Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Oswego Police Department will hold its second annual adoption event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

The Herald-News presents this week’s Pets of the Week. Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

If the thousands of animals that have spent time at the Tails Humane Society animal shelter in DeKalb could talk, they’d surely say Nancy Rigler is among their heroes. Rigler, 77, of DeKalb, has been a Tails volunteer for half a century.

A group of Will County women are quietly supporting multiple local charities every year through a dedication to financial contributions.

People may think they’re helping by taking possession of young animals that appear to be orphaned or abandoned, but most often, human intervention does more to hurt animals than to help, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said.

The Herald-News presents this week’s Pets of the Week. Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

The Herald-News presents this week’s Pets of the Week. Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Harmony Hill Farm Sanctuary in Oregon recently announced that it will participate in Sanctuary Day, an international observance taking place on April 17, to honor the lifesaving work of farm animal sanctuaries around the world.

Troy, the Marengo-area horse that was swept into floodwaters on Friday night and saved during an hours-long operation on Saturday, is home.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Fire crews, an equine veterinarian and sheriff's deputies all assisted in a tricky effort to rescue a horse from floodwaters near Marengo.

Wags 2 Wellness, a low-cost veterinary practice, has opened a new location in Minooka after being at a Plainfleld location for more than a decade.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Woodstock-based Hooved Animal Humane Society launches program to help domestic violence survivors prevent abuse happening to their horses.

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Joliet police officers responded to Gonzalez Fresh Produce on Collins Street for report of a man beating a rooster outside the store, according to a police spokesman.

For 18 days, goldendoodle rescue Mia was lost in the 3,400-plus-acre Glacial Park Conservation Area in Ringwood. It took endless dedication from her owners, volunteers, drones and plenty of hope to get her back home safe.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

The new facility will be 16,000 square feet, more than double its current size. The building formerly housed the Rusty Ridge Animal Center, which moved last year to Shorewood.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

One year ends and another begins, there is no better time to reflect on the news stories that inspired happy feelings in 2025.

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The nonprofit organization has been located at 23907 W. Industrial Drive for more than 10 years. Wags 2 Wishes rescues abandoned, abused and sick animals and helps find new homes for them.

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Aurora will launch a Pets For Vets Program that will waive adoption fees for one cat or dog for Illinois veterans.

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Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

A pair of young deer who got stuck in ice on Pistakee Bay were moved to safe ground by McHenry County Fire Protection District personnel.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

The Herald-News presents this week’s Pets of the Week. Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Staff from the R Double J Ranch, neighbors and firefighters from the McHenry Township Fire Protection District worked for nearly an hour to rescue Icy, a horse that decided to go for a walk straight into a mucky pond.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

The Herald-News presents this week’s Pets of the Week. Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

The increased Illinois minimum wage appears to be a key factor in the lack of workers at area animal shelters.

Sterling High School students found themselves wrist-deep in learning, sometimes quite literally, during a recent field trip to Kitzman’s Farm Sanctuary in Dixon.