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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…

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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…

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Chicago releases its 2018 Special Events Schedule

November 15, 2017September 25, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Chicago releases its 2018 Special Events Schedule Year of Creative Youth January–December 2018 Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events have designated 2018 as the “Year of Creative Youth.” The $2 million investment by the City of Chicago will include a Creative Youth Festival across the Millennium Park Campus, performance…

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Kennedy receives endorsement from Arab American Democratic Club

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 Steve Metsch No Comments

Kennedy receives endorsement from Arab American Democratic Club Chris Kennedy received the formal endorsement of the prominent Arab American Democratic Club and the Illinois Arab American community at a fundraiser held in Worth Illinois on November 8. Kennedy said he would fight against racism and discrimination and work with Arab American and Muslim American leaders…

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Tulsi Gabbard video argues DNC rigged presidential primary, damaged Party

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Ray Hanania No Comments

Tulsi Gabbard video argues DNC rigged presidential primary, damaged Party Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) released a video last night again calling for major reform to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in response to an account written by Donna Brazile, the interim DNC chair who stepped in after Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was removed. Brazile’s account describes a rigged Democratic presidential nomination process. Earlier in the…

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Rauner promises to provide names of Americans against Israel

November 2, 2017November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Rauner promises to provide names of Americans against Israel Racist Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner promises to provide Israel, a foreign country, with intelligence information on American citizens living in Illinois as a part of anti-Terrorism security measures. The Governor made the promises during a weeklong visit to Israel this week. By Ray Hanania Illinois Governor…

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Legislature takes steps to crackdown on sexual harassment

October 24, 2017 Ray Hanania No Comments

Legislature takes steps to crackdown on sexual harassment Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan releases statement detailing steps to be taken by the Illinois House of Representatives on sexual harassment issues Statement from Speaker Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Tuesday “Sexual harassment is unacceptable in any workplace….

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Carrigan attack against Jubeh is pure bullying

October 18, 2017November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Carrigan attack against Jubeh is pure bullying The vicious attack by Mike Carrigan, the president of the Illinois AFL-CIO, is a disgraceful example of bullying that demands that the union take some swift action. Carrigan should apologize. The political cheap shot is uncalled for, and it disgraces all of the proud union members who have…

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Lifetime Senior Passes to National Parks increased

October 14, 2017November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Lifetime Senior Passes to National Parks increased The Federal government increased the cost of the Lifetime Senior Pass on August 28, 2017 from $10 to $80 to help cover the costs of rising administration of Federal Parks and properties. The Lifetime Pass allows a senior and his or her family to enter a Federal Park…

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Soda pop war sends shockwaves through Cook County

October 11, 2017November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania 2 Comments

Soda pop war sends shockwaves through Cook County Bloomberg, Preckwinkle and the soda pop fizzle … (listen to the audio podcast using the widget below) By Ray Hanania Let’s begin with the hypocrisy of former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. What a pathetic hypocrite. Thank God he’s not mayor of Chicago. This guy spent $13…

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Hurricane aftermath worsened by political selfishness

October 6, 2017November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Hurricane aftermath worsened by political selfishness The damage caused by a series of Hurricanes from Harvey to Maria to Mediterranean countries, several U.S. States, and two American territories, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Island, is bad enough without some do-nothing political opportunist like Congressman Luis Gutierrez trying to exploit it for his personal political benefit…

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Mayor Emanuel launches mentoring initiative to help high risk youth

September 30, 2017September 30, 2017 Ray Hanania No Comments

Mayor Emanuel launches mentoring initiative to help high risk youth MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES MENTORING INITIATIVE TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 2,000 YOUTH IN HIGHEST RISK COMMUNITIES THIS FALL Latest expansions brings the City more than 90 percent towards its goal of reaching approximately 7,200 youths by 2018 Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced another step toward achieving…

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