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No-nonsense signs alert the public to a section of the Robert McClory Bike Path in Waukegan that will be officially closed (if not entirely impassable) into 2018.

Moran: Venerable Waukegan bike path under repair while a new one takes shape

December 17, 2018 at 12:18 p.m.

Some transportation-network alerts are more serious than others. If an announcement came out that failing infrastructure had forced an emergency closure of a quarter-mile stretch on the Tri-State Tollway and...

Illinois head coach Lovie Smith, bundled up against an unseasonably cold late-autumn afternoon, calls a timeout during the second quarter of a loss to Wisconsin on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Moran: Loyalty to Illinois put to the test by Wisconsin invaders

December 17, 2018 at 11:56 a.m.

If you mix your breakfast, dinner or bedtime routine with a local news broadcast, your home has been invaded all summer and fall by Democrat J.B. Pritzker in his continuing...

The Greenwood Avenue interchange with the Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan -- site of the Batmobile's escape to the Batcave in "Batman Begins" -- is about to undergo a $2.47 million overhaul by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Moran: Major roadwork starting this fall includes ‘Batman Begins’ interchange

December 18, 2018 at 12:51 a.m.

No matter what Batman and/or Bruce Wayne will tell you, the secret location of the Batcave isn't exactly a secret. As everyone in Waukegan knows, just drive north on the...

Signs posted at the entrance to Six Flags Great America warn visitors that Fright Fest isn't for the timid after dark.

Moran: Why I brought my family back to Fright Fest without fear

December 18, 2018 at 12:20 a.m.

You probably didn't miss the news late last month about a bad night at Six Flags Great America's Fright Fest. This being the 21st century, the only way you couldn't...

The Chicago Cubs won Game 7 of the 2016 World Series on Nov. 2, 2016.

Moran: Nov. 2 is hereby proclaimed ‘Fly the W Day’

June 1, 2018 at 8:24 p.m.

So that whole thing I said last week about the 2017 Cubs being unkillable? Well, I hate to break it to everyone, especially to myself, but it turns out that...

Column: Roundabout wins the lottery for Fairfield-Monaville upgrade

June 1, 2018 at 8:59 p.m.

A recent overbooked Saturday presented my family with a challenge: Try to get in and out of Millburn Elementary School and not deal with any traffic hassles. A key element...

The Chicago Cubs celebrate their series-clinching win Thursday in Game 5 of their National League Division Series at Nationals Park.

Column: An unkillable version of the Cubs lures us into Cubtober 2017

June 1, 2018 at 10:32 p.m.

As the clock approached midnight on a damp and dreary Midwest Thursday, it finally became official: Cubtober 2017 was on. Forgive us, baseball gods, if we waited about a week...

Pets and their owners, or vice versa, line up around the Beach Park public works facility prior to the start of a low-cost pet vaccination clinic. Oct. 7, 2017.

Column: Driving the extra mile to save a buck on pet vaccinations

June 1, 2018 at 11:51 p.m.

Oct. 7 had been marked on the calendar with red pen ever since the email had come in from the Lake County Health Department: "Low-cost pet vaccination clinics offered Sept....

Signs posted in parking lots at Lake County Forest Preserves advise motorists not to let their guard down just because they're visiting an otherwise friendly place.

Moran: Enjoy the great outdoors without someone invading the inside of your car

June 2, 2018 at 2:09 a.m.

True story, and one I know you'll find hilarious at my expense: This summer, I locked myself out of my car. Funny enough already, right? Don't get me started about...

Grayslake's pavement was hit especially hard by the July 11-12 flooding, with plans taking shape this month for a second emergency repair to a village roadway.

Column: One final flood-related road repair as construction season winds down

June 2, 2018 at 2:49 a.m.

It's been 12 weeks since 24-hour rainfall in Lake County was measured in amounts that would fill a beer mug. Since then, rainfall in Lake County has been measured by...

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