Pets and Animals
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McHenry County woman uses area trails to train sled dogs
Jan 19, 2023 5:00 am - For dogs that want to race, "they have to love running more than they love you," Hebron resident and dog trainer Hanna Kowal said. Now 22, Kowal has been training her do...
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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
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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...