Throughout the years the city’s official tree frequently has consisted of many smaller trees. Since 2009, however, a single tree has ... edition of The Chicago Daily Tribune showed an ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- The tradition of an official Chicago Christmas tree and lighting ceremony goes back more than a century, but only in the past four years has it involved a single large tree mounted ...

Hark! The lighting ceremony of Chicago’s official Christmas tree is coming soon. A single 55-foot blue spruce donated by Gene Nelson of Elgin will be lit during an Nov. 22 event that starts at 6 ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- For 101 years now, the City of Chicago has lit up an official tree to celebrate Christmas. The city's first tree, a 35-foot spruce, was lit on Christmas Eve in Grant Park in 1913.

With hearts fluttering and a flip of a switch, Chicago's official Christmas tree was aglow, fireworks glistening against the skyline, adding to the holiday cheer in Millennium Park and all across ...

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was the Chicago skyline beloved around the world ... account the carbon released by the 64% of a tree’s biomass that is simply left to decay after ...