Christmas tree lots in Chicago prepare for heavy snow and customers: ‘When it snows, they feel more Christmasy’

‘Tis the season for the possibility of heavy snow to hit Chicago this weekend — wintry weather that has prompted Christmas tree lots to protect their precious abundance of Frasers, Balsams, White Pines destined for living rooms. “What do they call it? The calm before the storm?” John Tuttle said on...