Your trees are falling, and City Hall is watching
Okay so, Chi-Town on the wire — you already know. Let's talk about what's happening downtown, because it's always something, right? The latest 311 data just dropped, and it's like, look, our trees are in trouble. "Tree Emergency" calls are almost at 10,000 requests, sitting at 9,773. And "Tree Debris Clean-Up Request"? That's another 4,488. That’s a lot of trees falling or breaking, people.
### What are we even doing?
It’s almost like people are calling about trees more than *anything* else, besides those "311 Information Only" calls, which, come on, that’s just people calling to ask what time it is, practically. We got almost 10,000 tree emergencies and only 1,736 graffiti removal requests? This isn't just a couple branches; this is a whole situation. Meanwhile, we got lobbyists like Patrick Carey and Thomas Moore doing their thing, registered through 2026. What exactly are they lobbying for when our trees are out here falling on people's cars?
The city issued a permit for a new $400,000 three-story, three-unit building just yesterday, June 12, 2026. That's great, but maybe we should make sure the trees around these new places aren't about to cause another emergency. This isn't about the Bean or Navy Pier, people, this is about your block, your street. We need to watch what City Hall does next to address this, because these trees aren't gonna clean themselves up.
Chi-Town on the wire — you already know.
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