The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation will allow residents to drop off their discarded Christmas trees. And if they want, they can pick up some fresh mulch at the end of the week.
Beaubien Forest Preserve is an unlikely swath of wet prairies amid the industrial patchwork of Chicago’s far Southeast Side. But invasive species have harmed the preserve's rich biodiversity.
THEBES, Ill. — Two federal lawmakers from Illinois will get a firsthand look at urgent efforts to clear some Mississippi River bedrock that's crimping shipping on the waterway.Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep.