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Chicago zoo's injured baby gorilla recovering
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CHICAGO (AP) — A baby gorilla that was seriously injured at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is taking steps toward recovery. Three-month-old Nayembi suffered cuts to her face last month while in an enclosure with other gorillas. Zoo officials don't know what caused the injury, although it appears to have been inflicted by another gorilla. Since then, Nayembi has been spending parts of each day playing and exhibiting other normal behaviors like crawling, exploring and putting toys in her mouth. The zoo's vice president for animal care, Megan Ross, said in an update Friday that the gorilla's caregivers are 'thrilled with how she's responding.' Nayembi is being treated at the zoo's animal hospital. She needs regular checkups and round-the-clock care in what the zoo says will be a long recovery process. 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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