Florida expert captures gator in Chicago lagoon

YouTube download / AP video / An alligator expert from Florida has caught Chicago's elusive Chance the Snapper just 36 hours after arriving in Illinois.

CHICAGO -- Frank Robb, owner of Crocodilian Specialist Services in St. Augustine, made headlines in Chicago when he answered the call from the authorities in the Windy City in capturing an alligator dubbed "Chance the Snapper" that had been on the loose at a local park for several days.

Robb took care of business early Tuesday when he captured the animal in the Humboldt Park lagoon.

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