Pets and Animals
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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...
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Mini horses make perfect walking mates in Deer ParkApr 11, 2021 1:00 am - Walking with a partner can be way better than walking alone, even if - or maybe especially if - that partner stands only about 30 inches tall, sports a glorious mane of ...