The infamous Chicago Rat Hole — a rodent-shaped dent in Roscoe Village that recently became an off-beat tourist attraction — was filled in with cement and, once again, dug out by devoted fans ...

The future of Chicago's viral "rat hole" is now in question after the years-old cement imprint gained national attention and became an overnight sensation. Chicago Ald. Scott Waguespack told NBC ...

CHICAGO — The "rat hole" is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark ... Georgina Ulrich, a neighbor, shot video of crews using a concrete saw, a forklift and finally a truck to remove the slab and ...

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.

Winslow Dumaine doesn't believe Chicago has seen the last of "the rat hole." The slab of concrete sidewalk with a rat-shaped imprint had become both a source of both pride and consternation for ...

The cement was obviously very wet for a rat to be able to land that deeply in it,' he told Book Club Chicago. 'It probably just landed and then was covered in cement and then crawled out.

Tourists are making "pilgrimages" to the city's newest rat-shaped landmark to see the viral sensation and bring it offerings. Everyone knows about Chicago's deep dish pizza, the Bean, the Willis ...

Footage from NBC Chicago went viral on TikTok showing the rat-shaped imprint that has made national headlines and sparked pilgrimages from fans near and far apparently filled in with a concrete ...

Throughout January, people across Chicago ventured out to the neighborhood of Roscoe Village to stare at a sidewalk—and pay their respects to the impression of a rat indented in the concrete.

Much of the tourism surrounding the Rat Hole has since died down, neighbors said. Thursday morning, West Roscoe Street was quiet. Only a few pieces of litter surrounded the hole: ...