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A young mountain lion roamed San Francisco’s Pacific Heights at night, prompting a citywide response. It wedged between two apartment buildings and was tranquilized by a coordinated team from animal care and control, police, fire department, and the zoo. The 77-pound male was examined, immobilized, and released back into the South Bay habitat, marking another unusual wildlife moment in the city.
Cicadas from Brood XIII have emerged in some Chicago neighborhoods after 17 years, but sightings are inconsistent across the city. Areas with more greenery like Beverly and Edgebrook report high numbers, while more urbanized neighborhoods like Ravenswood and Logan Square see fewer or none. Entomologist Allen Lawrance explains that cicadas have a patchy distribution and are affected by local environmental conditions, including tree density and predator presence. The current emergence window is closing, and future cicada populations may be influenced by climate change.
Chicago aldermen are warning that social media is already promising a "part two" of last weekend's downtown chaos, which threatens to do enormous damage to the city's tourism and hospitality industry. Officials are hoping that police will be better prepared this weekend if there is another round of chaos. Aldermen are urging police and State's Attorney Kim Foxx to use every tool they have, including arresting and prosecuting dangerous violent offenders who engage in mob activity that causes harm to other people.