Moran: Saying goodbye to The Judge, a true gentleman
On the unforgiving January day that greeted my father's funeral, a member of our clan was unable to attend due to health concerns. He passed along a note and asked...
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Moran: Ash trees rise from the dead — but not necessarily from their death sentence
Forty years ago this fall, moviegoers sat in a mix of terror and shock as they watched the final 20 minutes of John Carpenter’s original “Halloween” — during which the...
A cousin’s name on a work of art puts a human face on migrant deaths
The quilt shows patches of cloth dispersed among bare skulls, compiling a memorial to migrants who died while attempting to cross into the United States through the immense Sonoran Desert....
Moran: Guilty pleasure ‘Smokey and The Bandit’ returns to bid farewell to Burt Reynolds
It is, perhaps, the greatest bad movie ever made. It certainly features one of the greatest pop culture stars to capture not only our box-office dollars but our general awe...
Moran: Wadsworth Road set for upgrades to drag it into the 21st century
There are scenarios in a growing region when the alternate routes you take due to inconvenience start to generate entirely new inconvenience — and then safety starts to become an...
Moran: Rest in peace, O’Hare Oasis — and may progress fail to swamp the remaining pavilions
It was with unironic sadness that I read about this week’s demise of the Illinois Tollway’s O’Hare Oasis, the scene of many pit stops — both necessary and just for...
Moran: A possibly normal week with the words ‘tornado’ and ‘hurricane’ in our forecast
Not every week of your Midwestern life will see you scrambling for the basement for a tornado warning on Monday, and then preparing for flooding rains driven by the remnants...
Moran: Try not to labor too heavily while driving before (and after) Labor Day
They tell us summer comes to a close with the arrival of Labor Day weekend, but someone forgot to inform the dew point, which remains stubbornly in the Everglades range....
How Great America’s proposed new Maxx Force compares to a jet, Tesla, other coaster kings
Records are made to be broken in the world of roller coasters, but the proposed Maxx Force launch coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee is looking to enjoy...
Faster and higher: Six Flags Great America touts plans for ‘record-breaking’ launch coaster
The roller coaster arms race between theme parks was sparked anew early Thursday as officials at Six Flags Great America announced plans to build “a triple-record breaking launch coaster” called...