Chicago forestry crews trimming more trees in 2014

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CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago is announcing plans to trim 15,000 more trees this year than in 2013.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Streets and Sanitation made the announcement this week. Emanuel says the proper maintenance of the city’s estimated 580,000 parkway trees is a “necessary investment” in the city’s neighborhoods.

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