Chicago plants fewer trees in lower-income neighborhoods than on wealthier, whiter streets
A Chicago Tribune investigation also found Chicago parkways have lost more trees than were planted over the past decade.
By Christian Elliott, Brenda Ruiz
Chicago plants fewer trees in lower-income neighborhoods than on wealthier, whiter streets
A Chicago Tribune investigation also found Chicago parkways have lost more trees than were planted over the past decade.
By Christian Elliott, Brenda Ruiz
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Significantly more trees were planted in wealthier, whiter neighborhoods over the past decade than in those with higher need on Chicago’s South and West sides, the investigation found.
Reset learns about the impact of fewer trees in a neighborhood.
GUEST: Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter