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Important News: TV producer detained by ICE among WGN TV lay offs

Posted on February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 By News Editor No Comments on Important News: TV producer detained by ICE among WGN TV lay offs
Important News: TV producer detained by ICE among WGN TV lay offs

Important News: TV producer detained by ICE among WGN TV lay-offs A producer who got caught up in protests against ICE and was detained is among the reporters and editorial workers laid off by WGN TV this past week. The lay-offs came as a surprise to all. Many good journalist, unfortunately, lost their jobs. Rumor…

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Video Podcast: Trump Kimmel Kirk Great American Divide Illegal Aliens polling and Illegal Aliens and ICE

Posted on September 20, 2025September 20, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Video Podcast: Trump Kimmel Kirk Great American Divide Illegal Aliens polling and Illegal Aliens and ICE
Video Podcast: Trump Kimmel Kirk Great American Divide Illegal Aliens polling and Illegal Aliens and ICE

Video Podcast: Trump Kimmel Kirk Great American Divide Illegal Aliens polling and Illegal Aliens and ICE Former Congressman Bill Lipinski and political columnist Ray Hanania discuss the controversy surrounding Jimmy Kimmel’s firing, the murder of Charlie Kirk, the backlash on free speech and increased censorship, Woke vs New Woke, the Great American Divide, how to…

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Oak Lawn Public Library Welcomes the Reporters Behind Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders

Posted on July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Oak Lawn Public Library Welcomes the Reporters Behind Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders
Oak Lawn Public Library Welcomes the Reporters Behind Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders

Oak Lawn Public Library Welcomes the Reporters Behind Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders Investigative reporters Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair from the Chicago Tribune will speak about the Tylenol murders and their coverage of the ever-relevant crime at Oak Lawn Public Library on Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Despite occurring in 1982, the Tylenol…

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Southwest Regional Publishing wins top General Excellence award for nondaily newspapers

Posted on June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Southwest Regional Publishing wins top General Excellence award for nondaily newspapers
Southwest Regional Publishing wins top General Excellence award for nondaily newspapers

Southwest Regional Publishing wins top General Excellence award for nondaily newspapers Southwest Regional Publishing earned first place for General Excellence among nondaily newspapers in its circulation class, the Illinois Press Association announced last week. Judges praised The Regional News for “excellent community coverage through a plethora of stories, photo stories of events and sports, as…

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After fleeing SiriusXM, I was shocked by the hate on AM Radio in Chicago

Posted on March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on After fleeing SiriusXM, I was shocked by the hate on AM Radio in Chicago
After fleeing SiriusXM, I was shocked by the hate on AM Radio in Chicago

After fleeing SiriusXM, I was shocked by the hate on AM Radio in Chicago I was pushed into subscribing to SiriusXM when I purchased my car. But after many years, I realized I was wasting my money listening to only one or two stations and never getting enough info. Most of it is Islamophobic hate…

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Why you need to read Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns

Posted on August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Why you need to read Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns
Why you need to read Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns

Why you need to read Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns Ray Hanania is an award winning columnist but he needs your support. His columns reflects an honesty in political coverage that you don’t often find in American journalism. Watch this promotion on Ray’s commitment to objective journalism and commentary, “even when it hurts.” He needs your…

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Joravsky and Hanania analyze today’s Chicago City Council with the past on podcast

Posted on April 6, 2024April 7, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Joravsky and Hanania analyze today’s Chicago City Council with the past on podcast
Joravsky and Hanania analyze today’s Chicago City Council with the past on podcast

Joravsky and Hanania analyze today’s Chicago City Council with the past on podcast Chicago Reader journalist and podcaster Ben Joravsky, who has covered Chicago City politics since 1981, interviews former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist Ray Hanania on his special “Oh, What a Week” podcast which is available on most major podcast platforms. Hanania…

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Rupert Murdoch and the International News Empire

Posted on October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Rupert Murdoch and the International News Empire
Rupert Murdoch and the International News Empire

Rupert Murdoch and the International News Empire Has Rupert Murdoch really retired? Two distinguished former Fleet Street editors analyse the media mogul’s announced retirement from active duty. It sounds improbable, but two of Fleet Street’s most distinguished editors have produced a wide-ranging podcast which assesses the career of 92-year-old Rupert Murdoch who inherited a modest…

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Writing my very first news story that ran in the Messenger Press

Posted on March 19, 2023March 19, 2023 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Writing my very first news story that ran in the Messenger Press
Writing my very first news story that ran in the Messenger Press

Writing my very first news story that ran in the Messenger Press By Ray Hanania The Southwest Messenger Press and publisher Walter H. Lysen gave me my very first opportunity as a professional journalist in 1975 after I had been honorably discharged from military service with the U.S. Air Force. I was living in Burbank…

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