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An Illinois State Police trooper speaks with the driver of a vehicle during a special patrol keeping an eye out for drivers using cellphones on Wednesday, April 26.

Seeking solutions to our distracted-driving addictions

June 5, 2018 at 1:05 a.m.

Like the eating of bacon, we can all agree that the use of a cell phone while driving is not a good thing to do, but we have a hard...

The Illinois Economic Policy Institute has released the results of a poll taken in February that found 66 percent of Lake County registered voters supporting the construction of Route 53 along what is now mostly a vacant corridor of land.

Moran: Pro-Route 53 poll results fire a volley in the lingering debate

June 5, 2018 at 2:24 a.m.

Stick with me on this for a minute — I'm about to make an observation on the Route 53 controversy using a quote from "Smokey and the Bandit." Don't roll...

An aerial photo shows the vast damage from a tornado that struck Lake Zurich and vicinity on April 21, 1967.

Moran: A look back at the 1967 Lake Zurich tornado

June 5, 2018 at 3:17 a.m.

It has been duly and properly noted this week that Friday was the 50th anniversary of the Belvidere and Oak Lawn tornadoes, either one of which would have been among...

Moran: Route 53 opposition filling a void of information

June 5, 2018 at 4:21 a.m.

This spring marks five years since backers of the Route 53 extension allowed themselves to feel a sense of optimism following the release of a Blue Ribbon Advisory Council report...

Signs posted at the Lakewood Dog Park in Wauconda warn owners about the arrival of tick season.

Moran: Tick season arrives to make our lives a (preventable) living hell

June 5, 2018 at 5:14 a.m.

A few years ago, I joined some friends for a series of Saturday-morning hikes in the relatively wild setting of the Gander Mountain Forest Preserve, which boasts Lake County's highest...

Six Flags Great America in Gurnee is placing a risky bet with Mother Nature in announcing plans to open in mid-April and close after the second weekend in November.

Moran: Great America rolls the dice on a snow-free April and November

June 5, 2018 at 6:17 a.m.

With a tenacious sense of excitement — possibly of the nervous variety — officials at Six Flags Great America announced this week that they plan to open their gates to...

Sam Cunningham talks to a potential voter during what would turn out to be a successful run for mayor of Waukegan.

Moran: Waukegan’s mayoral race turned on (relatively) big turnout

June 5, 2018 at 7:10 a.m.

A look back at an election whose existence took more than one person in Lake County completely by surprise: *It is time to take back some of the things -—...

Familiar signs will be returning to the landscape following this week's release of the Lake County Division of Transportation's 2017 road construction program.

Moran: County’s 2017 road projects rival Kung Fu Panda’s contract

June 5, 2018 at 8:17 a.m.

Baseball season's underway, as Steve Goodman put it in song, and a glance at Baseball Prospectus reveals that Zack Greinke will be the highest-paid player in the sport, making $34...

Waukegan Ald. Lisa May speaks at an endorsement ceremony from the state chapter of the Sierra Club in her race to become the mayor of Waukegan on Jan. 31.

Waukegan political fliers sound false alarm about ‘TRUMPLAND’

June 5, 2018 at 9:02 a.m.

Folksy, homespun, down-to-earth Bruce Rauner is back on our televisions this week, wearing a flannel shirt that maybe he didn't just get on mail-order from L.L. Bean and sitting in...

Vehicles stack up on westbound Grand Avenue (Route 132) at the Union Pacific Railroad bridge in Gurnee. A scheduled two-year reconstruction of the bridge will result in lane closures on Grand and "major" impacts on area traffic.

Moran: Railroad bridge overhaul in Gurnee will deliver ‘major impact’

June 5, 2018 at 9:54 a.m.

A recent report from the Illinois Department of Transportation issued a traffic alert to motorists whose livelihoods depend on Grand Avenue — or, as it is known in a rather...

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