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NARAL stands with Marie Newman in 3rd District Congressional race

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago No Comments

NARAL stands with Marie Newman in 3rd District Congressional race NARAL Stands With Marie Newman as Ballot Signatures Submitted in IL-03. NARAL Volunteers Gathered Signatures From Voters Across The 3rd to Support Pro-Choice Champion NARAL Pro-Choice America congratulated Marie Newman today as she submitted signatures to qualify for the ballot in Illinois’ 3rd congressional district. The…

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Bannockburn School District 106 cuts tax levy

November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 Ray Hanania No Comments

Bannockburn School District 106 cuts tax levy Today the Bannockburn School District 106 Board of Education unanimously voted to reduce this upcoming year’s tax levy from 5,796,231 to $5,496,223. After the administration initially recommended a $100,000 decrease in the upcoming year’s tax levy, the board decided to cut the levy by $300,000, which is more…

Education, Government, News, Taxes

Cullerton urges Veterans to use free statewide legal hotline

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 Ray Hanania No Comments

Cullerton urges Veterans to use free statewide legal hotline Tom Cullerton urges military veterans and service persons to take advantage of free statewide legal hotline VILLA PARK- To better serve Illinois heroes, the state has formed the first-ever statewide legal assistance hotline and coordinated network of legal support services for military personnel, veterans and their…

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Video: Adventures in remembering Harold Washington

November 25, 2017September 8, 2024 Aaron Hanania No Comments

Video: Adventures in remembering Harold Washington I traveled with my dad this week to a meeting of former Chicago City Hall reporters at Italian Village to mark the 30th anniversary of the passing of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. Afterwards, we went to WGN AM 720 radio to join “The Download” radio host Justin Kaufmann for…

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Remembering Mayor Washington this Thanksgiving

November 23, 2017November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Remembering Mayor Washington this Thanksgiving Mayor Harold Washington was one of the more affable of Chicago’s mayors. He had a great sense of humor and was driven by a desire to balance the imbalance in Chicago’s society, bringing all of the city’s races and ethnic groups together, treating them equally. It’s something we no longer…

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Cicero officials, businesses and residents raise money for hurricane relief

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Ray Hanania No Comments

Cicero officials, businesses and residents raise money for hurricane relief Cicero Town Dominick, Town of Cicero Board, and the Disaster Relief Committee members, expressed their gratitude to local businesses, schools, churches, and the residents of the Town of Cicero who supported the Puerto Rico and Mexico Disaster Relief Fundraiser Event that held November 17 and…

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Rauner’s bash-and-burn TV Ads slander Illinois

November 16, 2017November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Rauner’s bash-and-burn TV Ads slander Illinois Illinois Gov Bruce Rauner thinks his ads bashing House Speaker Michael J. Madigan are clever, tapping support from three neighboring Republican governors. But the Ads really symbolize Rauner’s own self-hatred of the state he leads By Ray Hanania Anyone with a lot of money can clog our TV viewing…

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Illinois Congressman Foster opposes unfair GOP Tax plan

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Ray Hanania No Comments

Illinois Congressman Foster opposes unfair GOP Tax plan Congressman Bill Foster (D-11 District Illinois) issued the following statement on passage of GOP Tax Plan I opposed the Republican tax plan because it will raise taxes on middle class families in Illinois, slash Medicare by 25 billion dollars next year, and pass on trillions of additional…