Overview

• Two different cicada broods are emerging simultaneously in Illinois for the first time in over 200 years.
• Tourists from across the U.S. and beyond are flocking to Illinois to witness this rare natural event.
• The emergence includes the rare sighting of blue-eyed cicadas, which are considered one-in-a-million.
• Visitors are engaging in various cicada-related activities, from foraging tours to getting cicada tattoos.
• Experts encourage documenting and preserving rare cicada sightings for scientific research.