Animal Control

After almost 28 years as the Ogle County Animal Control administrator, Dr. Tom Champley has retired. Ogle County Board members at their Sept. 17 meeting recognized Champley for his work since his hiring on Nov. 19, 1996.

Get your pets vaccinated against rabies and microchipped at upcoming clinics from McHenry County Animal Control.

Will County Animal Protections Services is waiving adoption fees for dogs through Friday, Aug. 30 for a back-to-school promotion.

A rabid bat was found in a Crystal Lake home and household members have to had a series of shot after to prevent infection, the McHenry County health department announced.

A dog owner is charged with attempted murder after he and his dog attacked a woman in a park in McHenry, causing serious injuries, police said.

A dog was removed from the residence and given oxygen at the scene by firefighters until it was picked up by Animal Control. The dog survived, said Cory Law, Whiteside County Health Department assistant director of public health.

A dog that escaped after an incident near Johnsburg in which three people were injured, including an officer, has been located.

McHenry County Animal Control Division will hold three low-cost rabies vaccination clinics April 16, May 14 and May 21.

A dog remained on the loose Friday afternoon after a series of dog attacks in the Johnsburg area that resulted in injuries to three people, including a deputy. One dog was killed by police.

Will County department now will be called Animal Protection Services, offers pet adoption and microchipping.

The Will County Animal Control Department is offering free microchipping services to dogs and cats owned by county residents throughout the month of December.

A undernourished dog found in Washington Township who had been shot with paintballs has grown more confident and exuberant while in the custody of Will County Animal Control.

Joliet turns to traffic cameras to regulate truck traffic, while a federal shutdown could affect Joliet nurses contract talks. Will County high school students get career training, and Halloween is back at the "Stranger Things" house in Plainfield.

Anyone with information on Hermoine’s owner or information the suspects who reportedly used her as target practice with a paintball gun should call Will County Animal Control at 815-462-5633.

Pet owners in McHenry County who have companion animals due for their rabies vaccines, can now register for upcoming low-cost rabies vaccination and microchip clinics offered by McHenry County Animal Control.

Becomes second county animal control department in Chicagoland Humane Coalition

Anna Payton is the new administrator for the Will County Animal Control Department.

McHenry County Animal Control called into roundup a pair of stray cows that got loose.

Kendall County Animal Control now has an online portal where residents can handle their pets’ rabies documentation.