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Midnight Flight: Chapter 10 — The Sub-Urban Life

Posted on January 29, 2016September 28, 2018 By Ray Hanania 2 Comments on Midnight Flight: Chapter 10 — The Sub-Urban Life
Midnight Flight: Chapter 10 — The Sub-Urban Life

Midnight Flight: Chapter 10 — The Sub-Urban Life One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2018 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved “Wash your whiskey in your water, sugar in your tea …” “Wuz all this crazy questions you askin’ me …”…

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Midnight Flight: Chapter 9 — Midnight Flight

Posted on January 29, 2016February 25, 2018 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Midnight Flight: Chapter 9 — Midnight Flight
Midnight Flight: Chapter 9 — Midnight Flight

Midnight Flight: Chapter 9 — Midnight Flight One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2018 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved “I’m gonna leave the city, got to get away. “I’m gonna leave the city, got to get away. “All this fussing…

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Midnight Flight: Chapter 8 — In the Eye of the Storm

Posted on January 29, 2016September 28, 2018 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Midnight Flight: Chapter 8 — In the Eye of the Storm

Midnight Flight: Chapter 8 — In the Eye of the Storm One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2018 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved “I can fly like a bird in the sky. “I can buy anything that money can buy….

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Midnight Flight: Chapter 7 — Bowen High School

Posted on January 29, 2016September 28, 2018 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Midnight Flight: Chapter 7 — Bowen High School

Midnight Flight: Chapter 7 — Bowen High School One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2018 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved “Give me a head with Hair, long beautiful Hair, “Shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen, “Give me down to there, Hair!…

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Midnight Flight: Chapter 6 — Alone in the Playground

Posted on January 29, 2016September 28, 2018 By Ray Hanania 2 Comments on Midnight Flight: Chapter 6 — Alone in the Playground

Midnight Flight: Chapter 6 — Alone in the Playground One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2018 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved “There she was just a walking down the street, “singing do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do “Snapping her…

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Midnight Flight: Chapter 5 — Black is Bad

Posted on January 29, 2016September 28, 2018 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Midnight Flight: Chapter 5 — Black is Bad

Midnight Flight: Chapter 5 — Black is Bad One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2018 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved “I’m from Milwaukee, and I ought to know. “It’s Blatz, Blatz, Blatz, Blatz, wherever you go. “Blatz is the…

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Midnight Flight: Chapter 4 — Written Long Before

Posted on January 29, 2016August 6, 2019 By Ray Hanania 2 Comments on Midnight Flight: Chapter 4 — Written Long Before

Midnight Flight: Chapter 4 — Written Long Before One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2019 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved Chicago’s borders, literally, marked the end of civilization as we knew it. Beyond the city’s borders was a vast wasteland…

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Midnight Flight: Chapter 3 — A Beautiful, Idyllic Community

Posted on January 29, 2016July 14, 2019 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Midnight Flight: Chapter 3 — A Beautiful, Idyllic Community

Midnight Flight: Chapter 3 — A Beautiful, Idyllic Community One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2020 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved “You don’t know, what we can find. “Why don’t you come home with me little girl, “on…

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Midnight Flight: Chapter 2, Dividing Lines

Posted on January 29, 2016November 22, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Midnight Flight: Chapter 2, Dividing Lines
Midnight Flight: Chapter 2, Dividing Lines

Midnight Flight: Chapter 2, Dividing Lines One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2020 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved “You never really knew a man until you stood in his shoes and walked around in them.”  — To Kill…

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Midnight Flight: Chapter 1, Introduction

Posted on January 29, 2016November 22, 2021 By Ray Hanania 2 Comments on Midnight Flight: Chapter 1, Introduction
Midnight Flight: Chapter 1, Introduction

Midnight Flight: Chapter 1, Introduction By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2020 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved This book is about one family’s experience of White Flight from a changing and great Chicago community, South Shore Valley (also called South Shore Gardens, Calumet Heights). It is also one person’s memory of living in a wonderful…

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Will controversy follow recent sale of Palos Church to Muslims?

Posted on January 28, 2016November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Will controversy follow recent sale of Palos Church to Muslims?

Will controversy follow recent sale of Palos Church to Muslims? The southwest suburbs have a history of community opposition to the building of a mosque or Muslim center, reflecting growing racism and discrimination against Muslims nationwide. Have things changed? By Ray Hanania More than 15 years ago, tried to purchase the abandoned Reform Church of Palos…

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Great teachers are hard to find

Posted on December 7, 2015November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Great teachers are hard to find

Great teachers are hard to find. Chicagoland schools in the city and the suburbs are deficient and not doing their jobs. A major responsibility falls on the teachers, whoa re not doing enough, and the excessive focus and resource commitments to school administrations. Cut the administrations and grade teachers for their work By Ray Hanania…

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Common Core and our failing high schools

Posted on November 4, 2015November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Common Core and our failing high schools

Common Core and our failing high schools. Too many high schools are graduating students who are “not ready” for college, achieving under 21 on ACT testing. By Ray Hanania When I was young, if my grade point average was under 60 percent, I flunked. The grading system we used then applies today: A=90+; B=80+; C=70+;…

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Muslim, Christian and Jew to perform comedy for Interfaith group in Deerfield Oct. 24

Posted on October 24, 2015April 27, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Muslim, Christian and Jew to perform comedy for Interfaith group in Deerfield Oct. 24

Muslim, Christian and Jew to perform comedy for Interfaith group in Deerfield Oct. 24 Deerfield, Il. – An interfaith gathering of people committed to promoting religious tolerance and inter-cultural dialogue will host a comedy show in Deerfield Oct. 24 featuring three comedians of different faiths. The three performers at the show hosted by the Southeast…

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First Arab Church opens in Southwest Chicago suburbs

Posted on October 19, 2015May 31, 2017 By Ray Hanania No Comments on First Arab Church opens in Southwest Chicago suburbs

First Arab Church opens in Southwest Chicago suburbs By Ray Hanania Oct. 10, 2005 Although most Americans believe the myth that all Arabs are Muslims, statistics show that the majority of Arabs in Chicagoland are Christian. There are several Arab Christian Churches in the Chicago area, but the first one to serve the huge Christian…

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Suburbs lose a great leader in Liz Gorman

Posted on July 31, 2015January 17, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Suburbs lose a great leader in Liz Gorman
Suburbs lose a great leader in Liz Gorman

Cook County Commissioner Liz Gorman resigned from her 13 year position on the board to take an important private sector job at a Fortune 100 company. It’s a loss for Cook County,  a loss for moderation, a loss for Gov. Bruce Rauner and a loss for taxpayers By Ray Hanania Liz Gorman, the Orland Township…

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Former Sandburg student authors children’s book

Posted on June 8, 2015September 28, 2018 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Former Sandburg student authors children’s book

Sandburg High school graduate Ashley Pickens authors a new illustrated children’s book inspired by her late father who pushed her to enjoy art as a young child. The new book, Waddle with Scuttle or Swim with Kim, will be featured at a book party Friday June 12 from 5 pm until 9 pm at Barraco’s in Mt. Greenwood….

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Would Chicago just stop whining already?

Posted on May 27, 2015November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Would Chicago just stop whining already?

Would Chicago just stop whining already? Chicago’s financial mess is dominating the news and dragging the state of Illinois down. The only solution Chicago mayor’s have had over the years is to make the State bail out the city. But I think it’s time we stopped By Ray Hanania I’m so tired of listening to…

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