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• The Brookfield Zoo has a new elephant.
• Two men were hospitalized in separate mugging incidents early this morning in the Roscoe Village neighborhood; police haven't commented if these are connected to the recent spate of muggings in Lincoln Park.
• A CTA worker has died of Legionnaire's Disease after apparently contracting it from being splashed by stagnant water while washing a train car. WBBM has more.

First it was West Nile, then Ebola, and now Legionnaire's Disease has hit the Chicago area. So far, five cases have been reported in Tinley Park and another in Orland Park. Between 8,000 and 18,000 people are hospitalized with Legionnaire's Disease each year. Tests are being conducted on produce from local grocery stores as well as water supplies to seek out a cause. At this rate, we expect to read a story about the plague hitting Bolingbrook* any day now.

A case of Ewww! Two people have been diagnosed with Legionnaire’s disease and linked to a McHenry County Hampton Inn hot tub. The two individuals both used the hot tub on the same day at the South McHenry hotel, located at 1555 S. Route 31. Both have been hospitalized and the Illinois Department of Public Health has issued an alert for people who used the hotel’s pool or spa between May 9 and June 4.