FOREST PARK, Ill. (WGN) – In the quiet alleys of Forest Park, residents have been dealing with a lot of unwelcome visitors. “Since COVID, there’s been an explosion of rats here,” Spiro, a Forest Park ...

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 ...

The Chicago Rat Hole was the city’s hottest new attraction last year. Tourists swarmed to a quiet residential neighborhood to see the decades-old imprint of a rodent pressed into sidewalk concrete.

Chicago's "Rat Hole" may not actually be a rat hole at all, according to a new study. Chicago is known for deep-dish pizzas, museums, the famous statue nicknamed the Bean, and, of course, the Roscoe ...

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 ...

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 ...

Few city rats have left their mark on the public consciousness — and the urban landscape — like the one responsible for the famed “Chicago rat hole.” (“Pizza Rat” is a notable exception.) But the ...