The Chicago "rat hole" was a rodent-shaped indentation in the concrete in front of a blond brick three-flat building at 1918 W. Roscoe St., ...

It was supposed to be a strutting 150-story lakefront symbol of the city’s virility — but eight years after construction of the Chicago Spire skyscraper ground to a halt, the gaping hole where ...

Chicago's "rat hole," located in the 1900 block of West Roscoe Street on the city's North Side, has become a national sensation. In the last week, ...

Since moving to Chicago from his hometown, Omaha, in 2017, Mr. Dumaine has often posted pictures of signs and other symbols of urban arcana that he finds interesting or funny, but the rat hole ...

The 110-foot wide, 76-foot deep hole was dug with the best intentions. It was supposed to house the tallest tower in the Western Hemisphere, Santiago Calatrava’s Chicago Spire.

The famous "rat hole", which has been deemed an unofficial landmark in Chicago's North Side neighborhood Roscoe Village, was removed on Wednesday, April 24.

Dumaine, who moved to Chicago in 2017, first heard of the rat hole last week. On Saturday, he was heading to the Roscoe Village neighborhood to visit a shop that sells his artwork.

The famous rat-sized dent in a Chicago sidewalk dubbed the "rat hole," was removed and preserved by city officials on Wednesday, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation.

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Chicago's iconic "rat hole" in the Roscoe Village neighborhood is seen on Jan. 19, 2024. The sidewalk landmark was removed Wednesday, April 24, 2024, after city officials determined the section ...