Turns out Chicago's famous "rat hole" was squirrelly all along. A new study has determined that the famous full-body imprint in a concrete sidewalk slab on West Roscoe Street — dubbed “Splatatouille” ...

After two decades in Chicago’s North Side neighborhood Roscoe Village, the unofficial landmark was removed on Wednesday, April 24 Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP Chicago’s “rat hole” ...

Chicago’s famous rat-shaped hole was not made by rat, researchers say, but was instead likely made by squirrel about 20 or 30 years ago. The full-body impression of an unlucky critter that got trapped ...

About 20 to 30 years ago, a small animal landed on a patch of wet concrete in Chicago’s Roscoe Village and left behind an oddly perfect body print. The anonymous imprint—four legs, a snout, a long ...

Jan. 19 (UPI) --Chicago's famous "rat hole," a rodent-shaped indentation in a concrete sidewalk, was filled in by an unknown person, leading fans to attempt to exhume the landmark. The "rat hole," an ...

CHICAGO -- The mystery of that infamous "Chicago Rat Hole" on the sidewalk may be solved! There was actually research done about it just published in Biology Letters. Scientists believe that outline ...