Thanks to schoolchildren’s pennies and dimes, Ziggy the elephant got a taste of freedom on Sept. 23, 1970. The door to his cage at Brookfield Zoo opened, and there stood his former keeper, George “Slim” Lewis, who came from Seattle for the reunion. “Ziggy’s ears flopped at the sound of a familiar voice, and an … Continue reading Vintage Chicago Tribune: Ziggy the elephant shed his shackles thanks to a crusade sparked by a Tribune article