A statistical analysis of an infamous indentation in a sidewalk suggested a 99 percent likelihood that another rodent made the mark. To put the rodent-shaped impression into context, a team 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.

Is it a squirrel? No, it looks like a rat, and the splat of an imprint on a Chicago sidewalk is getting lots of attention as people come to take a look. Is it a squirrel, or is it a splat of a rat?

For nearly two years, Chicagoans and tourists have treated a small imprint in a Roscoe Village sidewalk like a sacred site. The so-called “Chicago Rat Hole,” which has existed for 20-30 years before ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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