According to commercial real estate experts, 70 large warehouses were built in Chicagoland last year, eclipsing records set in 2021 and 2022. Can vertical warehouses be far behind?
Category: Lake County News-Sun Opinion
Outdoors column: Revel in autumn-like scents and winter scenes as spring approaches
This time of year, it’s easy to experience three seasons in one place, not only because of what you see and hear, but also because of what you smell.
Column: The Ukraine war grinds on as questions about its future abound
Clearly, Putin and associates miscalculated how easily Russia’s military would be able to occupy Ukraine and take control, in Cold War fashion.
Column: Ukraine needs more than care packages to stop Russians
Unfortunately, House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana either doesn’t get it, or is dilly-dallying for political reasons. Perhaps this inaction is at the behest of a dictator-wannabe.
Column: Black history features a lot of ‘real McCoys’
Elijah McCoy’s legacy is but one contribution of thousands that Black Americans have offered to make American lives better over the decades.
Law & Order column: Beach Park man indicted for reckless homicide in fatal car crash
Marco J. Pena, 21, entered a not-guilty plea on Feb. 20 in Lake County Court. A grand jury indicted him on Jan. 31 on a single count of reckless homicide for the crash that claimed the life of Jadyn R. Pagan, an 18-year-old Zion resident.
Column: Sheriff’s Office bailing on Lake County’s planned central 911 dispatch center
In an eight-page letter to Lake County Board members dated Dec. 8, Idleburg spelled out a litany of reasons why the Lake County Sheriff’s Office has plans to pull out of the ROC, the consolidated regional 911 center officials have toiled over for about a decade.
Column: Indonesia election was a victory for democracy, with global significance
The election was the largest one-day free election in the world, with more than 200 million participants.
Column: ‘Heights’ musical provides timely insights into the immigrant experience
Hopefully, those enjoying the rousing musical and read the director’s ideas sparked their own thoughts of immigration and immigrants, including our latest newcomers, asylum-seekers from Venezuela and other international locales flooding Chicagoland.
Outdoors column: It’s time to get to know the cardinals in your neighborhood
According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, male cardinals reach their peak of brilliance in the middle of winter. Their feathers glow bright red against a dreary background.