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Moran: From Waukegan Harbor out to Lake Villa, bald eagles make their increasing presence known in Lake County

January 18, 2019 at 2:38 p.m.

Back in early December, it was reported in this space that one of the Midwest’s premier destinations to spot migratory bald eagles seeking food during the winter is Eagle Point...

A Grant Township plow cleans up a road in Volo in November 2018.

Moran: To pass or not to pass, and other snowplow pet peeves

January 15, 2019 at 1:37 p.m.

The call came early on Sunday from a family member who shall remain unidentified. Against all advice, rather than hunkering down for the weekend, he or she had attempted to...

A red flag reminds potential skaters that Molly's Pond in Grayslake is among the wintertime amenities that are unusable as a mild, almost entirely snowless winter rolls onward.

Moran: Snow-based festivals struggle to gain traction amid a snowless winter

May 24, 2019 at 12:41 a.m.

We just got off of a run of 29 consecutive days of above-normal daytime high temperatures in greater Chicago, and more than half of those days were over 40 degrees....

The Robert McClory Bike Path runs through Lake County from Glencoe to Wisconsin, and it sometimes but doesn't always include mile markers to let you know how far away either one is.

Moran: ‘Wayfinding’ system would make Lake County trails even more user-friendly

January 8, 2019 at 3:33 p.m.

On a brilliant Sunday morning in December, the Des Plaines River Trail was the choice for an easy run with Mother Nature. But signs posted at the Kilbourne Road access...

Chicago Bears fans channel the 1980s as they watch their team beat the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Dec. 23, 2018.

Moran: Familiarizing young Chicago Bears fans with the unfamiliar phrase ‘playoff game’

May 24, 2019 at 12:41 a.m.

Eight long, long years ago — back when teenagers used Facebook, Steve Jobs had just unveiled the iPad, and Joe Paterno, Bill O’Reilly and Bill Cosby were still men of...

Puddles on an empty entry plaza should have informed late arrivals that the final night of Holiday in the Park closed early at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee on Monday, Dec. 31.

Moran: A rainy New Year’s Eve closes the curtain on Holiday in the Park for 2018

January 1, 2019 at 2:56 p.m.

As Chiffon margarine so often reminded us in the 1970s, “if you think it’s butter — but it’s not — it’s Chiffon.” More importantly, those legendary commercials about a less-than-legendary...

Verne Troyer portrayed Dr. Evil's clone Mini-Me in the second two films in the "Austin Powers" trilogy.

Moran: Recalling the celebrity deaths that are harder to recall

May 24, 2019 at 12:40 a.m.

Flags flew at half staff, state funerals were held and/or lights dimmed on Broadway for more than one household name in 2018, with the departures of Barbara and George H.W....

Moran: Closed roads finally reopen across Lake County

May 24, 2019 at 12:40 a.m.

Many of us — perhaps even too many of us — have memories of trudging down the stairs on Dec. 26 to stare at a now-useless tree that did not...

A photo taken through a pair of binoculars shows a solitary bald eagle perched in a tree below Eagle Point Park in Dubuque, Iowa, in early December.

Moran: Finding early success during bald eagle watching season on the Mississippi

May 24, 2019 at 12:39 a.m.

Last summer in this space, it was noted that a bald eagle flew 20 feet over my family’s heads upon arrival in Boulder Junction, Wis. — as if sent by...

Students in Woodland School District 50 would avoid predawn bus pickups under a plan for later start times being considered by district officials.

Moran: School districts should adopt late starts sooner rather than later

May 24, 2019 at 12:39 a.m.

Now that they are growing into confident young women who operate in the world beyond the reach of their parents, my daughters have revealed a few high school experiences that...

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