HarborJan 02, 2023 12:00 am - A skinny, young bald eagle that observers believe would have died without intervention was doing better Monday, but it's at a crucial stage for how it fares going forwar...