Wagner and Sons Jerry Moreau of McHenry installs copper shingles on a steeple at Christ Episcopal Church on Grand Ave. in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Wagner and Sons Jerry Moreau of McHenry installs copper shingles on a steeple at Christ Episcopal Church on Grand Ave. in Waukegan. Moreau said "The steeple was damaged by high winds and the shingles needed to be replaced. It will take us about 45 days to complete the project if the weather holds out. The shingles all need to be custom cut but they will last for about 100 years." | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Wagner and Sons Jerry Moreau of McHenry installs copper shingles on a steeple at Christ Episcopal Church on Grand Ave. in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Wagner and Sons Jerry Moreau (left) of McHenry has laborer Jim Mallory of Chicago custom cut copper shingles to be installed on the steeple at Christ Episcopal Church on Grand Ave. in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Wagner and Sons Jerry Moreau of McHenry installs copper shingles on a steeple at Christ Episcopal Church on Grand Ave. in Waukegan. Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Wagner and Sons Jerry Moreau of McHenry installs copper shingles on a steeple at Christ Episcopal Church on Grand Ave. in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Wagner and Sons Jerry Moreau of McHenry installs copper shingles on a steeple at Christ Episcopal Church on Grand Ave. in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Wagner and Sons Jerry Moreau of McHenry installs copper shingles on a steeple at Christ Episcopal Church on Grand Ave. in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Wagner and Sons Jerry Moreau of McHenry installs copper shingles on a steeple at Christ Episcopal Church on Grand Ave. in Waukegan. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Wagner and Sons Jerry Moreau of McHenry installs copper shingles on a steeple at Christ Episcopal Church on Grand Ave. in Waukegan. Moreau said "The steeple was damaged by high winds and the shingles needed to be replaced. It will take us about 45 days to complete the project if the weather holds out. The shingles all need to be custom cut but they will last for about 100 years." | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
WAUKEGAN — The cross on top of Christ Episcopal Church is a beacon for worshippers, but now a shiny, new, copper steeple has become a physical beacon in the downtown that visitors can’t miss. “It really looks good. I think you’ll get more people in …