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These raccoons carry the canine distemper virus, which can be dangerous to dogs, Riverside police said. Police warn of 'zombie raccoons' roaming in Chicago suburb - Chicago Sun-Times ...

Parks officials have been forced to trap and euthanize around 120 raccoons from Chicago's lakefront after the furry scavengers reportedly rampaged through the area.

Add to that, it can keep raccoons from your yard, garden, and trash can, and suddenly, there are plenty of reasons to buy a few bulk bags of Epsom salt.

Speaking to the Chicago Sun-Times at the time, Park District spokeswoman Jessica Maxey-Faulkner said the raccoons were living under docks, ransacking boats, and being aggressive toward people.

A wonderful photo of raccoon kits on the North Side, an Atlantic salmon note, Wisconsin fall color and thoughts on personal-watercraft jerks downtown and on the lakefront are among the notes from ...

4 people shot in front yard of home in Back of the Yards The four were in the 5200 block of South Green Street when someone opened fire. All were taken to a hospital in good condition.

A woman in Poulsbo, Wash., who fed neighborhood raccoons for decades called 911 after coming home to find more than 100 of the fuzzy masked invaders preventing her from getting inside because they ...

Property owners in the federal Sheffield historic district have butted heads on preservation, and now a resident wants to tear down an 1880s building for open space.

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