Moran: Naperville’s annexation-mania echoes past Lake County battles
The beauty of annexation is usually in the eye of the beholder. Take this quote from Waukegan's fairly recent past, when the city was looking to incorporate two parcels of...
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Moran: Zion racial-slurs dispute leaves us hoping for a better outcome
Whether we want to or not, here we go into the minefield of race, where the potential explosions and destruction are even larger than usual as 2017 gets underway in...
Moran: A last look back at not-so-memorable deaths in a year memorable for death
It's the first full week of 2017 — is it safe for everyone to come out of hiding, or is 2016 still on the hunt? From the David Bowie/Alan Rickman/Glenn...
Moran: A look back at Lake County’s 2016 oddities
Setting aside a random championship season for a local sports team, 2016 was basically what our Latin-speaking friends would call an annus horribilis, which sounds like an unwanted medical condition....
Moran: Crossing county and state lines in search of new December traditions
December is just another cold month on the calendar without the warm traditions we've created for it here in the business end of the Northern Hemisphere. There is nothing better...
Moran: Memories of Rob Sherman’s worldview and his car
The name of the victim from a weekend plane crash at the far edge of snow-covered McHenry County needed no introduction to anyone who remembers the passion plays of the...
Moran: All Lake County wants for Christmas is the World Series trophy
It was both alarming and outrageous to read the list of stops on the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs Trophy Tour, coming soon to Fort Wayne, Ind., and Council Bluffs,...
Moran: The quiet bravery of Pearl Harbor survivors sharing their stories
Silver screen legend Jimmy Stewart was one of millions of Americans who served in World War II who rarely spoke about his combat experience. Maybe that is why most people...
Moran: When America Ferrera met Waukegan
Mr. DeMille can be informed that Waukegan is ready for its close-up, co-starring in a high-profile documentary scheduled to run later this month starring Emmy Award winner America Ferrera. Actually,...
Moran: Lake County PASSAGE cameras ready to guide us through winter
For an undetermined number of people who live and drive around here, the first time they were aware of live-image cameras tied to Lake County PASSAGE (Program for Arterial Signal...