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Wednesday, Jan 8, 2020 - Posted by Rich Miller

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Thought you might like this. I was at Gibson’s yesterday and this was the coyote across the street at lunch.

The pic…

       

71 Comments
  1. - Jason - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:51 am:

    I thought only cougars were spotted near the triangle?


  2. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:53 am:

    Will this light *ever* change?


  3. - Da Big Bad Wolf - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:53 am:

    With his ears back like that you can tell he paid too much to park on Rush Street.


  4. - Not Again - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:53 am:

    The Wolf of Rush St.


  5. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:53 am:

    I told the Uber, “the southwest corner”…


  6. - JB - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:53 am:

    Is ‘coyote’ code word for the Feds?! Who was meeting at Gibson’s (or Tavern on Rush or other spots there) that the coyote was watching?


  7. - tildef - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:53 am:

    actually just a labradoodle from kansas city in town for a convention. that’s all combover and viagra. ready to party!


  8. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:54 am:

    Three more blocks and I’ll be at Acme in no time.


  9. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:55 am:

    Hope that roadrunner was caught by that red light camera…


  10. - Give Me A Break - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:55 am:

    The replacements for Traffic Cams appear to frighten drivers into better behavior than the cams did.


  11. - efudd - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:56 am:

    Scavengers know scavengers.


  12. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:56 am:

    Huh. Those bike lanes are truly good for this neighborhood…


  13. - Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:58 am:

    I was told there is a frog bar near here?


  14. - Moby - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:58 am:

    Looks like someone misplaced their emotional support coyote.


  15. - Billy Sunday - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:59 am:

    Wile E. Coyote: “I got my speech to get to at the City Club thanks to Jay Doherty’s invite..”


  16. - Montrose - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:59 am:

    The dispensary better have gummies left by the time I get there.


  17. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:59 am:

    Seriously, when is this light changing?


  18. - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:59 am:

    Sophisticated diners know that Gibson’s has the tastiest garbage in the city.


  19. - Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 9:59 am:

    Which way to the recreational tumbleweed dispensary?


  20. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:00 am:

    There’s something you don’t see everyday; *five* guys to fix *one* small pothole…


  21. - dbk - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:01 am:

    On the lookout for Chicago pizza.


  22. - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:01 am:

    You see it too, right?


  23. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:02 am:

    I’m not waiting in that line to see the new Starbucks. Nope.


  24. - Da Big Bad Wolf - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:03 am:

    “I knew I should’ve taken that left turn at Albuquerque.”


  25. - y - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:03 am:

    PBS special on coyotes recently was interesting. City coyotes live longer than country coyotes. Heck even when a coyote goes swimming when it shouldn’t taxpayers will pay to rescue it in the City. (https://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/coyote-scared-but-doing-fine-after-rescued-from-lake-michigan/5822926/)


  26. - Commonsense in Illinois - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:05 am:

    I don’t think I’m in Kansas anymore…


  27. - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:07 am:

    “That Rich Miller’s calf looks like a tasty snack. I wonder if those pants are made from organic material?”


  28. - @misterjayem - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:07 am:

    Coyotes have always been my favorite trickster gods.

    – MrJM


  29. - Jose Abreu's Next Homerun - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:08 am:

    Used to live at Division/Clybourn until 2016 before moving to the NW side. Used to walk with a baseball bat while walking my Westie at night. They would stalk/follow us on occasion. Other than that, if I were solo they’re fine since they’re harmless to humans.


  30. - Da Big Bag Wolf - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:12 am:

    “I sure wish I didn’t have to give 10% of my roadkill and rabbits to those coyotes downstate.”


  31. - SpfdNewb - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:13 am:

    Well that is something you don’t see everyday, an animal walking down the street in its own fur.


  32. - Rich Hill - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:14 am:

    You’re not a hit and run driver no no
    Racing away
    You just picked up a hitcher
    A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway


  33. - Bourbon Street - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:15 am:

    “How do I get to Michigan Avenue? I don’t want to miss the after-Christmas sales at Bloomies.”


  34. - Dance Band on the Titanic - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:16 am:

    He’s so out of place. Where’s his Rolex watch and Gucci loafers?


  35. - Henry Francis - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:24 am:

    All this talk about Illinois residents moving to Indiana, but no one ever talks about all the Indiana coyotes moving to Illinois.


  36. - Earnest - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:31 am:

    So, this is where Naplate has been releasing them?

    https://www.newstrib.com/2020/01/05/naplate-starts-coyote-trapping-after-complaints/a6xfzvd/


  37. - West Side the Best Side - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:33 am:

    Gotta look both ways before crossing.


  38. - Doggy Dog - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:33 am:

    These comments are hilarious! I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time.


  39. - proudstatetrooper - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:34 am:

    My lady friend Fifi Laboomba didn’t come home last night. Been sniffing light poles all morning looking for her.


  40. - JS Mill - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:35 am:

    =“I sure wish I didn’t have to give 10% of my roadkill and rabbits to those coyotes downstate.”=

    Winner.


  41. - A Guy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:40 am:

    While I’m nocturnal by nature, I’ve been told this place is safer in daylight.


  42. - Anon - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:40 am:

    I’ll never forget calling the cops because a coyote nonchalantly walked past me on a busy Lakeview sidewalk and I was worried about kids/dogs/etc.

    The reply: “Uh sir, they have as much of right as squirrels to go where they want. We don’t do coyotes.”

    I watched him use a pedestrian crossing and wait for traffic to pass and carry on his way.

    Chicago urban coyotes are endlessly fascinating to this dork.


  43. - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:44 am:

    ===We don’t do coyotes===

    I remember when they “did” mountain lions. The cops shot up Roscoe Village, causing more damage than the puma ever could, and scared the daylights out of this poor family.

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-04-15-0804140895-story.html


  44. - A Guy - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:47 am:

    ==I remember when they “did” mountain lions.==

    Proves they’re Dog people and not Cat people.


  45. - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:52 am:

    ===Proves they’re Dog people and not Cat people.===

    In fairness, the police reportedly recovered a gun near the dead mountain lion.


  46. - Northsider - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 10:58 am:

    A coyote (carnivorous vulgaris) is spotted staring down an Acme delivery van on Chicago’s near North Side on Tuesday. Police confiscated an Acme “Easy Pardon” kit being shipped to a Colorado address that had fallen off the back of the van, but could not catch the driver, a feathered fellow (accelerati incredibilus) to issue a ticket.


  47. - Matthew Vernau - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 11:01 am:

    “Coyote Waits”


  48. - Da Big Bad Wolf - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 11:04 am:

    “I heard WTTW was going to reboot ‘Wild Chicago’.”


  49. - Rich Hill - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 11:06 am:

    ==Proves they’re Dog people and not Cat people.==
    The cops were clearing trying to put out the fire with gasoline in that instance.


  50. - TinyDancer(FKASue) - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 11:30 am:

    On my way to Monroe Harbor.
    Goin’ for a swim.


  51. - Huh? - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 11:32 am:

    Someone told me there was a toy poodle around here that I could eat for lunch.


  52. - Boone's is Back - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 11:46 am:

    “Hungry like the wolf”


  53. - Boomerang - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 11:55 am:

    All that remains from that Coyote Ugly bar down the street is one lonely old coyote.


  54. - train111 - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 12:17 pm:

    A coyote strolled into Ogilvie Station overnight. Wonder if it is the same one as pictured here.


  55. - Alfred - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 12:18 pm:

    –There’s something you don’t see everyday; *five* guys to fix *one* small pothole…–

    Winner


  56. - Keyrock - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 12:33 pm:

    Better pat him down to see if he’s wearing a wire.


  57. - Practical Politics - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 1:16 pm:

    The coyotes are definitely around and about. Usually the coyotes like to work in proximity to a waterway (creek, river, canal). My biggest shock was to see deer walking down a residential street somewhat removed from a park or forest preserve.


  58. - thoughts matter - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 1:21 pm:

    Why did the coyote cross the road?


  59. - Soccermom - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 1:49 pm:

    Rich Hill

    I think we were born to be friends (even though we may come from two different sets of circumstance)


  60. - Skeptic - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 2:02 pm:

    We had Chance the Snapper, is this Howlin’ Coyote?


  61. - Token Conservative - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 2:10 pm:

    ==actually just a labradoodle from kansas city in town for a convention. that’s all combover and viagra. ready to party! ==

    Almost spit out my coffee. Brilliant.


  62. - Southern Belle - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 2:10 pm:

    “I should give Bobby Bobcat a call to join me for lunch since hunting them in this county is prohibited”, said Wiley Coyote


  63. - Da Big Bad Wolf - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 2:22 pm:

    “I was minding my own business when some other coyote at Cedar and State said ‘bite me’.”


  64. - Misty - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 3:39 pm:

    I don’t think I’m in Kansas anymore.

    I’m sure Comedian Tony Baker would have something witty to say.


  65. - Rabid - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 7:28 pm:

    Nothing happens by accident


  66. - Rabid - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 7:34 pm:

    If you can make it here…


  67. - Rabid - Wednesday, Jan 8, 20 @ 7:35 pm:

    City mascot


  68. - Rich Miller - Thursday, Jan 9, 20 @ 1:00 am:

    ===In fairness, the police reportedly recovered a gun near the dead mountain lion. ====

    When is this blog getting a “like” button?


  69. - Rich Miller - Thursday, Jan 9, 20 @ 1:02 am:

    …Oh, wait.


  70. - Arkady Elterman - Thursday, Jan 9, 20 @ 5:02 am:

    Did the chicken cross here?


  71. - NATTY BOY - Thursday, Jan 9, 20 @ 8:58 am:

    Next on Chicago P.D.: A Coyote On the Loose.


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