Deerfields Bakery and Cafe joins cicada buzz with bug-inspired cookies, cupcakes

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the cicada craze builds across Illinois, local businesses are joining the buzz.

For the first time in 221 years, both the 13-year and 17-year cicadas are emerging at the same time.

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Deerfields Bakery and Cafe is serving specialty cookies, cakes, and other treats to celebrate the emerging cicadas.

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No need to panic, the goodies do not actually have cicadas in the recipe.

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