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Liz Gorman urges Orland Park officials to address Safety Issues at Mall

Posted on December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Liz Gorman urges Orland Park officials to address Safety Issues at Mall
Liz Gorman urges Orland Park officials to address Safety Issues at Mall

Liz Gorman urges Orland Park officials to address Safety Issues at Mall Former Tollway Executive Director & Commissioner Liz Gorman urges Orland Park Village officials to address Safety Issues at the Orland Square Mall in the wake of the killing of a St. Michael’s teacher and injuring of another teacher. Gorman said that the tragedy…

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Suspect sought in Cicero Bowling Alley assault

Posted on September 6, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Suspect sought in Cicero Bowling Alley assault
Suspect sought in Cicero Bowling Alley assault

Suspect sought in Cicero Bowling Alley assault Cicero Police are seeking a male suspect in his late 20s or early 30s, who is African American, who is seen in a social media video striking another individual with a bowling ball on his head during a bowling event that was held Wednesday night at Town Hall…

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Chicago Native Takes Marines to the Fight aboard U.S. Navy Warship

Posted on September 5, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Chicago Native Takes Marines to the Fight aboard U.S. Navy Warship
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Chicago Native Takes Marines to the Fight aboard U.S. Navy Warship By William Lovelady Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist, Navy Office of Community Outreach Petty Officer 2nd Class Alejandra Gueta, a native of Chicago, always wanted to join the military. Now, seven years later, Gueta serves aboard one of the Navy’s amphibious ships at Naval…

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Lyons Music in the Park continues thru August 28

Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Lyons Music in the Park continues thru August 28
Lyons Music in the Park continues thru August 28

Lyons Music in the Park continues thru August 28 The Village of lyons contoinues it’s weekly musical entertainment, Music in the Park, from 6 PM until 9 PM every Wednesday at Veterans Park, 4100 Lawndale Avenue. The Music in the Park is a part of Village President Christopher Getty’s program to strengthen community and neighborhood…

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First Degree Murder charges filed against gang member in Cicero shooting death

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on First Degree Murder charges filed against gang member in Cicero shooting death
First Degree Murder charges filed against gang member in Cicero shooting death

First Degree Murder charges filed against gang member in Cicero shooting death Two men from Cicero were walking along the street at the 2200 Block of Central Avenue in Cicero on Saturday night, July 13 at around 9:30 PM when a Black Hummer with four passengers, three young men and one woman stopped in traffic…

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Suburban Chicagoland grows to more than 1 million views per month

Posted on July 13, 2019July 26, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Suburban Chicagoland grows to more than 1 million views per month
Suburban Chicagoland grows to more than 1 million views per month

Suburban Chicagoland grows to more than 1 million views per month American suburban focused online newspaper celebrates its 8th Year Anniversary as an independent publication serving the Chicagoland suburbs. Readership continues to grow. Suburban Chicagoland’s viewership has surpassed more than 1 million views per month, according to our hosting site GoDaddy. The increase in the…

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I don’t need a day to remember my father

Posted on June 18, 2019July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on I don’t need a day to remember my father
I don’t need a day to remember my father

I don’t need a day to remember my father George John Hanania was a great guy and a phenomenal father, for the 16 years that I knew him. My dad fled the Holy Land in 1926 to get away from the hatred that consumed both Arabs and Jews. An older brother Joseph drowned in the…

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Countryside Navy Recruit teaching students

Posted on April 2, 2019August 6, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Countryside Navy Recruit teaching students
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Photo: Countryside Navy Recruit teaching students Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Cory Van Beveren, from Countryside, Ill., assigned to USS Constitution, teaches students at New Hanover High School how to tie knots during Wilmington Navy Week. Wilmington is one of the selected cities to host a 2019 Navy Week, a week dedicated to raising U.S. Navy…

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Chicago’s new political school board bureaucracy: “Who learned you English?”

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