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Chicago Wolves rally to take Game 1 from Stockton Heat in overtime Rookie center Jamieson Rees scores game-winner 2:26 into extra time; Wolves and Stockton play Game 2 Monday night at Allstate Arena Rookie center Jamieson Rees’ rebound goal 2:26 into overtime lifted the Chicago Wolves to a 5-4 victory over the Stockton Heat in…
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Chicago Wolves win Central Division and move on to Western Conference finals Leivo’s hat trick knocks out Milwaukee Wolves host Game 1 of Western Conference Finals on Friday, June 3. Chicago hosts either Stockton or Colorado in Game 1 on Friday, June 3 Veteran forward Josh Leivo produced his second professional hat trick as the…
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Chicago Wolves winning streak continues, one win away from another sweep Led by Noesen’s hat trick, Chicago ties franchise postseason record with eight goals, Orland Park’s David Gust scores two goals to help Chicago Wolves win Game 2 of the Central Division Finals Orland Park native David Gust scored two goals in the first period…
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The Political Pundit Comic Strip: Anyone who criticizes me hates the police Ray Hanania’s The Political Pundit Comic Strip for May 3, 2022, satire and opinion on politics across America and Around the world, lampooning political hypocrisy. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau attacks anyone who challenges his assertions and if they question his statements on…
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Chicago Wolves sweep AH regular season awards Poturalski, Noesen, Lyon honored to highlight league’s best team. The American Hockey League announced Sunday that Chicago Wolves forwards Andrew Poturalski and Stefan Noesen and goaltender Alex Lyon earned prestigious honors while helping the Wolves claim the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the league’s regular-season champions. The American Hockey…
Finally an Arab Restaurant in Orland Park Americans will love One of the best Arab American restaurants in the Southwest suburbs and in Orland Park, the heart of the Arab community, is Zwar at 9328 W. 159th Street. Zwar offers the best tasting Middle Eastern food items that you can order. By Ray Hanania Americans…
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Chicago Wolves break franchise mark for Best Record Noesen, Ponomarev score two goals each and Poturalski earns three points. Chicago Wolves defeat Grand Rapids Griffins. Break season point percentage record set in 2000 Turner Cup Championship team Stefan Noesen and Vasili Ponomarev scored two goals apiece to pace the Chicago Wolves to a 6-2 victory…
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Netflix is the best streaming service, despite drop in stock price This week it was announced that Netflix was seeing a significant drop in services and that is surprising considering it is the number 1 streaming service in terms of amount of new content, quality content and service. They are the easiest service to work…
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Chicago Wolves Magic Number drops to 1 in big rally win over Texas Stars Chicago falls behind 2-0, but Smallman’s late goal caps big rally for win Center Spencer Smallman scored with five minutes left to cap a fierce rally and give the Chicago Wolves a 4-3 victory over the Texas Stars Friday night at…
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Hanania launches second season of Arab Radio show in Chicago Veteran journalist and columnist Ray Hanania returns to radio this week expanding his syndicated radio show to include Chicago on WNWI AM 1080 radio. “The Ray Hanania Radio Show,” hosted by the U.S. Arab Radio Network in Dearborn, Michigan, will broadcast live every Wednesday WNZK…
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Chicago Wolves defeat Milwaukee Admirals in comeback Noesen scores twice and Drury adds 4 points as Chicago responds with decisive win Stefan Noesen scored his league-leading 36th and 37th goals and Winnetka native Jack Drury racked up a career-high four points as the Chicago Wolves knocked off the Milwaukee Admirals by a 6-1 count Saturday night…
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Chicago Wolves suffer rare loss, to Milwaukee Admirals Chicago takes early lead, but Milwaukee rallies in penalty-laden affair Chicago Wolves rookie forward Jamieson Rees scored early, but the Milwaukee Admirals rallied for a 4-1 victory Friday night at Panther Arena. Josh Leivo and Josh Drury assisted on Rees’ goal for the Wolves (40-12-5-5), who lost…
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Consul General of Ireland Kevin Byrne to lead Tinley St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 6 The wait is finally over! Grab something green and come out to the Tinley Park Irish Parade at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 6 in Downtown Tinley. Show your St. Patrick’s Day spirit as you watch nearly 80 floats, performances, walking…
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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…
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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…
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Interview: Animal Rights activist Carole Baskin on “It’s Not So Late Show” with Aaron Hanania Animal Rights Activist Carole Baskin is the featured guest this week on the “It’s Not So Late Show” with host Aaron Hanania. Baskin talks about her life and dedication to protecting animals, including tigers and bobcats. The video interview is…
Chicago Wolves’s Big Rally nearly succeeds over Milwaukee Admirals Chicago chops a 4-goal deficit to 1 with five minutes to go Trailing by four after 20 minutes, the Chicago Wolves nearly came all the way back before the Milwaukee Admirals claimed a 7-5 victory Saturday night at Panther Arena. Forwards David Gust, Ryan Suzuki and…
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Lyon, Chicago Wolves blank Milwaukee Central Division leaders snap Admirals’ seven-game winning streak Alex Lyon stopped all 19 shots he faced to backstop the Chicago Wolves to a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals Friday night at Panther Arena. Forward CJ Smith scored for the Central Division-leading Wolves (26-7-4-2), who snapped the Admirals’ seven-game winning…