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Ray Hanania is an award-winning opinion 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.   His award winning columns can be found at www.HANANIA.COM Subscribe FREE today 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 [email protected]. Follow RayHanania at Twitter

Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Spike in Thefts of Kia & Hyundai Vehicles

Posted on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Spike in Thefts of Kia & Hyundai Vehicles
Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Spike in Thefts of Kia & Hyundai Vehicles

Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Spike in Thefts of Kia & Hyundai Vehicles Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning the public about a dramatic rise in thefts of certain models of Kia and Hyundai vehicles. He is urging owners to take additional precautions to reduce the risk of theft. In the past few…

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Rep. Kelly Hosts ‘Barn Hall’ Conversation with Farmers and Food Security Advocates

Posted on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Rep. Kelly Hosts ‘Barn Hall’ Conversation with Farmers and Food Security Advocates
Rep. Kelly Hosts ‘Barn Hall’ Conversation with Farmers and Food Security Advocates

Rep. Kelly Hosts ‘Barn Hall’ Conversation with Farmers and Food Security Advocates Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) Wednesday (August 10, 2022 visited Rick and Corey Johnson’s Farm in Monee, IL and held a ‘Barn Hall’ with farmers, growers and food security advocates from the Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Soybean Association, Greater Chicago Food Depository and the…

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Pritzker lives in glass house of money and hypocrisy

Posted on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Pritzker lives in glass house of money and hypocrisy
Pritzker lives in glass house of money and hypocrisy

Pritzker lives in glass house of money and hypocrisy Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is slamming rival Darren Bailey for comparing the Holocaust to abortion, and feeding reporters like Greg Hinz of Crains Chicago Business to slam Bailey for anti-Muslim comments (Hinz doesn’t care about Muslims and never has), Pritzker and Hinz don’t care that in…

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Arabs and Muslims wrongly rush to judgment in Oak Lawn police beating of teenager

Posted on August 3, 2022August 6, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Arabs and Muslims wrongly rush to judgment in Oak Lawn police beating of teenager
Arabs and Muslims wrongly rush to judgment in Oak Lawn police beating of teenager

Arabs and Muslims wrongly rush to judgment in Oak Lawn police beating of teenager A 17 year old boy who was caught with THC drugs and a semi-automatic weapon with only three active rounds and beaten to release the weapon has become a rally cry for some Arabs and Muslims who assert that the incident…

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Winning complex trials to be subject of CLE at Jeffery Leving law firm

Posted on August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Winning complex trials to be subject of CLE at Jeffery Leving law firm
Winning complex trials to be subject of CLE at Jeffery Leving law firm

Winning complex trials to be subject of CLE at Jeffery Leving law 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 Thursday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. CDT at 19 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago, and via Zoom….

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Fire damages Orland Park Row House at 146th and Morningside Road

Posted on August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Fire damages Orland Park Row House at 146th and Morningside Road
Fire damages Orland Park Row House at 146th and Morningside Road

Fire damages Orland Park Row House at 146th and Morningside Road A fire that started on the back patio of a row house located at 146th Street and Morningside Road in Orland Park spread to the home and injured one resident. Officials of the Orland Fire Protection District (OFPD) said that the fire was reported…

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Kelly, Foster, Newman among those voting to pass Assault Weapons Ban Act

Posted on July 31, 2022July 31, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Kelly, Foster, Newman among those voting to pass Assault Weapons Ban Act
Kelly, Foster, Newman among those voting to pass Assault Weapons Ban Act

Kelly, Foster, Newman among those voting to pass Assault Weapons Ban Act Several Illinois members of the U.S. House voted to pass H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2022, which passed by a vote of 217 to 213. They include Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Congressman Bill Foster, Congresswoman Marie Newman Rep. Kelly Votes to…

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Leving to discuss how he restored parental rights to divorced father on Radio Saturday August 6

Posted on July 31, 2022July 31, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Leving to discuss how he restored parental rights to divorced father on Radio Saturday August 6
Leving to discuss how he restored parental rights to divorced father on Radio Saturday August 6

Leving to discuss how he restored parental rights to divorced father on Radio Saturday August 6 Fathers’ Rights attorney Jeffery M. Leving will discuss how he restored the parental visitation rights of a father after mother abruptly cuts-of the father’s parenting time on Dads Rights Legal Hour, 9-10 a.m. CDT Saturday, Aug. 6 on Power…

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