Cicadas may emerge earlier in Illinois as climate changes, experts say
But as Chicago bakes in its third-warmest year on record, is a species directly cued by soil temperatures warming to 64 ...
How long do cicadas live? A timeline of their emergence in Illinois
As experts predict the historic 2024 cicada emergence will be in full force very soon, many are wondering: how long will it ...
Field Museum explains loud noise of cicada calls amid Illinois emergence
The Field Museum gave ABC7 an inside look and a deep dive into the cacophonous calls of cicadas. They will emerge from their ...
Cicada Watch! Here’s where cicadas have been spotted across Chicago area
Ready or not, here they come! Cicada sightings have already been reported in parts of Indiana and Illinois, including here in ...
Cicadas pee from trees. And they urinate a lot, new study finds.
As if lying dormant in the dirt for 17 years isn't weird enough, cicadas possess another bizarre habit: they pee like crazy, ...
As cicadas descend on Chicago, this iconic spot is declaring itself a ‘cicada-free zone'
As cicadas slowly begin to burrow up from the ground and plan to spread across the area, one iconic Chicago location will ...
Illinois quick hits: USPS pauses consolidations; cicadas are here
USPS pauses consolidations The U.S. Postal Service is pausing the consolidation of mail processing facilities around Illinois ...
Yes, cicadas are coming but nothing like the deluge expected in southern Illinois
There’s been a lot of buzz about the unusual emergence of two broods of cicadas in one year, a phenomenon already under way ...
Illinois cicadas, loud but harmless, expected to make historic emergence in mid- to late May
Reports of sightings are likely individual “stragglers” that have come out too early or from people who have taken a shovel ...
When do cicadas come near me? Everywhere the insects will be for the next 2 decades
Cicadas from Brood XIII will be out and about in southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois and parts of Iowa in 2024. Next year, ...
2024 cicada map: See where Brood XIX, XIII cicadas are emerging around the US
Both Broods XIX and XIII have been spotted in nearly a dozen states as the trillions of insects are emerging in the Midwest ...
Show us your videos of cicadas in the Chicago area
In the Chicago area, the 17-year cicadas, along with the much larger annual, or Dog Day cicadas, are expected. ABC7 Chicago wants to see your cicada videos. If your footage is chosen, you might see it ...