We're all familiar with the image of a firefighter getting a stuck cat out of a tall tree, but Rockford firefighters had a different scenario to deal with Monday.
Rockford's Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary will soon be getting many puppies and pregnant dogs, and they are looking for families willing to give them shelter.
Despite near-constant warnings and advisories about not leaving dogs and cats to suffer in extreme heat or cold, it still happens with alarming frequency.
As parents, we're supposed to warn our kids of the dangers in life like drugs and alcohol, crossing streets, talking to strangers, and more. It's time to add the "claw machine talk."
A raccoon here in Northern Illinois got himself in an interesting predicament, and police with the assistance of a public works, had to rescue the little feller.