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Humans can stress out owls by interfering with their hunting, causing fatigue and making them more vulnerable to traffic.

On her way home from work on a recent wintry night, Kathy Keane ran into a group of people quietly watching a pair of great horned owls perched on a tree in Lincoln Park. “I started hearing the ‘hoot, hoot,’ and then the other would call back ‘hoot, hoot,’” she told the Tribune. “And it was just so beautiful.” Excited about the sighting, she made sure to walk by the same spot the next day with her husband, Patrick Keane. The bird was still ...

CHICAGO — On her way home from work on a recent wintry night, Kathy Keane ran into a group of people quietly watching a pair of great horned owls perched on a tree in Lincoln Park. “I started hearing the ‘hoot, hoot,’ and then the other would call back ‘hoot, hoot,’” she told the Tribune. “And it was just so beautiful.” Excited about the sighting, she made sure to walk by the same spot the ...

On her way home from work on a recent wintry night, Kathy Keane ran into a group of people quietly watching a pair of great horned owls perched on a tree in Lincoln Park. “I started hearing the ‘hoot, hoot,’ and then the other would call back ‘hoot, hoot,’” she told the Tribune. “And it was just so beautiful.” Excited about the sighting, she made sure to walk by the same spot the next day with ...

We have written about this several times over the past few years, but we always find another one. We call on the Joliet Park District Board of Commissioners to immediately amend its Board Manual to eliminate ALL "Commissioner Privileges", as any alleged privileges violate state law, and are considered "compensation" as that term is defined in state law and state courts. While we do not know if any or all of these commissioners are taking advantage of these "privileges" - it is written in their...