When Are Cicadas Coming To Chicago 2024. Cicadas 2024 chicago area paula, the periodical cicada brood, known as brood xiii, isn't set to emerge until late may of 2024 across parts of northern illinois and indiana. An illinois summer isn't complete without cicadas.
When will the cicadas emerge? Billions of the winged insects will make an appearance across the midwest and the southeast, beginning in some places in late april, for a raucous mating ritual that tends to inspire.