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The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

The deal comes less than a year after four burr oak workers were charged in a scheme to re-sell burial plots. One of Chicago's oldest and most historically significant cemeteries appears likely to ...

A representative of the cemetery's president and CEO said Burr Oak's owners acted as fast as they could once they were told about a worker discovering a handful of bones. Left unanswered is how the ...

Burr Oak Cemetery — the Black-owned south suburban cemetery that’s the final resting place of Mamie and Emmett Till, singer Dinah Washington, rapper King Von and generations of other prominent figures ...

With several family members buried there, Tammy Gibson said she is very passionate about conditions at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip. Families with loved ones interred there “want to make sure they’re ...

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The Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council voted to recommend the listing to the National Park Service, which would formally recognize Burr Oak as a site of national significance. For many Chicago ...

A historic burr oak tree at the Jordan House Museum in West Des Moines fell during Thursday night's storms, leading to a ...

DREAM. WELL THERE’S A NEW VISITOR AT THE BURR OAK WOODS CONSERVATION NATURE CENTER IN BLUE SPRINGS, AND IT WILL HAVE YOU DOING A DOUBLE TAKE. KMBC NINE S ALAN SHOPE HAS A LOOK AT THIS RARE REPTILE.