# Chicago rat hole

> rat-shaped hole on a Chicago sidewalk

**Wikidata**: [Q124289940](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124289940)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_rat_hole)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/chicago-rat-hole


## References

1. [The Washington Post. 2024](https://washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/01/13/chicago-rat-hole)
2. [Rodent indent not self-evident: a case of mistaken identity of the ‘Chicago Rat Hole’. Biology Letters. 2025](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0343)
3. [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/us/chicago-rat-hole.html)
4. [CBS News. 2024](https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-rat-hole-removed/#:~:text=A%20spokesperson%20for%20the%20Chicago,the%20famous%20rat%20hole%20intact.)
5. [Source](https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/01/13/chicago-rat-hole/)
6. ['Some vandal did this:' The Chicago 'rat hole' appears to have been filled in. WMAQ-TV. 2024](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/the-chicago-rat-hole-is-no-longer-a-hole-it-appears-to-have-been-filled-in/3332440/)
7. [ABC News. 2024](https://abcnews.go.com/US/chicagos-famous-rat-hole-removed-preserved-neighborhood-sidewalk/story?id=109638877#:~:text=The%20rat%2Dsized%20imprint%20in%20Roscoe%20Village%20was%20removed%20Wednesday%20morning.&text=The%20famous%20rat%2Dsized%20dent%20in%20a%20Chicago%20sidewalk%20dubbed,the%20Chicago%20Department%20of%20Transportation.)
8. [Source](https://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-artist-rat-hole-piligrimage-roscoe-street-viral-tweet-2024-1)
9. [Chicago Rat Hole - Atlas Obscura](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chicago-rat-hole)