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Chicago was just named the worst city in America for bedbugs—again
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (269+ words) The best of Chicago for free. It’s the sixth consecutive year the city has earned the unwanted title Chicago is a hotspot for summer travelers, but it turns out the Windy City is also a hotspot for some very unwanted…...
An Illinois HOA Killed a Clover Lawn, but the Native Plant Law May Not Protect Every Yard - AOL
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (633+ words) An Illinois condo homeowner's clover lawn dispute shows why eco-friendly yard changes can still run into HOA rules, even in a state with native landscaping protections. The dispute surfaced in a Reddit post covered by The Cool Down, where the…...
Anti-Cruelty’s BARK: Walk for Chicago’s Animals in Lincoln Park
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (36+ words) This is the 32nd year of the dog-friendly event, with activities like a two mile walk along the lakefront and an agility course. Anti-Cruelty’s BARK: Walk for Chicago’s Animals in Lincoln Park...
Illinois is banning Bradford pear trees. Here’s why experts want them gone
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (24+ words) The photo shows a chainsaw cutting a towering, white-flowered tree off at the trunk. Kitz loves trees. But as an arborist with the......
Thousands of volunteers help with cleanup for “Chiago River Day”
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (30+ words) Nearly 3,000 people worked along the Chicago-Calumet river system for a massive litter clean-up and restoration event. Thousands of volunteers help with cleanup for “Chiago River Day”...
Help name the baby falcons in Aurora
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (34+ words) The city of Aurora has launched a naming contest for four baby falcons who were hatched after their mother began nesting outside of city hall. Click Here Help name the baby falcons in Aurora...
What makes a weed?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (498+ words) Different gardeners have different ideas about what plants are weeds in their gardens. I define a weed as a plant that is growing where it is not wanted in the garden, so I have lots of latitude for... A gardening…...
Outdoors column: Yard plant inventory yields joys, surprises
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (698+ words) Over the years, we’ve been fostering mostly native plant species in our front and back yards, and on a lovely autumn day we decided to inventory them. With a pencil, paper, and a great plant identification app to verify identities,…...
Earth Day cleanups held at Chicago parks
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (25+ words) Cleanup for Earth Day were held throughout the city on Saturday. Earth Day cleanups held at Chicago parks...
Spooky trees are full of life
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (487+ words) Dark against the autumn sky, its branches broken and twisted, with mysterious black holes and cracks in its bark, a dead tree might seem spooky. But to many animals, it’s home. Bats, screech owls, woodpeckers, bluebirds, squirrels and many other…...