Adoptions and donations drop as economy forces owners to give up their pets.
Heartland Animal Shelter in Northbrook is looking for a home for Sparky, who was rescued from a shelter that euthanizes animals. He was sent there by his owner who lost her home and had no funds to board him. A Refuge for Saving the Wildlife, also in Northbrook, has been looking for a new home for Eddie the Cockatoo for a year and a half. The bird was given up by his owner whose business was crashing. At the Community Animal Rescue Effort (CARE) in Evanston, an older dog was handed over by a woman who had lost her home and was moving in with friends. The dog didn’t live long afterward. “She just died of a broken heart,” said volunteer Erin Marcus. “Those are bad days when we take in animals like that.” The details are always different, but…
Ted Holleb discusses how his year's in the restaurant business helps him run City Park Grill.
City Park Grill co-owner Ted Holleb has been in the restaurant industry for 27 years. His career includes stints at Maggiano's, Stir Crazy, The Claim Company and the now-shuttered Timbers Char House and Forty One North. For the last three years Holleb has helped run City Park Grill with his brother, Michael, and friend Arnie Krause. While the upscale American spot has become a downtown Highland Park staple, Holleb says changes are in the works. Highland Park Patch: How have your other restaurant ventures helped you run City Park Grill? Ted Holleb: We learned a lot about the business. We're still learning. This business changes daily. The economic times now are so different than when we first got into the business, so we have to rethink …
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Elizabeth Manaster
7:15 am on Friday, July 15, 2011
We adopted our Akita, Alaska, from Orphans of the Storm as an older dog and he is so great! He is large and a bit scary looking since he is all black, so I feel that our house is very safe from intruders, but with us he is wonderful. He is our third dog adopted from Orphans and they have all been great. I would always adopt from a shelter. more ›