This isn't an oddly nicknamed restaurant or a dome-shaped hole in the wall, like something out of "Tom and Jerry." The ...

The "Chicago Rat Hole" captured hearts in Chicago and on social media last year. Researchers analyzed the anatomical ...

The sidewalk imprint, dubbed “Splatatouille,” was thought to have been left by an unfortunate brown rat that met its end ...

Despite its online fame, no one ever formally analysed the imprint to confirm what left it in the sidewalk—until now.

The "Chicago Rat Hole," as it was previously known, garnered widespread attention, with admirers "leaving offerings like ...

Researchers used methods from paleontology to analyze the quirky local landmark, created when a rodent of a certain size fell into wet concrete.

Other researchers have theorized that a squirrel created the imprint, the study acknowledged. Cement is typically wet during ...

Chicago — the city of deep-dish pizza, world-class museums, the Bean and Sears (Willis) Tower — has had a new, unusual claim ...

A recent study on Chicago's 'rat hole' is putting a new twist on the viral landmark. The study, published by the Royal ...

It turns out that the iconic “Chicago Rat Hole” is not, in fact, a rat.