Pets and Animals
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Breaking new ground: How Willowbrook Wildlife Center will cut energy useFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - A red-shouldered hawk with a broken humerus bone and a fox squirrel with head trauma have been recuperating in recent weeks at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen El...
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After 200 columns, Words on Birds writer continues to educate and entertainFeb 15, 2023 5:00 am - Last month I presented to the DuPage Birding Club, filling an hour with stories from this column. Amazingly, some audience members stayed awake until the end. As Words o...
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Join Geneva church group in making DIY toys for pets at Anderson HumaneFeb 14, 2023 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Feb. 26, the project for the monthly "Social Justice Sunday" will be "Furry Friends" at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 110 S. Second St. Join t...
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Brookfield Zoo euthanizes 44-year-old orangutan
Feb 13, 2023 12:00 am - After years of battling multiple health issues, a 44-year-old orangutan at Brookfield Zoo was euthanized on Sunday. Ben, a Bornean orangutan, was brought to the zoo in 1...
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Humane society matches volunteers with seniors who need help caring for petsFeb 10, 2023 5:00 am - Taking a dog for a walk is one of the best things about owning a pet. It's good for both animals and humans. But owners get older right along with their pets and face he...
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Citations over Tyson the bison's escape dismissedFeb 10, 2023 12:00 am - What may be the last word on an escaped bison that roamed Lake County for months before being captured last May played out in court Friday. It was good news for Scott Co...
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Best Bets: Josh Turner, Chicago Auto Show, Long Grove Cocoa CrawlFeb 08, 2023 5:00 am - Josh Turner's hits Country star Josh Turner brings his Southern charm to Waukegan's Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St. The actor, six-time Country Music Awards winner ...
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Central Bark Carol Stream celebrates grand openingFeb 05, 2023 10:00 pm - All breeds of canines (along with their humans) enjoyed a tail wagging good time at the grand opening of the Chicago area's newest doggy day care, Central Bark Carol Str...
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Crystal Lake woman takes in pregnant golden retriever and soon fosters 13 puppies
Feb 03, 2023 5:00 am - Golden retrievers she named Hope, Faith and Joy likely were locked in an Ohio barn for most of their lives before being rescued in early December, Kristen Vesely of Crys...
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U.S. might lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzlies
Feb 03, 2023 12:00 am - BILLINGS, Mont. - The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open...