Amid excessive overtime and a lack of recruitment by the Chicago Police Department, new data show that CPD police officers have been bogged down with answering animal-related calls for service despite ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For the 10th consecutive year, Orkin dubbed Chicago the "rattiest" city in America in 2024. Now, there is a new approach: rat birth control. The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of ...

As residents all across Chicago continually complain of the city's high rat population, a new effort launched by the Chicago Bird Alliance aims to find a humane solution to the problem. Teaming up ...

A week ahead of a vote to determine the leadership of Chicago Animal Care and Control, officials and advocates are tangled in a heated battle over the current nominee. Susan Cappello was the acting ...