Dan Moran

The former Lake County Discovery Building at Lakewood Forest Preserve, now surrounded by overgrown vegetation after closing in 2016, is targeted for demolition under two different master plan concepts for upgrades at the preserve.

Moran: ‘Confusing trails’ among the targets as Lakewood Forest Preserve prepares for a makeover

September 27, 2019 at 7:48 p.m.

On an unseasonably warm morning last December, with a light fog casting a Scottish Highlands mood across the Lakewood Forest Preserve, I explored rough trails on the preserve's northwest side...

Waukegan officials and contractors stand near a small bioswale with native plants that will be extended 3,000 feet north from Municipal Beach and back again on the other side of Sea Horse Drive to absorb stormwater runoff before it reaches Lake Michigan.

Moran: New bioswale at Waukegan Municipal Beach designed to suck up 1 million gallons of grimy stormwater before it reaches Lake Michigan

September 24, 2019 at 10:36 p.m.

September 2019 has produced more than its share of rainy and even stormy days along the Waukegan lakefront, but Tuesday morning delivered weather fair enough to see the Chicago skyline...

Moran: Imelda aims to join Gustav and Ike in proving northern Illinois isn’t immune to Gulf Coast storms

September 20, 2019 at 8:10 p.m.

One of the great mistakes humanity can make is dismissing problems — including but not limited to things like violent crime or poverty — because of their distance from our...

Start walking at this end of the new Woodman's Market in Lakemoor and you might make it to the other side in less than five minutes.

Moran: The new Woodman’s in Lakemoor isn’t exactly as large as the village itself, but it is close

September 18, 2019 at 1:27 p.m.

When doors opened in 2006 at the Walmart Supercenter in Waukegan, a healthy crowd waited at the door to rush inside for things like collector-grade Hot Wheels tucked inside the...

Waukegan Harbor, seen here in June 2019, is among the Lake Michigan facilities that draw visitor dollars to Lake County.

Moran: Daytrippers continue pumping tourism dollars into Lake County wallets

September 13, 2019 at 7:50 p.m.

My Sainted Mother can regale you with postwar tales of her parents loading up the family sedan before sunrise on a summer day for a journey north from the West...

Moran: ‘Sorely needed’ improvements coming to Hunt Club Road and Washington Street, both on and off-road

September 10, 2019 at 10:03 p.m.

If you were asked to name the busiest intersection that features two roads maintained by Lake County — in other words, crossings at state roadways like Route 41, Grand Avenue...

Moran: Waukegan’s ‘miniature supercell’ tornado recalls more violent September twister from 1972

September 6, 2019 at 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday's tornado that popped out of a cloudy but not necessarily angry-looking sky in the Beach Park-Waukegan metro area came as a surprise to many people, not the least of...

Moran: After more than one rain delay, Waukegan Savanna dog park schedules a grand opening

September 3, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

It's been five sudden years since officials at the Lake County Forest Preserves announced plans to install a dog park at the Waukegan Savanna, which is a 774-acre collection of...

Moran: Waukegan beach recovering for Labor Day after being swamped by rising lake levels and storms

August 30, 2019 at 7:16 p.m.

From the Florida Keys up to South Carolina's Grand Strand, storm surges and rip currents are in the short and long-range forecasts as Hurricane Dorian churns through The Bahamas on...

Moran: Federal funding will help address safety concerns at Route 41 and Stearns School Road

August 27, 2019 at 8:41 p.m.

It was the late, great Sam Cooke who boldly admitted he did not know much about geography nor trigonometry. We can only guess what he would have done with "intersection...

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