The J. Parker’s Felicia Keating joined WGN Weekend Morning News to introduce Chicago to the Clark Street staple’s fig and ...

The display gained attention on social media, drawing fans across the region to watch the light show and show their team ...

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As this holiday season wraps up, make sure your Christmas tree comes to a good end. “If you dispose of your tree properly, it will be ground up into mulch or compost that protects the roots of plants ...

A winter garden is an excellent way for gardeners to keep themselves busy and extend the growing season. But the problem is that many plants go dormant in winter, so finding a cold-hardy fruit tree ...

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

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 ...

The Chicago Bears are NFC North champions, but there’s still plenty of work to do as they face the San Francisco 49ers. Thanks to the Green Bay Packers’ loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, the ...

Of all the Figs, Chicago Hardy is seen to be most winter hardy. These fig trees can be planted in the ground in as low as zone 5. In this video I show my two fig trees that I'm growing in my zone 6b ...