Pets and Animals
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Love is ageless at Second City Canine RescueOct 28, 2021 11:00 pm - Save a life and make your own better by giving an older dog a home during national "Adopt a Senior Pet Month" this November. Many senior dogs are waiting in shelters ri...
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Learn about saving the Bell Bowl Prairie with Green Drinks McHenry Nov. 3Oct 28, 2021 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Nov. 3, Green Drinks McHenry will learn about "Saving the Bell Bowl Prairie" with Kerry Leigh, executive director of Natural Land Institute, from 5 to 7 p....
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Spay Illinois' Parisian-inspired fundraiser aims to raise funds for animal careOct 28, 2021 6:00 am - Spay Illinois' Parisian-inspired fundraiser aims to raise funds for animal care
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'Dread Head Cowboy' says he's calling Lightfoot to testify at trial next month
Oct 27, 2021 1:00 am - A fed-up Cook County judge on Wednesday warned Adam Hollingsworth, better known as the Dread Head Cowboy, that he'll be going to trial at the end of next month whether h...
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Best Bets: Kevin Costner to rock the reopening of Des Plaines TheatreOct 25, 2021 11:00 pm - Hollywood rocker The Americana rock band Kevin Costner & Modern West headlines the reopening of the renovated Des Plaines Theatre at 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. $99. (6...
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Good News Sunday: St. Charles canine wins 'World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest'Oct 24, 2021 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Move over, Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McC...
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Sentencing postponed for West Chicago-area kennel operator convicted of cruelty, neglectOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - The sentencing of kennel operator Garrett Mercado of Woodridge on convictions of animal cruelty and failure of owner's duties has been rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9. D...
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Police dog called a hero after taking bullet from Chicago murder suspect
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African snake found at DuPage County forest preserve
Oct 21, 2021 1:00 am - A snake native to Africa has been removed from the Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton after a visitor found the reptile coiled beneath her car. The ball python was ...
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Festivals Oct. 22-28: Howlin' at the Moon, Terror in the Timbers, Halloween fests and moreOct 20, 2021 12:10 pm - This weekend Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 31, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. See thousands of pumpkins while vis...