Author: Ray Hanania

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

Groups plan to protest Confederate presence at Chicago cemetary

April 5, 2018October 13, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Groups plan to protest Confederate presence at Chicago cemetery Rally and Speak-out Against Confederate Monument This Saturday, February 7, from 3-4 PM, there will be a community speak-out outside of Oak Woods Cemetery, at 71st and Cottage Grove. Within Oak Woods Cemetery there is a 46 foot tall statue commemorating the confederate soldiers who died…

Chicago, News, Racism

Navarro defends Trump’s Trade policies on CNBC

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Navarro defends Trump’s Trade policies on CNBC CNBC Transcript: National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro Speaks with CNBC’s Rick Santelli Today, Thursday April 5, 2018 The following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC interview with National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro and CNBC’s Rick Santelli on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” (M-F 9AM –…

Business, Government, News, Television

Carbon Monoxide detectors save seven lives in Cicero home

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Carbon Monoxide detectors save seven lives in Cicero home Seven people are alive today because they had Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors installed in their homes, officials of the Town of Cicero said Thursday. A Cicero family of seven was alerted to extremely high levels of carbon monoxide in their home at 1918 s 58th Court, in…

News

Google Photos will corrupt your system — avoid it

April 2, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania 5 Comments

Google Photos will corrupt your system — avoid it Internet companies make a lot of false promises from the performance of websites to promises of ease of use. But the truth is the Internet is still a long way from being perfect, mainly because of the corruption of some companies like Apple and Google and…

Blogger, Commentary, Opinion, Photos, rayhanania, Technology

Anti-gun protestors are missing the real target

March 29, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Anti-gun protestors are missing the real target I’m glad young people are taking to the streets to protest for justice but they need to refocus their aim at the real issue of stopping violence and not the partisan political issue of attacking the NRA. They should be protesting in neighborhoods against street gangs, not engaging…

Blogger, Commentary, Crime, Government, National, Opinion, Police, Politics, rayhanania

Lawsuit filed against Facebook for housing discrimination in Ad policy

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Lawsuit filed against Facebook for housing discrimination in Ad policy Today (March 27, 2018), the National Fair Housing Alliance (“NFHA”) and three of its member organizations filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Inc. in federal court in New York City, alleging that Facebook’s advertising platform enables landlords and real estate brokers to exclude families with children,…

News, Racism, Technology

Judge Betar win’s nomination to serve on 13th Judicial District

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Judge Betar win’s nomination to serve on 13th Judicial District Associate Judge Sam Betar III won the backing of voters on March 20, 2018 to represent the Democratic Party as their candidate for the 13th Judicial District in Cook County in the November 6, 2018 General Election. Judge Betar, one of the first Arab Americans…

Editors Pick, elections, Government, News, Suburban Chicagoland

Homecare will be topic of next Orland Fire program

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Orland Fire hosts meeting on importance of “Homecare” for seniors Aishling Dalton of Aishling Companion Homecare will be the special guest at the next “Coffee & Conversation” held by the Orland Fire Protection District. The Fire District hosts the free “Coffee & Conversations” programs each month to educate residents on services related to healthcare, emergency…