Illinois
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Instead of listening to cicada mating calls throughout the day, many Illinois residents have begun sweeping dead cicadas from their doorsteps, porches and decks.
The noisy periodical cicadas that emerged from underground last month have come to the end of their life cycles just about everywhere in Illinois.
Are the cicadas in Illinois gone yet?
Almost. According to Morton Arboretum scientists, the last of the periodical cicadas should die off in the next few days. That does not mean they will be gone, because homeowners will still have all those carcasses to content with. And that answer makes a fine segue to the next question.
What do dead cicadas smell like?
They do not smell pleasant. The pest control company Terminix noted they can emit a terrible stench. The University of Illinois Extension compared the odor of decaying dead cicadas to roadkill but also noted that they serve as fertilizer for plants.
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What do baby cicadas look like?
Cicadas go through five stages of development called instars, according to Cicada Mania, with the fifth instar being the adult stage. When first instar cicada nymphs hatch, they are pale-colored and resemble small ants or small termites with six legs and antennae.
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What are dog day cicadas?
Dog day cicadas are annual cicadas. They emerge during the heat of summer, usually around July, said Kacie Athey, a specialty crops entomologist with the University of Illinois Extension. The annual cicadas can be seen into September. They sound the same as the periodical cicadas to humans but they look different.
Two lucky winners, one in Chicago and one in Aurora, each took home $250,000
If you bought a Lucky Day Lotto ticket on Wednesday, check your numbers.
Two lucky winners, one in Chicago and one in Aurora, each took home $250,000.
During the midday drawing, the two both had all five matching winning numbers: 3-8-9-31-45. One of the lucky winners purchased their ticket at a Mariano’s grocery store in Aurora. The other acquired theirs at Navkar Food Inc. in Chicago.
But the two winners aren’t the only lucky ones. The retailers who sold the tickets also cash in a $2,500 bonus- one percent of the prize money.
Out of Wednesday’s 16,700 winning lottery tickets sold, a total of $540,300 was handed out.
Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw in which to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize
LOWELL, Ind. – An 18-year-old man was killed early Thursday morning when his pickup truck went off the road and overturned in northwest Indiana, authorities said.
Deadly Crash in NW Indiana
What we know:
The crash happened around 3 a.m. at 231st Avenue and Colfax Street in unincorporated Lowell.
The driver, an 18-year-old man from Illinois, was heading west on 231st when he lost control of the truck, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.
The truck struck a culvert, became airborne, landed, and rolled over, authorities said. The man was ejected from the vehicle.
No other vehicles were involved.
What we don’t know:
The driver’s identity has not been released pending family notification.
What’s next:
The Lake County Sheriff’s Department Reconstruction Team is still investigating the case.
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