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December 2006

March 2007

   

In the News

Below are links to some of the recent news articles written on Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation and our activities.
 

 
Medill News Service February 18, 2010 ("Keeping the 'wild' in wildlife at Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation")
WGN-TV February 18, 2010 (Feb 18: Chicago Scene - Chicago Park District 5th Annual Polar Adventure Days")
Chicago Sun-Times December 31, 2009 ("Bird nursed back to health after being stuck in plow of train")
Chicago Sun-Times December 24, 2009 (Michael Sneed's column "Secret's Out Ho! Ho! Ho!)
Daily Herald September 8, 2007 ("Rescued baby owl still taking baby steps")
Chicago Tribune Magazine August 2006 ("Wildlife 911")
Conscious Choice Magazine June 2006 ("Bird rehab")
iTunes Podcast to Frank Mathie Report May 19, 2006
ABC7 Frank Mathie Report May 19, 2006 ("Northerly Island bird hospital treats injured avians")
Associated Press May 2006 ("Feathered friends get a special hospital")
Daily Southtown April 2006 ("Wings and a prayer")

We were also featured in the following:

Daily Herald February 18, 2010 ("Breathing problems claim life of bird burned in Sugar Grove plane crash")
The Chronicle January 29, 2010 ("Hawk recovering after being burned in crash")
CBS2Chicago January 28, 2010 ("'Miracle' hawk survives burns from plane crash")
WBBM Newsradio 780 January 28, 2010
Daily Herald Daily Herald January 28, 2010 ("Hawk healing after Sugar Grove plane crash")
Chicago Tonight January 27, 2010 ("Hawk saved after plane crash")
Chicago Tribune January 27, 2010 ("Hawk badly burned in plane crash is recovering")
The Batavia Sun January 27, 2010 ("Red-tailed Hawk was injured in crash")
Chicago Sun-Times December 24, 2009 (Michael Sneed's Column "Wile E. Coyote")
Chicago Tribune February 19, 2009 ("Northerly Island bird emergency room in dire straits")
WTTW December 2008 ("Chicago's Lakefront")
Cityscapes November 4, 2008 ("Must skyscrapers be bird-killers? Not necessarily")
Medill News Service March 11, 2008 ("Volunteers gear up to rescue birds as window-kill season approaches")
Gazette December 3, 2007 ("Northerly Island bird hospital now is open all year long")
Urban Naturalist October/November/December 2007 ("Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation: Aiding urban wildlife in need")
Encyclopaedia Britannica's Advocacy for Animals November 12, 2007 ("Who says one person can't make a difference?)
190 North September 9, 2007
Chicago Journal September 7, 2007 ("Flying into the danger zone: Volunteers rescue fallen birds")
Skyline News September 7, 2007 ("For the birds" Felicia Dechter's column)
Quintessential Barrington September/October 2007 ("Back to Nature")
Daily Herald July 25, 2007 ("Modern-day Noah: Woman rescues many animals without the benefit of an ark")
Barrington Courier-Review June 28, 2007 ("Keller is on of the gems of community")
For Her Information Summer 2007 ("Call to action")
Village of Palatine Newsletter June 2007 ("Palatine animal warden rescues endangered species")
Daily Herald May 4, 2007 ("Owlet survives because somebody gave a hoot; Injured bird found at Geneva courthouse")
Pioneer Press Glencoe News April 12, 2007 ("What to do if you find a hurt animal")
Chicago Tribune April 8, 2007 ("1st rule of wildlife rescue: Just wait")
Chicago Tribune April 8, 2007 ("Coyote visits Loop eatery but takes pass on lunch")
The Courier News April 6, 2007 ("Pets on ground face possible threat from above: hawks")
Chicago Sun-Times April 5, 2007 ("Downtown dog to country coyote")
Chicago Tribune April 5, 2007 ("Urban coyote gets to taste freedom")
Daily Herald April 4, 2007 ("Lunch break")
Barrington LIFESTYLES April 2007 ("Citizens for Conservation Gives Awards")
Barrington Courier Review March 22, 2007 ("Keller focuses on wildlife" Barbara Benson's column)
Quintessential Barrington March/April 2007 ("Fawns, Fledglings and First Aid: A Guide to Backyard Wildlife Care")
Illinois Alumni March/April 2007 ("The Call of the Wild - In Chicagoland")
Daily Herald January 26, 2007 ("'Wildlife 911' topic of group's gathering")
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago Tonight November 1, 2006 ("Bird Hospital")
Animal Planet Backyard Habitat Airing throughout November and December 2006 ("Green Herons and Muskrats")
Quintessential Barrington November/December 2006 ("Win a Car in Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation's Raffle")
Quintessential Barrington November/December 2006 ("Natural Volunteers")
WGN Channel 9 News at 9 October 2006
Photo District News October 2006 ("Call of the Wild")
Chicago Tribune October 10, 2006 ("Birds have friends when skyline is enemy")
Chicago Sun-Times October 10, 2006 (“Rehab center a beakon of hope: sanctuary gets feathered friends back on their wings”)
Chicago Tribune September 28, 2006 ("Animal refuge headed west")
Barrington Courier Review September 21, 2006 ("Flint Creek Wildlife news", Barbara Benson's column)
Chicago Sun-Times September 11, 2006 ("West lures big-cat shelter")
Illinois Parks and Recreation June 2006 ("Chicago Park District Announces Bird Rehabilitation Center at Northerly Island")
Fox and Friends (National Broadcast) May 2006
Daily Herald April 2006 ("Honey Lake's Canada Goose goes to big pond in sky")
Daily Herald March 2006 ("Barrington wildlife center finds second spot to nest")
Chicago Journal March 2006 ("A bird (rehab center) in the hand")
Washington Post March 2006
Chicago Sun Times March 2006 ("For the birds: Meigs terminal to be hospital")
Jonathan Brandmeier Show March 2006
Waukegan Sun January 2006 (photo)
Chicago Journal October 2005 ("Hope is an office with feathers")
Barrington Courier Review October 2005 (cover feature, "Shot gyrfalcon galvanizes local conservation groups")
Waukegan News Sun October 2005 ("Rare visitor")
Daily Herald October 2005 (front page, "Search on for shooter of falcon")
The Courier-Journal September 2005 ("This E.R. is for the Birds")
Chicago Tribune July 2005 ("Help around corner for birds hurt in city")
 

Press Releases

These are the press releases we've issued. You may want to search for topics by keyword.

 
December 16, 2006 Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Extends Deadline for Purchasing Raffle Tickets  
August 12, 2006 Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Raffling 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid or $25,000 Cash  
March 7, 2006 Flint Creek Wildlife Announces Opening of Flint Creek Wildlife's Northerly Island Location  
January 12, 2005 Flint Creek Wildlife Expands Services  
July 7, 2004 Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Harnesses Internet to Raise Money to Help Support Wildlife Rehabilitation Through Online Charity Shopping Mall  
June 28, 2004 Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Establishes Internet Presence  
May 1, 2004 Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Begins Operations