CHICAGO (WLS) -- Rats feasting on your car's wires is a common problem in Chicago. But what can you do to stop them from attacking your vehicle, and what is the city doing to control its rat problem?

Rats are common where food, water, and shelter are easy to find. Signs of rat activity in your yard include holes 2 to 4 inches in diameter, rat droppings, and partially eaten fruits and vegetables in ...

There is disturbed dirt next to the foundation of my house that appears to be the work of a burrowing animal, but it doesn't follow the pattern of a mole. Someone said rats will burrow under a house ...

Rats are likely Milwaukeeans least favorite neighbor. It's tricky to know exactly how many rats are scurrying around Milwaukee, said Lorie Gallup, residential code enforcement manager for the ...

Rats that have somehow gotten under your decking can be a nightmare. It certainly was for me when I discovered the problem in my yard. My grandchildren play down on the deck, and my wife likes ...

The police immediately barricaded the area and diverted vehicles to alternate routes. Indore, the economic capital of Madhya Pradesh and the country's cleanest city, is once again in the headlines and ...

A section of Indore's 75-year-old Shastri Bridge collapsed due to extensive rat infestation, creating a 5x6-foot pit. An investigation concluded that rats hollowed out the bridge's foundation, ...

In its war on rats, New York City has tried poison, reducing the amount of time garbage bags sit on streets, and even bombed burrows with dry ice. But when officials tried to prevent rats from having ...

The once-rampant population of rats on Manhattan’s East 86th Street has nearly been exterminated, according to one councilmember. Councilmember Julie Menin says she’s discovered a rat-killing method – ...