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A crew with Homer Tree Care, Inc., clears lines out of the way as they relocate a 4,700 pound blue spruce tree, that will become the downtown Christmas tree, on a log truck Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
A crew with Homer Tree Care, Inc., loads a 4,700 pound blue spruce tree, that will become the downtown Christmas tree, on a log truck Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
A crew with Homer Tree Care, Inc., secures a 4,700 pound blue spruce tree, that will become the downtown Christmas tree, on a log truck Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
A crew with Homer Tree Care, Inc., prepares to load a 4,700 pound blue spruce tree, that will become the downtown Christmas tree, on a log truck Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
A crew with Homer Tree Care, Inc., prepares to load a 4,700 pound blue spruce tree, that will become the downtown Christmas tree, on a log truck Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
A crew with Homer Tree Care, Inc., loads a 4,700 pound blue spruce tree, that will become the downtown Christmas tree, on a log truck Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
A crew with Homer Tree Care, Inc., works to relocate a 4,700 pound blue spruce tree, that will become the downtown Christmas tree, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
A crew with Homer Tree Care, Inc., works to load a 4,700 pound blue spruce tree, that will become the downtown Christmas tree, on a log truck Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Russ Lubash (left), traffic engineer with the city of Joliet, and Ken Eckert (right), with Homer Industries, LLC, watch as a crew with Homer Tree Care, Inc., prepares to move a 4,700 pound blue spruce tree, that will become the downtown Christmas tree, on a log truck Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
JOLIET — The 40-foot-tall blue spruce was like a floating fortress, with dozens of branches of green needles sweeping through the air like a giant broom. The large Christmas tree — to be displayed in downtown Joliet this holiday season — was suspended in mid-air … Read More
