Lake County News Sun

Enjoy the debate

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:51:51 -0500

It may well be true that naming a Waukegan public school after hometown author Ray Bradbury is pointless because few attending any local school know who he was and is unlikely to find out in class.

What’s the price for a lost child?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:36 -0500

On balance, the 10 years that David Hatyina will serve in prison for killing 10-year-old Tony Borcia seem piteously inadequate.

Going loopy over scooping events

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:36 -0500

DAN MORAN: As summer starts to settle in, the events calendar is burning up faster than a half-wick on an M-80. And so, as Lake County residents plan out their weekends, the News-Sun fields inquiries that seem simple on first glance.

Dear Mayor: Don’t forget about Zeus and Thor

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:33:25 -0500

On traditional First Amendment principles, we think it’s a bad idea to require official prayer as the opening act to Waukegan City Council meetings.

Editorial: Let’s open a dump. How could that go wrong?

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:34:59 -0500

When the empty 10-acre plot behind the old K-Mart property in Waukegan began attracting vagrants a few years ago, the city came up with a clever alternative.

Construction leads to creative detours

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:36:02 -0500

GRAYSLAKE — For the second time in a week, this Lake County motorist was surprised to learn that a critical segment of our transportation network was closed for construction. Fool me twice, shame on me, I guess. But in stumbling across the complete shutdown of Route 120 in Grayslake — merely one of the lifeblood east-west routes in the county — I found myself wondering if the stumble could have been avoided with more public notice. “ROAD CLOSED 500 FT.” As with the Cedar Lake Road misadventure I wrote about last week, that was how I learned 120 was shut …

China Economic and Military Faces Are Both Prominent – and Important

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:35:10 -0500

China, more strikingly than most nations, presents contrasting images to the world. Both are highlighted in recent news.

Editorial: Illinois concealed-carry law needs amendatory veto from Quinn

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:34:41 -0500

The bill permitting the concealed carrying of weapons that passed in the closing days of the Illinois General Assembly spring session includes provisions that create a bad legislative precedent and public safety risks.

Little ravine is a natural jewel

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:49:23 -0500

Mankind has been unkind to the lakefront at the foot of Waukegan.

Heartfelt farewell to Joplin’s Java

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:14:46 -0500

DAN MORAN: For both occasional visitors like me and a modest but enthusiastic group of followers, it came as bad news to learn recently that Joplin’s Java would no longer be a regular presence on south Genesee Street after more than five years in operation.

Predators in the classroom

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:14:45 -0500

Some crimes are shocking, disturbing and infuriating. Some are simply appalling, because they fall in a category so common that we are unable to rekindle astonishment.

Road closures can cause headaches

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:37:21 -0500

Today I will share a tale of traffic woe. Parents of kids in sports, music or anything that involves running out the door during rush hour will feel my pain on this one.

Fitness portfolio

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 02:19:06 -0500

American physical fitness is an enduring enigma. As the fitness industry expands — ever more health centers, exercise equipment and even commercial jump emporiums for children — we seem to be becoming a fatter, more sedentary nation.

Editorial: Sweating it out in Springfield

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:49:10 -0500

By the end of a special session this summer, lawmakers should deliver nothing less than a comprehensive solution to the state’s suffocating pension problem.

Intelligence leaks, life and death

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:49:19 -0500

After three years of delay, the military trial of U.S. Army soldier Bradley Manning for stealing and supplying to WikiLeaks masses of classified documents has finally begun. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange once boasted his mission was ‘crushing bastards,’ and that he enjoyed the work. Assange currently is seeking asylum in the Ecuador embassy in London.

Special notice for three mopes in Buffalo Grove

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:17:59 -0500

Maybe it’s wasted effort to call out obnoxious dopes for attention. Obnoxious dopes usually don’t worry about being noticed.