The city’s rodent control strategy is “unlikely to achieve long-term control of the rat population,” according to a new audit from the city’s inspector general. A 32-page report — released Tuesday by ...

The city’s rodent abatement program is “unlikely to achieve longterm control of the rat population” due to an emphasis on ...

A report from Chicago's Office of Inspector General found that the city's rodent control strategy focuses too heavily on ...

The imprint has been a quirk in the neighborhood of Roscoe Village for years, but it found fresh fame in January after a Chicago comedian shared a photo on the social platform X. The “rat hole” is ...

Chicago has a rat problem and it isn't likely to improve if the city doesn't come up with a new playbook, according to a just ...

Chicago — the city of deep-dish pizza, world-class museums, the Bean and Sears (Willis) Tower — has had a new, unusual claim to fame: the Roscoe Village Rat Hole. However, a recent study found the ...

What happened to the Chicago Rat Hole? One city department sought to preserve it. In 2024, a mysterious imprint of a rodent on a city sidewalk became a viral sensation. Recently, a team of researchers ...

CHICAGO (AP) — You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the “rat hole.” The ...

WASHINGTON — A recent study on Chicago's 'rat hole' is putting a new twist on the viral landmark. The study, published by the Royal Society on Wednesday, suggests that the famous sidewalk hole shaped ...

A great mystery may have been solved this week. The Chicago rat hole, a rodent-shaped imprint in the sidewalk in the Roscoe Village neighborhood dazzled social media back in January of 2024. Imagine a ...

CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. (WGN) — As temperatures rise, rodent sightings are increasing in communities across the Chicago area. In south suburban Chicago Ridge, residents say they’ve never seen it this bad.

Two rodent control workers patrol Chicago’s alleys looking for telltale signs of rats. Two rodent control workers show Geoffrey Baer the telltale signs that rats have taken up residence in one of ...