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When, where will cicadas be in Illinois? Do they bite? What to know in historic emergence
Cicada mania is about to be in full force as the start of what will be a historic emergence is underway, but what should you know before the season peaks?. There are plenty of questions surrounding the 2024 cicada emergence, with many wondering where they will hit hardest, how loud they will be, how long do they last?
Live Nation offering $25 tickets to Chicago shows in honor of Concert Week
CHICAGO — Live Nation is offering $25 tickets to several concerts and events, including here in Chicago, in honor of their 10th annual Concert Week. In the announcement made Wednesday, the entertainment company stated that the discounted tickets would be made available for over 5,000 select shows starting May 8 through May 14, while inventory […]
If you have these trees and shrubs in your yard, expect to see more cicadas, experts say
Although Illinois' full 17-year cicada emergence isn't quite here yet, several have begun to pop up across the Chicago area, and more are on the way. "The periodical cicadas have been emerging for the last week and a half," Stephanie Adams, Plant Pathologist at Morton Arboretum in Lisle said Tuesday of Brood XIII, which will soon overspread across the entire Chicago area. "We found them both out here in our landscape and also in our East woods."
As cicadas emerge in Chicago area, experts offer advice to homeowners
Ready or not, the Northern brood of cicadas have begin to wake from their 17-year slumber, according to Chicago-area experts. Cicadas began emerging about a week and a half ago, according to experts at the Morton Arboretum, and homeowners should prepare accordingly. “They don’t have stingers, they don’t bite, they...
Cicadas will bug Chicago and central Illinois differently
Parts of Illinois will be buzzing with this year's big cicada co-emergence, but for Chicagoans, it likely won't feel too different from the last time we saw the insects in 2020.Why it matters: There's plenty of hype about a looming "cicadapocalypse," but experts and our Axios Visuals colleagues say there's no reason to bug out.We've prepared a cicada season guide — whether you want to eat them, travel to see large swarms of them or just understand them better.The big picture: When 13-year and 17-year cicada broods emerge simultaneously, it's called a co-emergence, and they're fairly common, occurring every 5-6...
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