Christen A. Johnson

‘It’s a gay dog wedding’: 2 Chicago rescue dogs tie the knot and a drag queen officiates

September 30, 2019 at 2:42 p.m.

John Paul Bones, and his now-husband, Buck, only met twice before the two Pomeranians exchanged puptials. "They had an arranged marriage," laughed John Paul's mom, Stephanie Thomas. The pups met...

Friends and families roam downtown Evanston going from business to business trick-or-treating, on Saturday, October 28, 2017.

‘This is completely wrong’: Evanston elementary school ‘cancels’ Halloween due to equity and some parents are not happy about it

September 27, 2019 at 7:44 p.m.

Nejra Bajric's son, a second grader at Lincoln Elementary School in Evanston, waits until his class Halloween party to show off his best costume. This year he's planning to be...

Oliver, Katie Reynolds' black Pomeranian, is prepped to head home after having a total hip replacement surgery at Veterinary Specialty Center on Sept. 18, 2019, in Buffalo Grove. The surgery normally costs about $10,000.

‘I treat him like my child’: Millennial pet parents make financial sacrifices for their fur babies, sometimes even taking on debt

September 27, 2019 at 10:25 a.m.

When Caitlyn Isham got her pet pig, Porkchop, six years ago, her large family had just welcomed three stair-step newborns. "I had nephews born in May, June, and July," said...

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‘It’s a gay dog wedding’: 2 Chicago rescue dogs tie the knot and a drag queen officiates

‘This is completely wrong’: Evanston elementary school ‘cancels’ Halloween due to equity and some parents are not happy about it

‘I treat him like my child’: Millennial pet parents make financial sacrifices for their fur babies, sometimes even taking on debt

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