When I was around five years old, my mother and I were standing on Canal Street near what is now called the Ogilvie Transportation Center. I had my back to the street, eyes on my mom. There was a rumbling under the ground and I remember watching the aglet from my shoelace shake a little. […]
Tag: rats
Posted inNews & Politics
Did the polar vortex make a dent in the city’s rodent population?
The short answer: you wish.
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Opponent calls Rauner’s move into Quincy veterans’ home a ‘cynical and transparent publicity stunt,’ and other Chicago news
Also, it’s so cold that even rats are freezing to death.
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Chicago named the rat capital of the country for the third consecutive year, and other news
Also, Harvey Weinstein’s unlikely 1985 Bears connection.
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Judge continues block of Cook County ‘pop tax’ until at least Friday, and other Chicago news
Also, the EPA approved Chicago’s dry ice method of killing rats.
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Alderman Raymond Lopez under police protection after retaliatory threats from gangs, and other Chicago news
Also, former mayor Richard M. Daley’s photo has finally been added to the wall of mayors at City Hall.
Posted inBest of Chicago
A grudging appreciation of Chicago’s rats
There are some reasons to love—or at least respect—the universally reviled pest.
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Best of Chicago 2016
The 31 reasons to love Chicago right now—plus, everything from the city’s best pizza to the best person to follow on Twitter
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The Laquan McDonald video effect? Shootings increase, arrests decline, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm vs. the rats.
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Chicago readies Alexander Hamilton statue for Hamilton musical premiere, and other news
Also, the ultimate guide to Playboy’s Chicago.
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Chicago trash man fears ‘monsters of the garbage’
Squirrels have replaced rats as the most troublesome pest for trash haulers, says commercial garbage man Jaime Queroz.
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This week’s Chicagoan: Thaddeus Mazuchowski, exterminator
This week’s Chicagoan: exterminator Thaddeus Mazuchowski talks bedbugs, rats and roaches.
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How’s your garden handling nature’s wrath?
Flood, wind, hail, insects, squirrels, rats–it never ends.