Many urban canopies across U.S. cities are dominated by only a handful of tree types, putting them at risk of being wiped out ...

There was a professional league based in the Chicago area called the National Girls Baseball League. Which wasn’t national, involved women, and they played softball, not baseball.

With a goal to plant 75,000 new trees across Chicago, Our Roots Chicago has planted more than 47,000 so far—and more than 6,000 this year. "Tree is solution to many urban problems," Williams said.

Pay attention to the trees on your property throughout the year so you can keep them in good health. Large, mature trees provide the lion’s share of benefits to people, such as providing shade ...

He and his colleagues have noticed significant changes with 100- and 200-year-old oak trees at the Chicago Botanic Garden, as well as in forested areas in the state over that time.