The Chicago rat hole was a hole shaped like a rat in the sidewalk of West Roscoe Street in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. After existing for decades, it became a viral phenomenon on social media (mainly Twitter) in January 2024, attracting tourists to the site. City officials removed the sidewalk slab containing the hole from the street on April 24, 2024, but the hole remains intact.

The hole was filled in with plaster or cement by an unknown party on January 19, 2024. City officials later confirmed they had not filled in the hole. Ann Williams posted a video stating “we are shocked and saddened” by the news, and “are closely monitoring the developing situation”. Local residents attempted to excavate the hole, using their hands and implements such as ice scrapers and license plates. Eventually, a woman cleaned out the hole and restored it to its original condition.

On April 24, 2024, the Chicago Department of Transportation removed the sidewalk slab containing the hole while keeping it intact; it is unclear what the city officials plan on doing with the sidewalk slab.

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