The 'squirrel hole,' Chicago's latest rodent impression in concrete, is hidden in plain site on a busy corner in the Loop.

CHICAGO (WGN) — The infamous “Chicago Rat Hole” — which once served as a place of urban wonderment and, for one couple, matrimony — has officially been removed.

FILE - Chicago's iconic Rat Hole along the 1900 block of West Roscoe Street in the Roscoe Village neighborhood is seen, Jan. 19, 2024, in Chicago.

The Chicago "rat hole" was a rodent-shaped indentation in the concrete in front of a blond brick three-flat building at 1918 W. Roscoe St., between Wolcott and Damen avenues in Roscoe Village.

Chicago's so-called “rat hole” is gone By RICK CALLAHAN and KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press Apr 24, 2024 Apr 24, 2024Updated Apr 24, 2024 0 ...

Workers will place 100 rat bait boxes throughout the neighborhood, and if they see results over the next few months, they'll reorder. "Our team's going out deploying every week.

Chicago war on rodents: Ward introduces rat birth control pilot program by: Alonzo Small Posted: Apr 4, 2025 / 05:37 PM CDT Updated: Apr 4, 2025 / 05:37 PM CDT ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For the 10th consecutive year, Orkin dubbed Chicago the "rattiest" city in America in 2024. Now, there is a new approach: rat birth control. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7.

The ABC7 I-Team found that from the end of April 2024 through the end of April in 2025, there were 43,400 rat or rodent complaints to Chicago's 311 city services.

Rat birth control comes to Wicker Park and Bucktown, a more 'humane' alternative to managing rodents For 10 years in a row, Chicago has been deemed “America’s rattiest city.” Birth control ...