Cicadas, winged buggy noisemakers whose relatives include leaf-hoppers and spittle bugs, come in two varieties: the annual ...

But as Chicago bakes in its third-warmest year on record, is a species directly cued by soil temperatures warming to 64 ...

"You can really look at how beautiful their bodies are and how intricate their wings are and really appreciate nature." ...

As experts predict the historic 2024 cicada emergence will be in full force very soon, many are wondering: how long will it ...

When trying to determine the timing for peak cicada emergences in the Chicago area, experts look at a couple of factors, but ...

Experts reassure that despite some early signs of cicada emergence in the Chicago area, the anticipated peak is yet to come.

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 ...

As cicadas slowly begin to burrow up from the ground and plan to spread across the area, one iconic Chicago location will ...

In Illinois, two broods of periodical cicadas are coming out. In central and southern Illinois, its the 13-year cicadas. In ...

Soon Illinois will be awash in the songs of periodical cicadas. This year is a big year for periodical cicadas in Illinois, where Broods XIII and XIX will be emerging throughout much of the state at ...