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Gorman slams Pekau’s “fake Republicans” in video ads

Posted on April 2, 2021March 30, 2022 By Ray Hanania
Gorman slams Pekau’s “fake Republicans” in video ads

Opinion: Gorman slams Pekau’s “fake Republicans” in video ads Orland Township Republican Chairperson Liz Gorman released a powerful series of videos slamming Orland Mayor Keith Pekau for backing a slate of “fake” Republicans. Pekau has isolated every elected official to the disadvantage of the needs of Orland taxpayers, but hopes to pull the wool over…

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Police unfairly targeted in new Illinois laws and politics in Palos

Posted on April 1, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Police unfairly targeted in new Illinois laws and politics in Palos
Police unfairly targeted in new Illinois laws and politics in Palos

Opinion: Police unfairly targeted in new Illinois laws and politics in Palos Police are again being unfairly targeted in legislation that strips away their “qualified immunity” and exposes them to unjustified and frivolous lawsuits, while the legislators who are stripping them of protection continue to enjoy “qualified immunity” for their actions … and the Cook…

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Pekau’s Salary in Orland Park: $600,000 in four years

Posted on March 27, 2021April 28, 2025 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Pekau’s Salary in Orland Park: $600,000 in four years
Pekau’s Salary in Orland Park: $600,000 in four years

Pekau’s Salary in Orland Park: $600,000 in four years Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau doesn’t want you to talk about the FACT that he has taken the $150,000 salary that he criticized every year since he was been elected. That’s $600,000 collected from Orland Park Taxpayers over the past four years. Instead, Pekau misleadingly claims…

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Bridgeview shooting raised fears of another mass killing

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 By Ray Hanania
Bridgeview shooting raised fears of another mass killing

Bridgeview shooting raised fears of another mass killing A shooting that took place in the parking lot of a Drivers License facility operated by the Illinois Secretary of State in Bridgeview raised immediate fears of yet another mass shooting. Fortunately, it was restricted to a personal grievance between two people. Unfortunately one of the individuals…

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How do you not remember a DUI-drug court date?

Posted on March 20, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on How do you not remember a DUI-drug court date?
How do you not remember a DUI-drug court date?

How do you not remember a DUI-drug court date? Just what the people of Orland Township need, right? An official whose only response to not showing up for a court appearance that prompts an active arrest warrant, is Lora Kreczmer a candidate for Orland Township Trustee, forgot. She only turned herself in because it became…

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Tasneem Abuzir can bring sanity and services back to Palos Township

Posted on March 16, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania
Tasneem Abuzir can bring sanity and services back to Palos Township

Tasneem Abuzir can bring sanity and services back to Palos Township By Ray Hanania When I think about a smart, reasoned and honest person running for public office for the first time, I think immediately of a young woman named Tasneem Abuzir. Abuzir is running for a spot on the Palos Township Board of Trustees…

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Coronavirus, one year and too many deaths later

Posted on March 11, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania
Coronavirus, one year and too many deaths later

Coronavirus, one year and too many deaths later A look back at our new way of life, and the lives that have been lost to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, one year after it was formally recognized as a real threat to human life. Well, at least some people think it is a real threat. Others,…

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Mike Madigan does get to select his successor

Posted on February 19, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Mike Madigan does get to select his successor
Mike Madigan does get to select his successor

Mike Madigan does get to select his successor The decision on who should succeed #MichaelJMadigan in the #22ndDistrict belongs to the voters, not to the news media media pundits nor to the loudmouthed revolutionaries and activists. The right way to fill the vacancy when Madigan resigned from the Illinois House is to allow the #Democrat…

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Trump’s acquittal exposes the hypocrisy of the Far Left

Posted on February 14, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Trump’s acquittal exposes the hypocrisy of the Far Left

Trump’s acquittal exposes the hypocrisy of the Far Left The lack of evidence, not cowardly Republicans, brought down the Democrat insurrection of impeachment conviction against Donald Trump. There was less evidence to prove President Trump pushed his followers to violence than evidence that exists that Democrats screaming for Trump impeachment goaded BLM protestors to violence…

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Seniors are pushed aside in Illinois COVID-19 vaccination program

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Seniors are pushed aside in Illinois COVID-19 vaccination program
Seniors are pushed aside in Illinois COVID-19 vaccination program

Seniors are pushed aside in Illinois COVID-19 vaccination program Illinois isn’t even halfway through giving COVID-19 vaccinations to seniors and Gov. J.B. Pritzker is already talking about expanding the eligibility list for vaccinations to include others. The truth is we don’t have enough vaccinations to go around and what we have is being dished out…

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Trump trial driven more by politics than truth

Posted on February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Trump trial driven more by politics than truth

Trump trial driven more by politics than truth There is absolutely no basis for a conviction of President Trump. Being an unpopular, misogynist and a self-centered egotist is not enough to convict someone for the violence that has plagued this country on both sides for the past five years even before Trump. All they are…

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Who is Adam Kinzinger trying to kid?

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Who is Adam Kinzinger trying to kid?
Who is Adam Kinzinger trying to kid?

Who is Adam Kinzinger trying to kid? After years of supporting former President Donald Trump trying to advance his own career, Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois’ 16th District is pandering to the anti-Trump tar and feathering by the news media and the Left. Not because he thinks what Trump did was wrong, but because he…

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Slight slowdown in COVID-19 cases in Orland Park

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Slight slowdown in COVID-19 cases in Orland Park
Slight slowdown in COVID-19 cases in Orland Park

Slight slowdown in COVID-19 cases in Orland Park Coronavirus COVID-19 continues its threatening levels in Orland Park, which has become the symbol of the anti-face mask movement because of the failed leadership of the Village’s administration. These statistics reflect all of the cases in Orland Park, as opposed to the partial and incomplete statistics that…

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Should you wear two face masks or one in confronting COVID-19?

Posted on January 30, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Should you wear two face masks or one in confronting COVID-19?
Should you wear two face masks or one in confronting COVID-19?

Should you wear two face masks or one in confronting COVID-19? The debate over COVID-19 has shifted yet again, this time to whether people should wear one face mask or two. I think it misses the point By Ray Hanania The latest debate is whether or not people should wear two face masks rather than…

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Pekau uses Orland Village Board to put politics over people

Posted on January 23, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Pekau uses Orland Village Board to put politics over people
Pekau uses Orland Village Board to put politics over people

Pekau uses Orland Village Board to put politics over people Opinion columnist Ray Hanania examines the stark differences between Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau and former Mayor Dan McLaughlin in this analysis. Pekau cares about politics. McLaughlin cares about people. No politician is perfect but Pekau is on the furthest extreme. Pekau has turned taxpayer-funded…

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Divided America is a long way from healing and unity

Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Divided America is a long way from healing and unity
Divided America is a long way from healing and unity

Divided America is a long way from healing and unity Despite the sincere words of President Joe Biden, it is doubtful he will be able to unite America and bring the two asides, pro-Trump and pro-Biden, together. The division isn’t caused by the Biden-Trump battle but rather by the racism and bigotry of an elitist…

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Cook County sets new murder record and Foxx is to blame

Posted on January 10, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania 6 Comments on Cook County sets new murder record and Foxx is to blame
Cook County sets new murder record and Foxx is to blame

Cook County sets new murder record and Foxx is to blame Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx has set a lower threshold for fighting crime, creating an environment that encourages criminals in Cook County to believe that if they commit crimes here they will have an easier fight if caught. Since criminals only get caught…

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Media hypocrisy in their coverage of DC Protests versus BLM protests

Posted on January 7, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Media hypocrisy in their coverage of DC Protests versus BLM protests
Media hypocrisy in their coverage of DC Protests versus BLM protests

Media hypocrisy in their coverage of DC Protests versus BLM protests Ray Hanania tears into the hypocrisy of the mainstream news media which is playing politics with the DC protests in his podcast, “Ray Hanania on Politics.” Click this link to listen to the podcast or use the widget below to play it on this…

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