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Growing up on Chicago’s Southwest Side, Rolando Favela lived across from a factory. Loading docks were his playground, he said, whereas trees and green spaces seemed to only exist in other parts of the city. Favela is now helping tackle this disparity as an environmental justice steward with the Southwest Collective. About seven volunteers from the nonprofit are tree ambassadors, part of the ...

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Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation buys a chunkier grade of salt and mixes it with beet juice to prevent ice from forming.

Chicago’s tree canopy falls short compared with other cities, and in past years, the city planted fewer trees in neighborhoods on the South and West sides, according to an investigation.