Tommy DeLorenzo, who died at 38 in October, was a master balloon artist — balloon décor, balloon sculpture, balloon arches. If you have attended any balloon-friendly events in the Chicago area in the past 24 years, there’s a decent chance those balloons were placed there by Tommy and his staff: Weddings and product launches and pride parades, baby showers and bar mitzvahs.

A potent atmospheric river arrives on Christmas Day. Conditions will be blustery with increasing wind along the coast, through the Inlet and for some portions of the North Sound. Heavy lowland rain and mountain snow will increase throughout the morning and into the evening.