CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's Streets and Sanitation Department wants to get a stand-alone Bureau of Rodent Control back in place.
The department is presenting their plan to a City Council committee on Wednesday morning.
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The Department of Streets and Sanitation added 10 more crews and two offices this spring in order to more aggressively tackle rodent control. A spokeswoman said new, more efficient garbage pick-ups have made it possible to dedicate more resources toward the city's rat problem.
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Earlier this month, Orkin ranked Chicago as the nation's "rattiest" city based on the number of rodent treatments the pest control company performed in the past year.
If you have a rat complaint, call 311. The city said it's goal is to address those complaints within five days.