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

Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Recognized for Surgical Safety Program

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Recognized for Surgical Safety Program Palos Hospital Earns AORN Go Clear Award™ Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital has earned the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Go Clear Award™, a program to recognize facilities that make surgical smoke evacuation a top priority. Of three levels of distinction, Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital is…

Chicago, Cook County, Features, Health, News

Orland Township Offering Scholarships to Local High School Seniors

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Orland Township Offering Scholarships to Local High School Seniors Local students graduating high school in 2022 and heading to college are encouraged to apply for an Orland Township Scholarship Foundation award. This program, launched in 1998, has since awarded 333 scholarships to Township students totaling $274,000. The Orland Township Scholarship Foundation award scholarships based on…

Education, Government, News, Orland Township, Suburban Chicagoland

Dad, boys together again after long, difficult separation

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Dad, boys together again after long, difficult separation A father broke up with the mother of his children, and she wasn’t allowing him to see them. He was pushed out of their lives. The children are boys, ages 4 and 2. If Dad did nothing, he probably would never see his boys again. He was…

Chicago, Cook County, Events, Features, Jeffery Leving, Law, National, News

Orland Township Seniors celebrate Valentine’s Day

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Orland Township Seniors celebrate Valentine’s Day Love was in the air this month for township seniors. Over the course of a week, a total of nearly 150 seniors attended two separate Valentine’s Day events held by Orland Township. Even with the dreary winter weather and sudden snowstorms, seniors were adamant about being at the Township’s…

Baby Boomers, Entertainment, Features, Government, News, Orland Township, Seniors, Suburban Chicagoland

Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine

February 20, 2022March 27, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine As Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin prepares to invade Ukraine, Americans are living in a world of censorship where they don’t get the whole truth. That skewered system driven by mainstream news media bias and social media censorship is twisting facts and giving us a distorted image…

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Remaining Calm in an Angry World: How Some Cope

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Remaining Calm in an Angry World: How Some Cope By Marlon Day In late summer 2021, Tonya Bonslater, a Chicago mother of two, was headed home after enjoying a day at the park with her boys when a common courtesy became the catalyst for rage. While driving in a traffic circle, a tow truck…

Chicago, General Topics, news release, NewsWire

Republicans in Cook County face survival or extinction

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Republicans in Cook County face survival or extinction Cook County’s Republican organization has suffered from poor leadership over the past several years but they are at a crossroads today in which they find themselves faced with extinction or survival. With only two seats held by Republicans on the Cook County Board, they have a choice…

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New Case Law at Leving firm CLE

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

New Case Law at Leving firm CLE 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 Tuesday February 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at 19 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago, and via Zoom. The keynote speakers will be attorneys…

Chicago, Jeffery Leving, Law, News

Ousted District 229 School Trustee threatens lawsuit over his removal from office

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Ousted District 229 School Trustee threatens lawsuit over his removal from office Rob Cruz said in a letter to the District 229 board on Feb. 10, 2022 that they must reinstate him to his elected seat on the school board or face a lawsuit he plans to file by the end of the month. Cruz,…

Cook County, coronavirus, Education, elections, Law, News, Politics, Suburban Chicagoland

Monica Gordon announces key endorsements in 5th Cook County Board district race

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Monica Gordon announces key endorsements in 5th Cook County Board district race Monica Gordon announces, candidate for 5th District Cook County Commissioner, announces nearly thirty key endorsements including SEIU Local 73 Monica Gordon, candidate for 5th District Cook County Commissioner released a statement today announcing her broad level of support in her quest to succeed…

Cook County, elections, News, Politics, Suburban Chicagoland

Chicago Wolves extend home point streak to 14 games

February 13, 2022February 14, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Chicago Wolves extend home point streak to 14 games Noesen’s late goal gets Wolves to overtime, but Rockford takes the shootout Stefan Noesen’s late goal earned the Chicago Wolves extra time, but the Rockford IceHogs recovered for a 4-3 shootout win Saturday night at Allstate Arena. Forwards Ryan Suzuki and Jack Drury also scored for…

Chicago, Entertainment, Features, News, Sports, Suburban Chicagoland

Civil Rights attorney ShawnTe Raines-Welch to seek 4th Subcircuit Judgeship

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Civil Rights attorney ShawnTe Raines-Welch to seek 4th Subcircuit Judgeship Civil Rights attorney ShawnTe Raines-Welch announced her candidacy along with Nicholas Kantas for two vacancies for Judge in the Cook County 4th Subcircuit election on June 28, 2022. Here’s a profile of Raines-Welch. By Ray Hanania Civil Rights attorney ShawnTe Raines-Welch announced her candidacy for…

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Chicago Wolves valiant rally falls short against Rockford IceHogs

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Chicago Wolves valiant rally falls short against Rockford IceHogs Chicago scores 3 in final 22 minutes, but needs one more The Chicago Wolves doubled the Rockford IceHogs’ shot total Friday night, but wound up on the short end of a 5-4 decision in a fierce Central Division clash. Forwards David Gust, Andrew Poturalski and Jamieson…

Chicago, News, Sports, Suburban Chicagoland

Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more

February 11, 2022February 12, 2022 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more Crime fighting is upside down in Chicago thanks to poor leadership from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and from Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx. Drugged up suspects get the sympathy while the police are persecuted for political reasons. Originally published in the Southwest News Newspaper…

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Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom. Update on Ukraine and the culture of smoking

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom, and update on Ukraine plus the culture of smoking Two Guys on Politics: Live on Facebook is a discussion about a wide range of topics, many focused on politics locally in Chicagoland but examining issues nationally and international. This week’s Season 2, Episode 6 “Two Guys on Politics” podcast, taped…

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Labor endforsements for Congresswoman Newman in 6th District race grows

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Labor endforsements for Congresswoman Newman in 6th District race grows Congresswoman Marie Newman announced that she had received endorsements from the United Steelworkers Local 17U, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Local Division 294, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Local Division 815. “Marie has been with us since day one. When…

Chicago, elections, Federal, News, Orland Park, Suburban Chicagoland

YouTube silences more of Pekau’s “medical” observations on COVID

February 9, 2022April 28, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

YouTube silences more of Pekau’s “medical” observations on COVID Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau uses taxpayer-funded Village Board meeting to make a political speech against COVID mandates and uses that speech in his campaign for Congress to solicit funding By Ray Hanania Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, who has made himself a laughing stock among…

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Congresswoman Marie Newman votes to strengthen postal service

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Congresswoman Marie Newman votes to strengthen postal service Leadership by U.S. Rep. Marie Newman would help strengthen postal service and ensure reliable, on-time mail service for Chicago’s Southwest Side U.S. Representative Marie Newman Tuesday (Feb 8, 2022) voted to improve mail delivery across Chicago’s Southwest Side and suburbs with the Postal Service Reform Act of…

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