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Substance abuse in child custody cases to be topic of CLE at Leving firm

Posted on February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Substance abuse in child custody cases to be topic of CLE at Leving firm

Substance abuse in child custody cases to be topic of CLE at Leving firm The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. will host the next presentation of the Arthur S. Kallow Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. CST at 19 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago. This month’s…

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Prominent producer to write screen adaptation of story on the fight against Thalassemia

Posted on February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Prominent producer to write screen adaptation of story on the fight against Thalassemia
Prominent producer to write screen adaptation of story on the fight against Thalassemia

Prominent producer to write screen adaptation of story on the fight against Thalassemia G. Cuschieri To Write Screenplay For Wall Street Journal Bestselling Book “Flight of the Rondone” P.G. Cuschieri, of Joy Road Entertainment and writer/producer of the film Cut Throat City, has agreed to write the screen adaptation of Patrick Girondi’s acclaimed novel, “Flight…

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Taxpayers have an extra month to pay First Installment of Tax Bills

Posted on February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Taxpayers have an extra month to pay First Installment of Tax Bills
Taxpayers have an extra month to pay First Installment of Tax Bills

Taxpayers have an extra month to pay First Installment of Tax Bills In Cook County, first installment property tax bills are ordinarily mailed around February 1 and are due on March 1.  This year, however, the first installment bills will not be mailed until late February or early March and will have an April 3…

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State hearings and transparency needed on Nicor gas cost hikes

Posted on February 5, 2023February 6, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on State hearings and transparency needed on Nicor gas cost hikes
State hearings and transparency needed on Nicor gas cost hikes

State hearings and transparency needed on Nicor gas cost hikes Nicor has dramatically increased the cost of its heating gas without anyone holding it accountable. The State Legislature needs to hold hearings on the increases and they also need to strengthen the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) funding it from state taxes the way the state…

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Do more for senior citizens like we do for illegal aliens

Posted on February 3, 2023February 6, 2023 By Ray Hanania 4 Comments on Do more for senior citizens like we do for illegal aliens
Do more for senior citizens like we do for illegal aliens

Do more for senior citizens like we do for illegal aliens By Ray Hanania They’re talking about how social security will run out of money by the year 2033. Run out of money? Social security recipients have been putting money into the system every year that they have been working, shaving to feed their families…

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District 230 students receive journalism awards

Posted on February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on District 230 students receive journalism awards
District 230 students receive journalism awards

District 230 students receive journalism awards Consolidated High School District 230 newspaper students from Sandburg, Stagg and Andrew High Schools amassed several individual awards in five separate categories at the recent Southwest Suburban Conference High School Newspaper Conference hosted at Stagg High School. Eight students placed in five individual contests, with two 1st place ribbons,…

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Sheriff and District 230 honor students for public service hours

Posted on February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Sheriff and District 230 honor students for public service hours
Sheriff and District 230 honor students for public service hours

Sheriff and District 230 honor students for public service hours Officials in the Chicagoland Southwest Suburbs on Friday February 3, 2023 offered their congratulations to 90 Consolidated High School District 230 students at Sandburg, Stagg and Andrew High schools. Each student provided a minimum of 100 hours of voluntary, unpaid community service for a total…

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Chicagoan who invested in research to save children releases new book

Posted on February 3, 2023February 6, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Chicagoan who invested in research to save children releases new book
Chicagoan who invested in research to save children releases new book

Chicagoan who invested in research to save children releases new book Patrick Girondi, who championed the fight to cure Thalassemia, a fatal blood disease that was found in his son, has published a book about the struggle called “Flight of the Rondone: High School dropout VS big Pharma, the fight to save my son’s life.”…

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