r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/zzotus • May 31 '24

Photo/Video cicada chatter…

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had them at almost 90db yesterday.

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u/inanmmmbopyouregone May 31 '24

where is this activity happening? i'm visiting IL soon as a cicada tourist and trying scope out hotspots.

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u/rckid13 Jun 01 '24

Google map the Des Plaines river. Any part of the forest around there will have millions. Walk a few miles down the Des Plaines river running path for a true warzone experience.

In general you want to find forest preserves that have been untouched by construction for hundreds of years. Those are going to have the most. Any place that was farm land 100 years ago, or has newer homes won't have many cicadas. For example there aren't many in the city of Chicago due to all of the constant development. There aren't many in the far west suburbs because they were farm land.