The National Park Service has closed several portions of Indiana Dunes National Park after a chemical spill killed hundreds of fish in the area, according to a statement by Portage, Indiana, a nearby city. MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana (CNN) - The National Park Service has closed several portions of Indiana Dunes National Park after a chemical spill killed hundreds of fish in the area, according to a statement by Portage, Indiana, a nearby city. The spill occurred last week at the east branch of the Little Calumet River, about three miles upstream from Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes National Park confirmed in a statement. The National Park Service has closed the Portage Lakefront, the Riverwalk beach area and waters out to 300 feet. "It's just horrible -- all these dead animals in here; all these dead fish.

A four-foot alligator was captured in the Humboldt Park lagoon on July 16, a week after it was first spotted in the water. (Chicago Park District via WBBM)(CNN) - One alligator in a Chicago pond is crazy enough. Chicago police are investigating after two men claim they found another gator in Humboldt Park Lagoon -- the second in less than two weeks -- and then gave conflicting statements about it. Police said they contacted Frank Robb, the alligator expert from Florida who caught Chance, who told them he thought Saturday's alligator was a "juvenile and could not have been in the lagoon for any period of time." Robb also told police that his investigation found only the one alligator, Chance.

NAPERVILLE, Illinois (CNN) - A cashier at an Illinois convenience store is out of a job after a video showing him questioning customers' citizenship went viral. One video begins with the clerk, who has not been identified, saying something to two women about "undocumented people." the clerk asked. Buchanan Energy, which owns the Bucky's convenience store, released a statement on Thursday, saying the employee no longer works for the company. The comments of this associate are not reflective of the core values of Bucky's Convenience Stores.