Throughout the years the city’s official tree frequently has consisted of many smaller trees. Since 2009, however, a single tree has been chosen by either a contest or nominations. Though the tree’s ...

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 ...

Jermont Terry joined the CBS 2 team in October 2019. He's born and raised on Chicago's South Side. He's happy to return home to report on his community after 18 years of uncovering stories across the ...

A popular tree found outside many homes and on walkways across the Chicago area will soon be illegal to sell or grow after an ...

A little over a week ago, a Chicago man was thankful to be unhurt after a tree fell on his car while he was driving in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood. Now, a woman from the South Side's Auburn ...

The giant Christmas tree that will light up Chicago’s Millennium Park this holiday season has been selected — and it’s one of the “largest” in city history. Beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, a 68-foot ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Temperatures may be near 80 Monday, but nominations are now open to select the city's 2024 Christmas tree. Nominations are open beginning Monday and running through Monday October 14 ...

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Residents have been covering their trees in mesh to protect them from the emerging broods, and the effect is pretty eerie. Residents have been covering their trees in mesh to protect them from the ...