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An underpass on Washington Street beneath the Canadian National Railway tracks opened in August 2017.

Moran: Lake County dreams of more railroad bridges as Illinois capital bill moves toward reality

June 11, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

In less than three weeks, or right around the time many of us will be topping off our tanks for an Independence Day road trip, the 19-cent statewide Motor Fuel...

Water submerges the entrance to a pier in Waukegan Harbor on Thursday, June 6. Lake Michigan levels are 32 inches above the seasonal average, nearing record highs from the 1980s.

Moran: Stormy spring has Lake Michigan running high along the Waukegan shore

June 7, 2019 at 11:31 a.m.

One of the many impacts of a spring that recorded 21 thunderstorms — the most between March 1 and June 5 since 1976, according to Tom Skilling's baiduhai weather...

State Sen. Terry Link, D-Indian Creek, holds up the gambling expansion bill he sponsored as it awaits a vote in the Illinois Senate during overtime of the spring session at the Illinois State Capitol, Sunday, June 2.

Moran: After bringing a gambling package home, Link says Waukegan casino could break ground next year

June 6, 2019 at 3:19 a.m.

On a bleak mid-March afternoon way back in 2004, then-Mayor Richard Hyde of Waukegan sat in a Chicago conference room as the Illinois Gaming Board voted 4-1 to award an...

Moran: Travel Illinois this summer, but only after making up your snow days

May 31, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

Hey, Lake County students: Remember that Sunday-night snowstorm way back in November that added a fifth day to Thanksgiving weekend? How about the Sunday-night-into-Monday storm that closed school on Jan....

Rain was, as usual, falling this week at the still-developing Waukegan Savanna Dog Exercise Area, where too much rain in both 2018 and 2019 has affected turf management and delayed the park's opening.

Moran: Delays of different varieties impact construction of dog park and a wider Belvidere Road

June 11, 2019 at 3:55 p.m.

Today we unwind two separate tales of postponements in the taxpayer-funded world, with one of the delays driven by logistics that might be expected when it comes to altering the...

Waukegan Municipal Beach is one of Lake County's most popular swimming spots, but no lifeguards are on duty because of budget cuts.

Moran: Beach season opens with a reminder that Lake Michigan is not a kiddie pool

June 11, 2019 at 4:12 p.m.

My grown and/or growing children listen less and less to my unsolicited advice as the years go by, but there are a few hard-and-fast rules I'll make them stick to...

The Des Plaines River reached minor flood stage in early February following a rapid thaw, one of four times during the first five months of 2019 that the river has reached flood stage.

Moran: Lake County officials say warming planet to blame for rivers rewriting local flood stage record book

May 21, 2019 at 1:16 p.m.

Friends flew down to Houston a couple of weekends ago for a concert-and-barbecue getaway and reported that they ended up being told by Mayor Sylvester Turner to stay in the...

Actor Will Smith poses for photographers upon arrival at the "Aladdin" European Gala premiere in London on May 9.

Moran: ‘Avengers’ still simmering as summer movie season hits the stove

May 24, 2019 at 12:51 a.m.

Consumers of pop culture are either emotionally spent or soon will be after a month that featured grand finales for Marvel's "Avengers" initiative and "The Big Bang Theory." By the...

The Round Lake headquarters of Nicasa Behavioral Health Services, which includes counseling for problem gambling on its list of services.

Moran: Lake County observes annual ritual of awarding video-gambling revenue to addiction services

May 24, 2019 at 12:51 a.m.

Many moons ago, a member of my circle who had struggled with a substance addiction reported that he had gone to Vegas and stayed away from substances but lost a...

Pedestrians wait to cross from the south end of the Millennium Trail near Mundelein High School to Hawley Street in 2015. The trail has since been extended to the east.

Moran: Bike path survey asks Lake County to weigh in on improving ‘godsend’ network of trails

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

With more than 10 inches of rain recorded at O'Hare International Airport since April 1, and 2.88 inches logged since May 1 alone here in Lake County, it's no surprise...

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