The now infamous "rat hole," an imprint of a rodent etched into a stretch of concrete in Chicago's North Side, may not have ...

The giant, inflatable rat that was stabbed outside the upscale Babbo restaurant in Manhattan this week is getting patched up ...

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 ...

Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago’s so-called “rat hole,” one of the Windy City’s weirdest local landmarks. Hold on. The rat hole wasn’t what you think. It wasn’t some back ...

This species was first documented in 1989, but in their attempts to further study the creature, researchers had little to go off of other than a handful of museum specimens. The knowledge preserved by ...

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 ...

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 ...

The World Cup qualifying match between Belgium and Wales had to be interrupted on Monday evening due to an animal intruder. A rat scurried across the pitch. Florida chooses harassment and intimidation ...

The rodent-shaped sidewalk impression has become a beloved local attraction. Turns out Chicago's famous "rat hole" was squirrelly all along. A new study has determined that the famous full-body ...

After existing quietly for over two decades on a Roscoe Village sidewalk in Chicago, a rodent-shaped indent became an internet sensation in 2024, when a tweet by comedian and writer, Winslow Dumaine, ...

Andrea Strong is known for her pioneering food blog, The Strong Buzz. She covers restaurants, chefs, trends, and big picture stories about the intersection of food, business, policy, and the law.