rats

It's pretty clear that Chicago is on a roll this year when it comes to having annoying, biting, or bloodsucking pests in abundance (and in elected office). I'm just not sure that this is the kind of thing Chicago's tourism folks would want to brag about.

When your city is named "The Rattiest City In America" for the umpteenth consecutive time, you might start to look for creative solutions to your rodent problems.

Illinoisans have known for years that Chicago has an over-supply of vermin and pests, although the majority of us probably thought most of them were elected officials.

Chicago isn't in first place with other animals like Bears, Cubs, and Bulls, but when it comes to rats, Chicago is title-town once again. The Bulls grabbed six titles for Chicago at one time, but the rats may just keep on repeating.

To combat the problem of rodents a Chicago alderman proposed a solution to the city's rat problem. It's a measure that has me questioning "Are they serious?"

There's one city in Illinois that is more rat-infested than any other, according to the people at Orkin Pest Control.

Like many people, my family has had a couple of wild/undesirable animal visitors over the years.
When I was a kid, my grandmother called my dad in a panic because she had just encountered a rat "the size of a Volkswagen" in her basement laundry room...

It's not really the kind of accolade a major metropolitan area looks to receive. Nonetheless, Orkin pest control says, based on the number of rat eradication calls they receive from select cities nationwide, Chicago is the king of rat-infested cities in America...