Chicago's relationship with rats goes back decades.Famously, in 1994, after the city shut down several restaurants for health code violations, Mayor Richard M. Daley famously said: "I thought the health of people is very important. If a rat is on your sandwich, you hope to know it before...
CHICAGO (CBS/WBBM) --If you see a rat scurrying through your backyard, you might have no choice but to deal with it. According to a Chicago Sun-Times report Wednesday morning, the city Department of Streets and Sanitation has lost workers because of a hiring freeze and chronic absenteeism....
In some parts of the world they are revered and protected; in other places they are captured and eaten for dinner. One thing is certain: They’re everywhere.
Other findings from their five months of observation are just as telling, and they attribute the low rat death toll more to rodent caution than feline incompetence. “For every 1% increase in the number of cats on a given day,” the researchers write, “it is 100 times less likely that a...
If not, alert the city of the problem. Portland: Rodent Control All new buildings in the city need to be constructed in a way that's rat-proof. Knowing this may better help you understand your rights when it comes to the way in which a property was constructed. Boston: Mosquito Control...
There's one Illinois city that has a pretty disgusting dynasty happening for nine straight years landing at the top of a list that no town wants to be on. Two Illinois, One Wisconsin City Among America's 'Rattiest' Orkin has released its annual ranking of the most rat-infested cities in...
Interpreting the city Self-described pack-rat artist Tony Fitzpatrick is riding a visual roller coaster through ChicagoMary Houlihan
King Hsinbyushin, also known as Mangra, established direct Burmese control over Chiang Mai for the third and f inal time in 1763; in the process “he deported the entire popu lation.”2 Once control of Chiang Mai and the rest of Lanna had been established, the Burmese continued to ...
The province of Alberta, Canada, which is home to 4 million people, is nearly rat free. Its rat control team told CBS News New York Investigates the key was keeping rats out as they migrated decades ago, so it doesn't have the perfect solution for New York City. ...
I found a copy of Ferenc Molnar’s little novel Farewell My Heart in Ravenswood Used Books while visiting Chicago recently. It was the sort of book that’s easy to miss on a shelf: no dust jacket, the spine broken and its lettering faded. For me, though, sitting between familiar titles...