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Local residents, animal group rescue coyote with plastic jug stuck around her head in Lake Villa

Local residents and an animal rehabilitation group came together to rescue a coyote roaming around for a week with a plastic jug stuck on her head in Lake Villa. Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation said they rescued a coyote on Sunday in Lake Villa. The organization is a licensed non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center based in Barrington […]

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Hawk released back into wild after being injured, rescued by police at Lake County forest preserve

A hawk was released into the wild Sunday several months after he was found injured by a car and rescued by police at a Lake County forest preserve. Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation said an adult Red-tailed hawk underwent approximately four months of rehabilitation. The organization is a licensed non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center based in Barrington […]

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Accused owner found not guilty at trial after being charged following escape of 1,300-pound bison near Wauconda

The alleged owner of a 1,300-pound bison, which was on the loose for months in the Wauconda area, was found not guilty at trial after he was charged in connection with the animal’s escape. “Tyson the Bison,” also called “Billy the Bison,” had been on the loose in the western Lake County and eastern McHenry […]

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Woman loses consciousness in apparent random attack in forest preserve near Grayslake

Police are investigating after a woman was hit in the head by a stranger and lost consciousness while she was running on a trail in the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve near Grayslake. Lake County Forest Preserves Communication Specialist Kim Mikus confirmed the Lake County Forest Preserves Ranger Police are investigating the incident. Mikus told Lake […]