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Finally tonight an unlikely tenant has taken up residence in a chicago lagoon much to the delight of locals. kevin tibbles has more on alligator mania. >> reporter: chicago caught in the jaws of alligator love. >> he's a celebrity. >> reporter: the rock star reptile spotted this week in a local lagoon draws a curious crowd, now has its own twitter handle, tees, totes, and more. it's even singing chicago's song. ♪ my town the city's asked alligator bob to rescue the 5 foot long visitors. >> set to be caught before winter. even a name him was held. crock obama, ruth gator ginsburg. and the win...

From the windy city of chicago where people can breathe a little easier today. why? well, a three-year-old alligator is no longer roaming the streets or swimming in the river there. the man who nabbed it, an animal expert who goes by the name of alligator bob, he says this gator was probably someone's pet. >> got a decent set of teeth, which means someone has been feeding him well, too clean, too perfect to be living in this river alone, usually they have scratches and gouges on the rack or something. jon: that gator is a guar an teed to make sure everybody is healthy. who wouldn't be? chicago...

Gregg: we're back, alligator bob to the rescue, a volunteer with an illinois naturalist tracking a gator in a chicago river, the three-year-old reptile was spotted four miles from downtown and the ferociousles moved in and snagged it. martha: wow! gregg: the second gator captured in the windy city and it will be quarantined to make sure it is okay, and healthy and will be sent to a permanent home, perhaps a farm in florida. martha: all right, a tropical storm is churning in the atlantic as hurricane frank -- we think that is what it will be named, we have to ask janice, will form in the pacifi...

Jon: and you're probably telling young matthew to stay out of it, right? >> i'd like young matthew to stay away from fires, even though his dad is a fireman, so maybe he'll become a doctor or something! jon: nice, calm job. janice dean, check in with you later. jenna: we have another state joining the massive egg recall, there are more than half a billion eggs being pulled off the shelves. the big question is who is watching out for our food and our safety? also the man hunt is over, or should we say, gator hunt? this one happening far from florida, far from anywhere you'd expect to find a g...