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Lightfoot shuts small businesses in futile drive to stop street gang violence

September 8, 2021September 9, 2021 Ray Hanania 3 Comments

Lightfoot shuts small businesses in futile drive to stop street gang violence Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has created a Special Task Force of Police and Inspectors to shutter Arab and minority owned businesses as a “Hail Mary” strategy to stop spiraling street gang violence. Dozens of gas stations with food sections have been shut down over…

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6 miles over limit punished more than gangbangers carrying guns

September 3, 2021September 5, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

6 miles over limit punished more than gangbangers carrying guns Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has imposed new speed cameras to fine motorists driving through the city more than 6 miles over the posted speed limits — where signs are posted although not often enough to be seen in time. She can use technology to nail…

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Bartlett Teen Faces Reckless Homicide Charges in Fatal Crash

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Ray Hanania No Comments

Bartlett Teen Faces Reckless Homicide Charges in Fatal Crash DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Bartlett Chief of Police Patrick Ullrich announced today that a Bartlett teen has been charged in a juvenile petition with two counts of Reckless Homicide, a Class 3 Felony, following a fatal crash that claimed the lives of two…

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Lyons brothers released Monday pending investigation in backyard burials

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 News Editor No Comments

Lyons brothers released Monday pending investigation in backyard burials Two brothers who told police that they buried their mother and sister in the backyard of their Lyons home were released from police custody Monday but continue to be the subject of the death investigation. Lyons Police Chief Tom Herion said the brothers, Michael Lelko, 45,…

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T-Mobile admits major data breach of customer information

August 21, 2021August 21, 2021 Ray Hanania No Comments

T-Mobile admits major data breach of customer information T-Mobile notified hundreds of thousands of its customers on Friday August 20, 2021 that “a bad actor” breached their data files and obtained a wide range of information on T-Mobile customers that included social security information, names, addresses but not credit cards. The data breach apparently took…

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CLE at Leving firm to focus on winning custody trials in protecting “at risk” children

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 News Editor No Comments

CLE at Leving firm to focus on winning custody trials in protecting “at risk” children 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, August 19 at 6:30 p.m. at 19 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago, and via…

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Special Column/Podcast: Ald. Lopez says Mayor Lightfoot’s failures empower street gangs

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Special Column/Podcast: Ald. Lopez says Mayor Lightfoot’s failures empower street gangs 15th Ward Alderman Raymond Lopez in an interview this week told me that Mayor Lori Lightfoot has not only failed to confront street gangs but has empowered them with her rhetoric and failed policies. Coupled with States Attorney Kim Foxx’s failed policies, street gangs are emboldened and…

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Special Column: Reinstate death penalty in the killing of police

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Special Column: Reinstate death penalty in the killing of police The shooting murder of Chicago Police Officer Ella French and the wounding of her partner by three suspects revives calls to reinstate the death penalty for individuals who kill someone intentionally with gun. They should be put to death with no compassion. Killing these killers…

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COVID Pandemic lockdown intensified domestic violence

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 News Editor No Comments

COVID Pandemic lockdown intensified domestic violence The Coronavirus COVID Pandemic has had a terrible impact on our society but one overlooked aspect has been the domestic tensions it has created among couples, families and married couples. Domestic violence has intensified according to court records By Jeffery M. Leving In the early days of the pandemic,…

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Garage fire in Orland Park, no injuries

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Ray Hanania No Comments

Garage fire in Orland Park, no injuries The Orland Fire District was alerted at 9:46am of a house fire on Wednesday, August 11th by a neighbor that noticed smoke coming from an unoccupied house in the 14900 block of Dogwood. The first arriving companies arrived within 3 minutes from the time of the alarm. Battalion…

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Communities support Police at National Night Out Tuesday Aug. 3

July 30, 2021August 9, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Communities support Police at National Night Out Tuesday Aug. 3 By Ray Hanania Cities and villages throughout Chicagoland are hosting National Night Out events on Tuesday, August 3 to show support for Police and the difficult tasks they face in confronting criminals. Over the past two years, police have come under attack as a part…

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White House push probes “Capitol riot,” but continues to ignore the post-Floyd riots

July 29, 2021August 9, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

White House push probes “Capitol riot,” but continues to ignore the post-Floyd riots Special Column Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Loot businesses, burn buildings, injure scores of people and that is your 1st Amendment Constitutional Right to protest. But protest government, and the Congress treats it as a high crime and misdemeanor. The hypocrisy of how Congress ignores…

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