Dan Moran

Moran: Memories of ‘Blood Border’ flood back as Wisconsin starts to worry about residents heading home with Illinois weed

December 6, 2019 at 8:07 p.m.

Those with long memories — and those individuals might or might not include members of my immediate family — can recall a time when Wisconsin taverns issued siren calls to...

Moran: Intersection improvements eyed for Russell Road, your last stop before hitting Wisconsin

December 3, 2019 at 6:56 p.m.

Back in the 1990s, veteran News-Sun editors would recall with wonder the days when major Lake County intersections like Route 120 and Hunt Club Road were controlled by stop signs....

News-Sun pressman George Houchin, second from left, was among the founders of the annual Help Them to Hope charity campaign. Houchin passed away earlier this year.

Moran: Help Them to Hope celebrates 60 years of support from Lake County’s ‘Faithful Contributors’

November 27, 2019 at 6:06 p.m.

There are quite a few memorable events marking 60 years in the history books in 2019, including the Barbie doll; "Bonanza"; the Daytona 500; Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution; Jim McMahon,...

Kalightoscope, a structure of LEDs surrounding the Chubasco teacup ride in Six Flags Great America's Southwest Territory, is the setting for a light show every half hour after dark during Holiday in the Park.

Moran: The calm before the literal and figurative storm at Great America’s Holiday in the Park

November 26, 2019 at 7:18 p.m.

On the far side of the Rocky Mountains, a monster storm system was brewing, poised to disrupt Thanksgiving travel plans across the nation. On the calendar, the impending arrival of...

Moran: Lake County storms ready for their closeup as snowplow dashcams go live

November 22, 2019 at 6:54 p.m.

A good two months ago, a relative who lives in the foothills of the Rockies extended an invitation to drive on out for Thanksgiving. My first thought: I do not...

Washington Street west of downtown Waukegan has been under construction in the same spot as last year's collapsed culvert that shut the street down for two months.

Moran: No, a ‘sinkhole’ hasn’t returned to Washington Street in Waukegan — but construction has

November 20, 2019 at 2:48 p.m.

A year ago at this time, Washington Street just west of downtown Waukegan was a maze of construction barriers and detour signs as work wound down on replacing a collapsed...

Traffic backs up along Route 120 just west of Buckley Road in Grayslake in 2017.

Moran: Study aims to reduce Lake County’s carbon footprint by improving traffic flow

November 15, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

A thought jumped to mind the other night when heading out of Waukegan on Belvidere Road approaching Green Bay Road: I have never caught a green light westbound on Belvidere...

The combined Michigan State and Illinois marching bands perform a tribute to Veterans Day as the sun sets on a chilly Nov. 9. For those who can't read upside down, they are spelling out "Ain't That America."

Moran: The cold November day when we (almost) saw the epic Illinois comeback vs. Michigan State

November 12, 2019 at 11:18 p.m.

The history of University of Illinois athletics will now record that the Fighting Illini, as the football team is still known, staged the biggest comeback in school history last weekend...

Moran: No vending machine sales? No cannabis runs across state lines? Waukegan’s marijuana ordinance spells out the realities of legalization

November 8, 2019 at 6:41 p.m.

Five years later, the phrase still sticks in the mind: "Cartoonish imagery oriented towards youth." That was among the elements banned from the landscape back in 2014 as the Lake...

Moran: Roundabout in North Chicago-Waukegan ready for motorists to tackle the learning curve

November 5, 2019 at 7:41 p.m.

November is more than just the arrival of holiday-savings/spending commercials on your television, and early sunsets to lull you into a dormant state. It is also when major road projects...

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