Looking to celebrate the holiday season in and around Chicago? There’s no shortage of events but keeping tabs on when each begins can be tricky. We’ve put together a holiday calendar with timing of ...

Rapid temperature drops can cause a real phenomenon called a "frost crack," when moisture inside a tree freezes and splits the trunk. Smooth-barked trees like sycamores are especially vulnerable, and ...

The City of Chicago’s official Christmas Tree was lit up Friday evening, bringing holiday spirit and joy to hundreds who gathered for the illumination in Millenium Park. Reaching the height of a ...

Both institutions are key drivers of global tree, plant conservation efforts The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe and The ...

‘Tis the season for the possibility of heavy snow to hit Chicago this weekend — wintry weather that has prompted Christmas tree lots to protect their precious abundance of Frasers, Balsams, White ...

Social media has been awash with AI-generated videos of trees “exploding” because of extreme cold, but is there truth to the phenomenon? According to NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes, trees ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's a bad day to be a Christmas tree in Chicago. Many are making their way through the wood chipper as the city officially kicked off its annual Holiday Tree Recycling program on ...

Strong storms rocked the Chicago area Tuesday for a second straight night, knocking down trees and causing flooding across the region. Rainfall rates exceeded two-to-three inches per hour at times ...

CHICAGO — Dozens of families got freshly cut Christmas trees on Saturday morning thanks to a decades-long Chicago tradition. On Saturday morning, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) celebrated the ...