Tim Wangler, 8, gets a close look at a 17-year cicada June 11, 1990, in Elmhurst. At the time, the photographer informed Tim he’d be 25 the next time the cicadas returned. (James Mayo/Chicago Tribune)Tim Wangler shows a cicada to Trinity Wangler, his wife, and children from left, Bryn Wangler, 11, Ellie Wangler, 9, and Ethan Wangler, 7, on May 28, 2024, outside their home in Lisle. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Ethan Wangler, 7, poses with a cicada on his face on May 28, 2024, outside his home in Lisle. Ethan’s father, Tim Wangler, was photographed as a kid by a Tribune photographer James Mayo in 1990 with a cicada on his nose in Elmhurst. 17 years later in 2007, Antonio Perez photographed him again. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Ellie Wangler, 9, right, and her brother, Ethan Wangler, 7, examine a cicada on May 28, 2024, outside their home in Lisle. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Bryn Wangler, 11, with a cicada on her nose on May 28, 2024, outside her home in Lisle. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Ellie Wangler, 9, with a cicada on her nose on May 28, 2024, outside her home in Lisle. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Bryn Wangler, 11, from left, Ethan Wangler, 7, and Ellie Wangler, 9, with cicadas on May 28, 2024, outside their home in Lisle. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Tim Wangler places a cicada on wife Trinity Wangler’s nose on May 28, 2024, outside their home in Lisle. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Tim and Trinity Wangler with cicadas on May 28, 2024, outside their home in Lisle. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Ethan Wangler, 7, looks at a cicada on his hand on May 28, 2024, outside his home in Lisle. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Ellie Wangler, 9, collects a cicada on May 28, 2024, outside her Lisle home. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
