Category: Chicago

ISBE announces eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-price lunch, breakfast, and after-school snacks

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

ISBE announces eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-price lunch, breakfast, and after-school snacks Families are encouraged to contact their local school for details on accessing free and reduced-price meals With students returning to classrooms across the state, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is announcing the eligibility guidelines for students to receive free and…

Chicago, Education, News, Suburban Chicagoland, Taxes

Vallas announces Democratic Strategist Joe Trippi & Pollster Mark Mellman to join campaign for Chicago Mayor

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Vallas announces Democratic Strategist Joe Trippi & Pollster Mark Mellman to join campaign for Chicago Mayor Chicago Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas announces the hiring of Joe Trippi as Chief Strategist/Media Advisor and Mark Mellman and The Mellman Group for polling. “Residents and businesses across our city are desperate for a better, safer Chicago. Our fight…

Chicago, elections, News, Politics

Court victory keeps boy close to his father

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Court victory keeps boy close to his father When a father gets divorced, it’s usually great if his children live nearby – and that was the situation for an Illinois dad and his 10-year-old son. However, according to court documents, the mother suddenly decided to move with the boy out of state, to North Carolina….

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After mother’s death, girls find home with dad

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

After mother’s death, girls find home with dad Two little girls, ages 11 and 9, were living with their mother in the Western Suburbs of Chicago, and seeing their father on a regular basis. They had a good relationship with both parents, which is great. Sadly, the mother died a few months ago – and…

Chicago, Cook County, Jeffery Leving, Law, News, Suburban Chicagoland

Remembering a past that has long left Chicago behind

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Remembering a past that has long left Chicago behind Chicago was a different place when I grew up there in the 1950s and 1960s. People felt safer and some problems and there was less crime. And, every ethnic and racial group lived openly among themselves proudly and happily. That is a far contrast from today’s…

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Pritzker lives in glass house of money and hypocrisy

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

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…

Blogger, Chicago, Commentary, Cook County, elections, Illinois Legislature, Media Bias, Opinion, Politics, rayhanania, Suburban Chicagoland

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

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

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….

Chicago, Jeffery Leving, Law, News

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

July 31, 2022July 31, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

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…

Chicago, Cook County, Jeffery Leving, Law, News, Radio, Suburban Chicagoland

Chicago Wolves Noesen wins President’s Award

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Chicago Wolves Noesen wins President’s Award Chicago’s All-Star forward honored for excellence throughout 2021-22 season The American Hockey League has honored Chicago Wolves forward Stefan Noesen with the President’s Award for his overall excellence during the 2021-22 season. Noesen was recognized Thursday night during the AHL’s Awards Gala that capped the Board of Governors’ annual…

Chicago, DuPage, News, Sports, Suburban Chicagoland

Buckner calls out Chicago Mayor’s “Game of Chicken” with HUD that threatens to create a public housing crisis

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Buckner calls out Chicago Mayor’s “Game of Chicken” with HUD that threatens to create a public housing crisis Kam Buckner, a candidate for Chicago Mayor in the Spring 2023 elections criticized beleaguered Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for violating the rights of Blacks and Latinos when she granted General Iron permission to move to the Southeast…

Chicago, elections, News, Politics

Calder Cup Champions Chicago Wolves sign two veterans forwards

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Calder Cup Champions Chicago Wolves sign two veterans forwards The Calder Cup champs add LaBate and Melnick from Central Division rivals The Calder Cup champion Chicago Wolves announced Monday they have signed forwards Joseph LaBate and Josh Melnick to Standard Player Contracts (SPC). LaBate, 29, has produced 52 goals, 59 assists and 592 penalty minutes…

Chicago, Cook County, Features, News, Sports, Suburban Chicagoland

Illinois Tollway and Police host 2nd Kids Identification and Safety Seat in Bartlett as part of Operation Kid 2022

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Ray Hanania 6 Comments

Illinois Tollway and Police host 2nd Kids Identification and Safety Seat in Bartlett as part of Operation Kid 2022 July 23 event is at Bartlett Police Department Continuing with Operation Kid 2022, the Illinois Tollway and Illinois State Police District 15 are hosting their second Kids Identification and Safety Seat (K.I.S.S.) event of the summer…

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Differences in how people react to homicides in Chicago vs a wealthy suburb

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Differences in how people react to homicides in Chicago vs a wealthy suburb The recent mass shooting in Highland Park only reminds us how different gun violence and homicides are viewed, discussed and perceived in the public and mainstream news media when compared to the greater and everyday violence that consumes Chicago and Cook County….

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Hurley, Cunningham propose law requiring Chicago to give police minimum one day off each week

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Hurley, Cunningham propose law requiring Chicago to give police minimum one day off each week State Senator Bill Cunningham and State Representative Fran Hurley introduced legislation to legally require the city of Chicago to give police officers a minimum of one day off each week. The proposal is designed to end the city’s practice of…

Chicago, Cook County, Crime, News, Police

You can’t force voters to do the right thing in elections

July 9, 2022July 10, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

You can’t force voters to do the right thing in elections Elections, especially primaries, are always a mix of good and bad results. In Orland Park, the extremist Republicans managed to survive thanks to one of the lowest voter turnouts we have seen in a long time. In the 6th District, Orland Park’s extremist rightwing…

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Preliminary vote shows Abdelnasser Rashid unseats incumbent Mike Zalewski

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Preliminary vote shows Abdelnasser Rashid unseats incumbent Mike Zalewski By Ray Hanania Abdelnasser Rashid, a Democrat who proved his strength when he nearly unseated Republican Cook County board member Sean Morrison in 2018 by almost 1,400 votes, is the unofficial winner in a battle for the Illinois House of Representatives in the 21st District on…

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Alexi Giannoulias easily captures Democratic nomination for Secretary of State

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Alexi Giannoulias easily captures Democratic nomination for Secretary of State By Ray Hanania Alexi Giannoulias easily won the Democratic nomination for Illinois Secretary of State and will face-off on Nov. 8, 2022 in the General Election against Republican Dan Brady. Giannoulias ran a strong campaign that overcame the endorsement of retiring Secretary of State Jesse…

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Chicago-Bound Amtrak train derails in Missouri with 243 passengers aboard

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Chicago-Bound Amtrak train derails in Missouri with 243 passengers aboard A Chicago-bound Amtrak train with 243 passengers and 12 crew members onboard reportedly crashed today (Monday, June 27, 2022) into a dump truck in Mendon, Missouri, about 80 miles northwest of Columbia, derailing eight cars and two locomotives. It is being reported that several people…

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