Pets and Animals
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To keep coyotes away, Palatine council bans feeding of wildlifeApr 21, 2021 5:30 am - You can no longer feed wild animals in Palatine, unless with an elevated bird feeder, as part of new measures enacted by the village council Monday to curb the presence ...
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Help the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs help othersApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - SUBMITTED BY LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES After being deployed to help in the aftermath of mass shootings in Boulder and Indianapolis in less than a month, Northbrook-based...
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Best Bets: Six Flags Great America reopens for 2021Apr 20, 2021 6:00 am - Returning thrills Thrill seekers can rejoice now that Six Flags Great America is reopening (with limited crowd capacity) starting Saturday at 1 Great America Parkway, Gu...
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Treefrogs in the suburbs: What they do, and where you might see - and hear - themApr 20, 2021 6:00 am - Growing up just a few miles from where I'm sitting, I had a pretty simple take on amphibians. Smooth-skinned frogs were in or near a lake. Rough-skinned toads were found...
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Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry pivoted for the pandemicApr 20, 2021 6:00 am - Dawn Mikulski of Des Plaines has witnessed the healing power that golden retrievers in Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry provide, but now she knows tha...
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Meet Chance, the Elgin PD's newest police dog. His assignment: Comfort people.Apr 16, 2021 1:00 am - A new addition to the Elgin Police Department is turning a lot of heads. Everyone wants some time with him, and he's happy to accommodate with a quick visit, and maybe ...
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Bill would make injuring or killing a police dog while driving under influence a felony
Apr 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday to make it a felony offense if a person kills or injures a police animal while driving under the influence of alco...
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Plan all of the spring gardening with your dog in mindApr 14, 2021 11:00 pm - If you're like me, you can feel your garden and yard drawing you to spend time outside. Trees and lilac bushes are budding and the daffodils and crocuses are blooming. ...
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Become a FrogWatch USA volunteer with Cosley ZooApr 13, 2021 11:00 pm - Cosley Zoo, one of 165 FrogWatch USA chapters in the U.S., will host its annual volunteer training this spring. You do not have to be a frog or toad expert to be a Frog...
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Major training: Biden dog gets help adjusting to White HouseApr 12, 2021 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dog Major will get professional help adjusting to the White House after a pair of biting incidents last mont...