The alligator, who has been named Alex by a local kid, was captured safely. The reptile will be quarantined for 30 days before being sent to a licensed reptile park in the south, the fire department said. The exact location has not yet been determined.
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Lynwood police responded to Lake Lynwood Wednesday morning after the alligator was sighted. Lynwood police and firefighters searched the area and used a drone to try to locate the reptile.
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The alligator is three-and-a-half feet long and its gender is not known.
Cook County Animal Control was also contacted and a representative of the Chicago Herpetological Society who has experience humanely capturing alligators was brought in to help.
It's been just over a year since the infamous Humboldt Park alligator was pulled from one of the Chicago park's lagoons after multiple attempts from several wildlife captors over more than a week.