Adieu, Elephants

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 24, 2010 2:00PM

It's been over 120 years since the city has been in this situation but we're promised it's only temporary: there are no elephants in the city. Well, that we know of. [Insert joke involving both Mayor Daleys, the Democratic "Machine," and Republicans here] You see, the elephant that was at the Brookfield Zoo for the last year, Joyce, is being returned to the owner from which she came which was, uh, a Six Flags theme park in New Jersey. On a sad note, Joyce was the last left because Brookfield's other elephant, Christy, died late last year. But fear not, pachyderm fans, for Brookfield promises more elephants in the near future. Time Out has the zoo's statement on its plans and that the zoo didn't announce Joyce's departure out of concern for the elephant's "safety and the safety of the transport team."