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Stearns School Road has been milled down to a rough, grooved surface as a resurfacing project proceeds between Route 41 and Hutchins Road.

Moran: Gurnee commuters dealing with simultaneous construction on Grand and Stearns School

May 24, 2019 at 12:50 a.m.

As the noon hour approached in Gurnee on Tuesday, westbound motorists on Grand Avenue encountered an Illinois Department of Transportation construction zone just beyond Milwaukee Avenue. Traffic was down to...

People look on as emergency crews search and clear the scene of an explosion and fire at the AB Specialty Silicones chemical plant May 5, 2019, in Waukegan.

2 dead, 2 still missing after Waukegan chemical plant explosion

August 18, 2019 at 5:29 p.m.

Investigators plan to return to the site of a Waukegan chemical plant Sunday to try to determine the cause and recover victims of an explosion that could be felt for...

An electronics-recycling collection site in Grayslake is one of several SWALCO-run locations that accept old TVs of any size.

Moran: Can you recycle pizza boxes? Lake County expert answers this and other questions with Facebook Live event

May 24, 2019 at 12:50 a.m.

The rather animated cultural debate continues about whether Facebook is history's greatest gift to mothers of children who have moved halfway across the country or if it is an ongoing...

Racks of construction horses wait to be deployed on the Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan, which will be undergoing its first resurfacing since 2007 this spring.

Moran: Waukegan’s ‘Road to Nowhere’ rolls onward with first resurfacing since 2007

May 24, 2019 at 12:49 a.m.

Twelve years ago this fall, Waukegan's Amstutz Expressway was treated to a $1.5 million facelift, getting a fresh coat of asphalt from the S-curve at Sheridan Road on the south...

From left, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner attend the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" on April 23 in Hollywood, California.

Moran: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ casts a giant shadow as Lake County makes weekend plans

May 24, 2019 at 12:49 a.m.

Be prepared, Lake County. Fans of epic battles are primed and ready to line up this weekend to see warriors assemble and settle scores once and for all. Also, there's...

The signs thanking voters for approving a 2008 referendum toward capital improvements have started to fade, but the land purchased by the Lake County Forest Preserves remains at expanded sites like the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda.

Moran: Tax cap pressures might force Lake County Forest Preserves to seek new revenue from voters

April 23, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

Back in November 2008, when the economic downturn that would come to be known as the Great Recession was picking up steam, Lake County voters flocked to the polls to...

A bike trail map directs users toward Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion. Plans are moving forward to link the Zion trails with other communities along the lakefront.

Moran: Planned Lake Michigan shoreline trail better a century late than never

May 24, 2019 at 12:49 a.m.

On a recent blustery April day, the unfortunately meager trail that makes up almost the entirety of Lake County's non-motorized path along Lake Michigan looked especially lonely. From the Wisconsin...

Moran: Fremont Center Road lined up for two seasons of improvement projects

April 16, 2019 at 12:32 p.m.

Last week, the Lake County Board approved a $2.79 million contract with Peter Baker & Son Co. of Lake Bluff for improvements to Fremont Center Road between Gilmer and Erhardt...

The north shore of Long Lake in Ingleside is in line for erosion control measures by the Lake County Forest Preserves, though funding for the $400,000 project will have to wait for at least the next budget cycle.

Moran: Erosion controls put on hold along north shore of Long Lake

April 12, 2019 at 3:08 p.m.

It was a rough Friday morning on the north end of Long Lake in Ingleside, as a furious wind out of the south sent mini whitecaps sloshing up against a...

Moran: Scott’s Law enforcement patrol captures video evidence of alleged violation on Route 41

April 9, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

Filmmakers might refer to it as an unscripted or organic moment — a burst of reality captured on camera that a thousand staged takes will never match. Whatever improvisational term...

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