The woman from Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood said a giant tree's sweet berries are causing a sour situation. She says ...

Chicago blanketed by white cottonwood tree fluff in a banner year for the stuff The trees — among Chicago’s most common — are producing far more seeds than usual. By Ellery Jones ...

The city of Chicago plans to plant tens of thousands of trees in the next 5 years, with focus on under-resourced areas on the South and West Sides.

Since 2010, due to disease and other factors, Chicago has lost an average of 10,000 more trees than it has planted every year. That’s 200 fewer trees in each of the city’s 50 wards on average ...

A few years ago, it launched Our Roots Chicago, which set the goal of planting 75,000 new trees within five years. “Most importantly, we’re gonna do it in a way where we prioritize the ...

A line of severe thunderstorms raced through the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon, downing trees, causing power outages, and forcing ground stops at O'Hare and Midway airports.

When you think of climate change, you might be thinking melting glaciers, massive hurricanes or polar bears on dwindling ice floes. Add this to that grim list: The trees in your own backyard.The ...

New data tool powering multi-million dollar plan to equitably plant trees in Chicago neighborhoods. By Mark Rivera and Ross Weidner, Poinesha Barnes and Jonathan Fagg. Friday, November 5, 2021.

Remy Tiu is photographed by her friend Candy Manuel, after they both drove from Elgin to see the blooming cherry trees south of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on April 26, 2022.

But even though it was a terrible blow to the tree population in Chicago, it wasn’t the worst that could have happened—32 percent of all the street trees are maple, so if a pest comes through ...