An apparent example of accidental lifecasting, the hole was described by The New York Times as "Chicago's Stonehenge".[2] Some neighbors and wildlife experts speculated that the impression was made by a squirrel rather than a rat, which was confirmed by a 2025 research paper.[3]

Fascinating!

The Chicago rat hole, also called Splatatouille, 

That is the only reason Chicago is worthy of existence. Splatatouille. Pure genius.

This is my hole. It was made for me.

lol they removed it and put it in city hall?! Damn Chicago, you really got nothing else going on eh?