Pets and Animals
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Disney+ celebrates Earth Day with a trio of new offeringsApr 21, 2022 6:00 am - Friday, April 22, marks the 53rd Earth Day, and for the occasion Disney+ offers three new films and documentaries that celebrate the splendor of the environment. Probabl...
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Illinois DNR recommends taking down bird feeders due to avian flu outbreakApr 21, 2022 1:00 am - State wildlife officials on Thursday advised Illinois residents to temporarily take down bird feeders and bird baths to help curtail the spread of avian flu. The Illinoi...
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'Everybody's on edge': What bird flu outbreak means for county fairs, flock ownersApr 20, 2022 5:00 am - The Illinois poultry industry so far has been spared from a bird flu outbreak rippling through flocks around the Midwest. There have been no infections reported among co...
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Avian flu threat means suburban zoo, rehab centers have to hide their precious birdsApr 20, 2022 5:00 am - Peacocks usually are free to roam the grounds of Brookfield Zoo, putting on courtship displays this time of year. That seasonal ritual, when male birds fan out their jew...
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Loose cattle shut down I-80 in Joliet
Apr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Cattle escaped onto Interstate 80 after a Tuesday afternoon crash in Joliet, forcing the road's closure, police said. A semitrailer carrying cattle crashed into the back...
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How major overhaul aims to make Willowbrook Wildlife Center friendlier to environment, animalsApr 14, 2022 5:30 am - A new wildlife clinic and visitor center could become the first "net zero" building in the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Forest preserve commissioners are s...
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Hoffman Estates woman gets 3 years in prison for starving two dogs to death, mistreating anotherApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates woman was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for mistreating her dogs so badly that two of them died of starvation. Sarah M. Gorski, 21, of th...
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200+ birds dead in suspected avian flu outbreak at Barrington lakeApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - More than 200 birds have been found dead in the past week at Baker's Lake forest preserve in Barrington, and the culprit is suspected to be the avian flu strain that's s...
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Fermilab welcomes its first bison born this springApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - Fermilab in Batavia announced that its first baby bison of 2022 was born on Wednesday. A name for the baby bison was not released. But up to 20 more calves are expected ...
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Authorities: Aurora man shot neighbor's dog in the head while out on walkApr 13, 2022 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with shooting a neighbor's dog in the head. Bail was set Wednesday morning at $100,000 for John Fazzini, 61, of the 300 block of Aster Cou...