An American Alligator was discovered in the Chicago River Friday. According to local reports, the alligator is estimated to be five-years-old and is 5 1/2 to 6 feet long. Volunteers with the Chicago Herpetological Society trapped the animal, and plan to send the female reptile back to a sanctuary in the Southeast United States.

An American Alligator was discovered in the Chicago River Friday. According to local reports, the alligator is estimated to be five-years-old and is 5 1/2 to 6 feet long. Volunteers with the Chicago Herpetological Society trapped the animal, and plan to send the female reptile back to a sanctuary in the Southeast United States.

It will be a hot summer in this Chicago neighbor this year, not only because of the rising temperature but a ban on window-mounted air conditioner units. The prohibition is the result of an ordinance approved by the village board in March. It specifically banned the installation of window-mounted air coolers on walls that face the street or in side windows 12 feet or less from the street.

Monster Cable Products has filed suit against a chain of glow-in-the-dark mini golf courses, alleging Monster Mini Golf infringes upon their trademark. Monster Cable says the mini-golf chain could be confused with the maker of high-end cabling for high-definition television and other electronics.

Impatient passengers led to delays in rush hour subway traffic on Tuesday, causing a slowdown that lasted almost four hour. The delay began when a packed subway train had to stop for an hour due to a malfunctioning train ahead. The passengers got anxious in the heat and stuffy atmosphere and left the train.