The Office of Chicago Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd Ward) announced on Friday a partnership with the Chicago Bird Alliance, the Lincoln Park Zoo, and others on a pilot program that aims to reduce the ...

Dragging the weighted black bait box out from the brush with his boots, Ryan Campbell wiped a few beads of sweat from his forehead. The 30-year-old service technician for Rose Pest Control was about ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 Eyewitness News I-Team tackles one of Chicago's nastiest problems, the rat-packed city and suburbs. Why do there seem to be so many rats running wild right now and what are ...

CHICAGO — Could birth control be the key to curbing Chicago's rat infestation? A new pilot program moving away from rat poison is launching on Tuesday in what has been dubbed America's "rattiest city.

The last thing Chicagoans expect when they lift the hood of their car is a literal rat’s nest. But rodents do enjoy curling up in warm spaces and chewing on any available wires, which makes nestling ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's rat problem is growing. Complaints about the rodents are up and the city can no longer use one method to get rid of them. People who live and work on Chicago's North Side, ...

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In 2024, Chicago was named the rattiest city in the US by Orkin Pest Control for the tenth year in a row. The city’s budget for its Bureau of Rodent Control is almost $15 million annually. And they’re ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) — Could birth control be the key to curbing Chicago’s rat infestation? A new pilot program moving away from rat poison is launching on Tuesday in what has been dubbed America’s ...

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For the 10th consecutive year, a popular pest control company has crowned Chicago the "rattiest city." Orkin, an American pest control company founded in 1901, announced the "honor" on Monday. "The ...