Local organizations fight to plant and preserve urban trees on Arbor Day

When construction for a water line running through the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side displaced a row of trees John Holden, president of the Edgewater Historical Society, said locals were shocked and confused by the removals.

The outcry stemmed from most of the uprooted trees being more than 50 years old and cherished for their significant benefits, Holden said.

The removals led some neighbors to band together with the historical society and local organizations to document...