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What impact will the battle over Ginsburg vacancy on the US Supreme Court have on the Presidential election?

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on What impact will the battle over Ginsburg vacancy on the US Supreme Court have on the Presidential election?
What impact will the battle over Ginsburg vacancy on the US Supreme Court have on the Presidential election?

What impact will the battle over Ginsburg vacancy on the US Supreme Court have on the Presidential election? The Arab News Newspaper Live Arab Radio Election Coverage focusses on the impact of the Ginsburg vacancy on the November Presidential election What impact with the battle to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg have on the Nov. 3,…

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Deadline Nears To Add Veteran’s Name to Orland Park Memorial Wall

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Deadline Nears To Add Veteran’s Name to Orland Park Memorial Wall
Deadline Nears To Add Veteran’s Name to Orland Park Memorial Wall

Deadline Nears To Add Veteran’s Name to Orland Park Memorial Wall Last day to add a veteran’s name to Orland Park’s granite memorial is Oct. 15 to be read aloud during Veterans Day ceremony The Village of Orland Park hosts ceremonies each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, inviting area families to add their veterans’ names to the…

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Cook County Forest Preserve to host public events Sept. 26 at forest locations

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Cook County Forest Preserve to host public events Sept. 26 at forest locations
Cook County Forest Preserve to host public events Sept. 26 at forest locations

Cook County Forest Preserve to host public events Sept. 26 at forest locations The Forest Preserves of Cook County is throwing a party, and everyone is invited! From morning till night, Cook County residents can enjoy numerous self-guided activities and guided programs on September 26 at various Forest Preserves locations to celebrate National Public Lands…

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Oberweis slams Underwood for coddling violent protestors

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Oberweis slams Underwood for coddling violent protestors
Oberweis slams Underwood for coddling violent protestors

Oberweis slams Underwood for coddling violent protestors The Jim Oberweis campaign has made a 500-point ad buy on broadcast TV in the Chicago media market that is started on Saturday slamming Democratic Congresswoman Lauren Underwood for supporting the violent protestors who looted, burned down and destroyed businesses during Black Lives Matter protests in May and…

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Aurelia Pucinski receives support for retention as Illinois Appellate Court justice

Posted on September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Aurelia Pucinski receives support for retention as Illinois Appellate Court justice
Aurelia Pucinski receives support for retention as Illinois Appellate Court justice

Aurelia Pucinski receives support for retention as Illinois Appellate Court justice Illinois Appellate Court Justice Aurelia Pucinski is seeking retention on the Tuesday, November 3, 2020 General Election ballot. Her Ballot number is 201 and she needs your support. This year’s ballot is going to be very long and difficult because of having so many…

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O’Brien can’t beat Foxx as a “Republican”

Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on O’Brien can’t beat Foxx as a “Republican”
O’Brien can’t beat Foxx as a “Republican”

O’Brien can’t beat Foxx as a “Republican” Judge Pat O’Brien is in a unique position to unseat Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx who has made race and racism the determining factor in how she prosecutes crimes. But O’Brien can’t defeat Foxx if he wraps himself in the Republican Party and associates himself with far…

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8,500 Cook County homeowners are owed automatic refund for tax overpayments

Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on 8,500 Cook County homeowners are owed automatic refund for tax overpayments
8,500 Cook County homeowners are owed automatic refund for tax overpayments

8,500 Cook County homeowners are owed automatic refund for tax overpayments Pappas: Are you one of the 8,500 homeowners getting an automatic refund? Find out at CookCountyTreasurer.com More than 8,500 homeowners who overpaid their First Installment taxes are set to receive $12.8 million in refunds without filing an application, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said…

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Judge Issues restraining order to prevent Trump from moving up 2020 Census deadline

Posted on September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Judge Issues restraining order to prevent Trump from moving up 2020 Census deadline
Judge Issues restraining order to prevent Trump from moving up 2020 Census deadline

Judge Issues restraining order to prevent Trump from moving up 2020 Census deadline Civil Rights Groups Secure Court Order to Stop Trump’s Rushed and Incomplete Census Count. Decision Adds More Time for a Fair Counting and Will Account for Millions More People  The Trump administration’s last-minute move to terminate 2020 census operations would likely lead to a…

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How criminals become heroes in today’s screwed-up world

Posted on September 5, 2020July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania 3 Comments on How criminals become heroes in today’s screwed-up world
How criminals become heroes in today’s screwed-up world

How criminals become heroes in today’s screwed-up world The biased mainstream news media is failing at its job to report facts. Instead of reporting facts, they are reporting half truths, and politically partisan opinions. The case of the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin is a good example of how only part of the…

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Marie Newman will strive to bring activists and police together

Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Marie Newman will strive to bring activists and police together
Marie Newman will strive to bring activists and police together

Marie Newman will strive to bring activists and police together Marie Newman, who ousted Congressman Dan Lipinski from office in the Democratic Primary election last March, told a rally hosted by Arab Americans Friday that she will strive to bring police and activists together for the benefit of the community and to fight racism of all…

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Madigan slams Republican leadership for hypocrisy and failing to lead

Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Madigan slams Republican leadership for hypocrisy and failing to lead
Madigan slams Republican leadership for hypocrisy and failing to lead

Madigan slams Republican leadership for hypocrisy and failing to lead House Speaker Michael J. Madigan names House Majority Leader Greg Harris to handle all aspects of ComEd investigation, and criticizes Republicans for playing politics. Madigan released the following statement Wednesday “When I learned that Minority Leader Jim Durkin and two Republican members requested the House of Representatives establish…

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Orland Park COVID-19 cases doubled in past 60 days

Posted on September 2, 2020October 6, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Orland Park COVID-19 cases doubled in past 60 days
Orland Park COVID-19 cases doubled in past 60 days

Opinion: Orland Park COVID-19 cases doubled in past 60 days Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau is nurturing an environment which is dismissing the threat of the Coronavirus COVID-19 and reports from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Pekau, who apparently has a resistance to wearing a face mask, has argued that the rise in COVID-19…

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3rd District Congressional Democrat Marie Newman feted by Arab Americans

Posted on August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on 3rd District Congressional Democrat Marie Newman feted by Arab Americans
3rd District Congressional Democrat Marie Newman feted by Arab Americans

3rd District Congressional Democrat Marie Newman feted by Arab Americans Arab and Muslim Americans will organize a rally Sept. 4, Friday for Marie Newman who is the democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in the 3rd Congressional District. The event is hosted by the American Arab Chamber of Commerce and the American Palestinian Club By Ray Hanania…

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America needs balanced discussion on racial injustice, not a political one

Posted on August 27, 2020August 29, 2020 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on America needs balanced discussion on racial injustice, not a political one
America needs balanced discussion on racial injustice, not a political one

America needs balanced discussion on racial injustice, not a political one The screams of the one-sided, Black Lives Matter protestors are defining a distorted national debate on racial injustice. They want a debate driven only by the fact that they are Black and you are White. Hispanics, by the way, are tossed into the “White”…

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Foreign scammers rely on your neighbors to harass you

Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 By Ray Hanania 2 Comments on Foreign scammers rely on your neighbors to harass you
Foreign scammers rely on your neighbors to harass you

Foreign scammers rely on your neighbors to harass you U.S. Attorney General William Barr should resign from office for failing to defend the rights of scam victims. Barr approved a “consent decree” that let off the hook Americans who helped foreign criminals scam hundreds of millions of dollars from elderly Americans through false IRS telephone…

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We need to defend the Police against “cancel culture” corruption

Posted on August 21, 2020July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on We need to defend the Police against “cancel culture” corruption
We need to defend the Police against “cancel culture” corruption

We need to defend the Police against “cancel culture” corruption Police officers have put their lives on the line to defend us. Now it’s time for us to defend the Police. Phony morality protestors exploiting the death of a convicted felon in Minneapolis try to justify protests that spin out of control into looting, violence…

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President Dominick announces Amazon to open two fulfillment centers in Cicero

Posted on August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on President Dominick announces Amazon to open two fulfillment centers in Cicero
President Dominick announces Amazon to open two fulfillment centers in Cicero

President Dominick announces Amazon to open two fulfillment centers in Cicero New warehouse will reduce tax burden on Cicero residents by generating business real estate tax revenues and create hundreds of new job opportunities for Cicero residents The Town of Cicero has been selected as the newest location in the expansion of the mega-retailer Amazon…

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Orland Park’s Centennial Park Aquatic Center Earns Top Safety Rating

Posted on August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Orland Park’s Centennial Park Aquatic Center Earns Top Safety Rating
Orland Park’s Centennial Park Aquatic Center Earns Top Safety Rating

Orland Park’s Centennial Park Aquatic Center Earns Top Safety Rating StarGuard Elite Rates Orland Park Staff 5 Stars Throughout the summer season, auditors from StarGuard Elite randomly visit the Village of Orland Park’s Centennial Park Aquatic Center (CPAC) to evaluate staff and facility operations. On Sunday, August 9, the organization awarded CPAC staff a 5-star safety…

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