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Preckwinkle supports Cook County’s Arab American community

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has worked hard to be a friend of the Arab American community. Despite a few stumbles, Preckwinkle has turned the page to realign support for Arab American rights.

By Ray Hanania

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has worked hard to reverse public perceptions in the Arab American community that she does not support that community.

Preckwinkle does and Arab American voters should not confuse the mixed up politics of the Arab American community with mainstream politics.

Preckwinkle has demonstrated during the past two years (2018 to 2021) that she will defend the rights of Arab Americans and ensure that Arab Americans are included.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle

(Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall reporter and political columnist. His personal website is www.Hanania.com. Email him at rghanania@gmail.com.)

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Ray Hanania

Ray Hanania is an award-winning columnist, author & former Chicago City Hall reporter (1977-1992). A veteran who served during the Vietnam War and the recipient of four SPJ Peter Lisagor Awards for column writing, Hanania writes weekly opinion columns on mainstream American & Chicagoland topics for the Southwest News-Herald, Des Plaines Valley News, the Regional News, The Reporter Newspapers, and Suburban Chicagoland.

Hanania also writes about Middle East issues for the Arab News, and The Arab Daily News criticizing government policies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Hanania was named "Best Ethnic American Columnist" by the New America Media in November 2007, and is the 2009 recipient of the SPJ National Sigma Delta Chi Award for column writing.

Email Ray Hanania at rghanania@gmail.com.