The trees on Chicago’s parkways are City property.  Removal or replacement of the trees is done free of charge by the City. However, maintenance of the parkways and parkway trees is the responsibility of the property owner adjacent to the parkway.

To encourage Triangle property owners to take pride in our neighborhood by actively maintaining the parkways trees, the Old Town Triangle Association has initiated a Triangle Parkways Tree Program.

Triangle Parkways Tree Program

The Triangle Association has selected the Care of Trees as the Association’s preferred provider for tree services beyond those provided free of charge by the City.  By working through the Triangle Association, property owners and residents are able to take advantage of this arrangement to both simplify tree care and to also receive a limited financial benefit from the Triangle if the Care of Trees is selected by the owner/resident to provide services.

The Triangle Parkways Tree Program procedures for the care of parkway trees in the Triangle are as follows:

1)    Owners/residents should contact the Triangle Office, Leslie Wolfe or Shirley Baugher at (312) 337-1938.

2)    Provide your name, address, phone number and email address.  Also provide the address and exact location of the tree(s) you would like to have assessed for special maintenance needs or removal/replacement.

3)    The Triangle will maintain a running list of requests from owner/residents for assistance on a first come first served basis.

4)    At the Triangle’s request and expense, the Care of Trees will assess the identified tree(s) and recommend a professional solution.

5)   If the Care of Trees recommends that the tree be removed and/or replaced, the owner /resident should contact the City Department of Forestry to request removal and/or replacement.  It is strongly recommended that this request also be documented in writing with copies to the Alderman and the Old Town Triangle Association.

6)    If the Care of Trees determines that the tree does not need to be removed, but requires maintenance work such as trimming, the Care of Trees will give an estimate of the cost to the Triangle and the owner/resident concerned.
 
7)    The owner/resident may decide to contract with the Care of Trees for the work.  Subject to the annual budgetary constraints of the Triangle, the Triangle will split the cost (80% owner/resident and 20% Triangle) of the work contracted with the Care of Trees.  The owner/resident has the option of using another provider, however in this case, the Triangle will not share in the cost of the work.