From treating ash trees to neighborhood outreach to petitions, residents rally to protect the urban forest
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In extreme heat, trees can help cool neighborhoods. But a Tribune investigation found the city has planted more trees in wealthier, whiter areas
The parkway in front of Marco De La Rosa's home remains bare. There isn't a sapling to bloom in spring or a shade tree to temper the summer heat along...
Chicago plantó más árboles en los barrios más ricos y blancos en la última década
La calzada frente a la casa de Marco de la Rosa permanece vacía. No hay un árbol joven que florezca en primavera o que dé sombra para atemperar el calor...
From treating ash trees to neighborhood outreach to petitions, residents rally to protect the urban forest
While Chicago figures out how to make its urban forest more equitable, some residents are taking tree matters into their own hands. A Tribune investigation found that in the past...
Fans celebrate Monty and Rose, the piping plovers who aided conservation and brought Chicagoans together
Birders, biologists, conservationists and those who happened to be swept up in the tale of two little birds gathered this week at Montrose Beach to mark the end of one...
Three women in their 60s and 70s die in Rogers Park building where residents complained of heat
Three women were found dead Saturday in a Rogers Park senior housing facility that the local alderman said lacked air conditioning. Throughout the day, the three women — 68, 72...
Birders mourn Monty the piping plover: ‘I never thought it would end so abruptly’
Their story was filled with drama, anchored by hope and, depending on who you asked, one ultimately about love. But it was never going to last forever. Monty, one half...
How to protect yourself from ticks
Disease-spreading ticks are present throughout Illinois, but researchers say there are precautions those heading outside can take to limit risk. Take time to familiarize yourself with which tick species may...
Tick activity is growing in Illinois as multiple species converge on the state: ‘Every year is a bad tick year’
One by one the nymphs climbed up the researcher's bright blue boot, looking like little more than specks of dirt as they searched out another meal of blood. Those nymphs,...