Chicago's Christmas tree recycling program returns again next week. You can drop off your tree at 27 different locations across the city from January 3 to the 17. But make sure you take off all the ...

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 ...

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Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Jon has details on: Where To Recycle ...

What to buy, what to serve, which events to attend — December is typically full of decisions. Here’s one more for you to contemplate: What are you going to do with your Christmas tree? According to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The tradition of the Christmas Tree Ship lives on. On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw delivered more than 1,000 Christmas trees and homemade Christmas cards ...

For the past 10 years, the arrival of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw has marked the beginning of winter and Christmas for me. As the daughter of a Cold War-era Navy captain, I’ve always appreciated ...

Rosa Villarreal's three young sons jumped and ran around the field of Christmas trees like jackrabbits, their excitement palpable as they raced from evergreen to evergreen. The boys, ages 2, 4 and 6, ...

Chicago has it all at Christmas: magical twinkling lights along Michigan Avenue, steaming mugs of glühwein at Christkindlmarket, and ice rinks with skyline views. As lifelong Chicago residents (and ...

Searching for places open on Christmas Day in Chicago? Here are some things to do and places that are open on Christmas Day in Chicago. On Christmas morning, kids run downstairs, tear through the ...