Pets and Animals
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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...
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Three surprising types of behavioral therapy for childrenApr 09, 2022 7:00 am - What do you picture when you hear the word "therapy?" If you've never experienced behavioral therapy for yourself or your family, your ideas might center on what you've ...
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Tyson's travels: Elusive bison has become 'quite the celebrity' in Lake CountyApr 09, 2022 1:00 am - For more than six months, the bison known as Tyson has been on an adventure. Since one day last September, when she bolted from a trailer as she was being transported t...
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'Awful thing that's happened': Naperville to review ordinances after recent dog-on-dog attacksApr 06, 2022 1:00 am - Elizabeth Carroll replayed the horrific event over and over in her mind, trying to figure out what she could have done to protect her tiny dog from a February attack by ...
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Lisle allows backyard hensMar 31, 2022 5:30 am - Lisle has joined the ranks of DuPage County towns allowing residents to own backyard hens. Last week, the Lisle village board voted 5 to 1 to approve an ordinance amendi...