Here Come a Trillion Cicadas. The Midwest Is Abuzz. NYT: Science By: Julie Bosman and Jamie Kelter Davis 4 May 2024 at 23:48 Illinois is the center of the cicada emergence that is on the way. Two groups of cicadas are expected at once, leaving some people queasy, others thrilled. Students at Cumberland Elementary School in Des Plaines, Ill., where a board was dedicated to cicada artwork.