As tempting as it has been to throw on your summer shorts, you may want to stick with long pants…

Ticks have returned to Illinois and health officials are urging residents to take caution around long grass and check themselves and their pets thoroughly. The pests are known to carry and transfer Lyme disease and other forms of illness.

The Illinois Department of Health has released an interactive map that is tracking tick activity. In Cook and DuPage County, it looks like we’re currently dealing with Blacklegged Ticks and American Dog Ticks…

Source: NBC 5 Chicago