The town of Aurelia, IA has a pitbull ban its city council recently voted 3 to 2 to not make an exception for the needs of Jim Sak, a retired Chicago police officer who suffered a stroke and has a service dog who's a pitbull mix. more ›

For local dogs, a round of good news hit the papers. Let's take a look: more ›

Elgin police shot six "aggressive" pit bulls while searching a home, the Daily Herald reports. more ›

Police confiscated 10 dogs after a raid on a convicted felon's house yesterday. Police executed a search warrant on the home after police chased a suspect into 5259 W. Altgeld St., where they spotted several dogs that appeared not to be neutered. Possession of dogs that have not been fixed by a convicted felon is a crime in Illinois. "Officers in the district are familiar with [that home]," Grand Central District Tactical Lt. John Garrido said. "In the past five years, 20 people that have been arrested have used that address as their address of residence." more ›