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Media must change its focus from Chicago to the suburbs

Posted on December 11, 2020December 13, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Media must change its focus from Chicago to the suburbs
Media must change its focus from Chicago to the suburbs

Media must change its focus from Chicago to the suburbs The news media needs a reboot, especially in Chicagoland. I’m tired of seeing Chicago news dominate the TV stations in Chicago when the real news stories are out in the neighborhoods and in the suburbs. The TV News Media needs to change its focus on…

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Media hypocrisy corrupts debate on Ginsburg succession

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Media hypocrisy corrupts debate on Ginsburg succession
Media hypocrisy corrupts debate on Ginsburg succession

Media hypocrisy corrupts debate on Ginsburg succession Politics is politics in America and politicians say one thing and do something else. Both Republicans and Democrats. In the debate over the succession to the vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the US Supreme Court, that hasn’t changed. But what has changed is…

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Podcast: The assault of John Kass and the hypocrisy of the Left

Posted on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Podcast: The assault of John Kass and the hypocrisy of the Left
Podcast: The assault of John Kass and the hypocrisy of the Left

Podcast: The assault of John Kass and the hypocrisy of the Left Chicago Tribune columnist comes under attack from his journalism peers and Left wing extremists who can’t argue facts and can only argue personalities and lies, calling critics of George Soros, the billionaire liberal political funder, “anti-Semitic” July 29, 2020, Season 2, Episode 7…

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New Novel: “Yellow:” Greed, Lies and Scandals of 1980s World Of Broadcast Television

Posted on April 16, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on New Novel: “Yellow:” Greed, Lies and Scandals of 1980s World Of Broadcast Television
New Novel: “Yellow:” Greed, Lies and Scandals of 1980s World Of Broadcast Television

New Novel: “Yellow:” Greed, Lies and Scandals of 1980s World Of Broadcast Television Author Jeanne Charters has authored a new book that pulls the covers off of the scandals, lies and greed of the mainstream broadcast journalism As one of the only women in the male-dominated industry of broadcast television for many years, Jeanne Charters…

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The media’s obsession with Mike Madigan

Posted on January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on The media’s obsession with Mike Madigan
The media’s obsession with Mike Madigan

The media’s obsession with Mike Madigan The news media is making a big deal about an email sent by a lobbyist who happens to have worked with a lot of politicians, Democrats and Republicans. But although the email never came from Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, the media is doing everything they can to…

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Suburban Chicagoland grows to more than 1 million views per month

Posted on July 13, 2019July 26, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Suburban Chicagoland grows to more than 1 million views per month
Suburban Chicagoland grows to more than 1 million views per month

Suburban Chicagoland grows to more than 1 million views per month American suburban focused online newspaper celebrates its 8th Year Anniversary as an independent publication serving the Chicagoland suburbs. Readership continues to grow. Suburban Chicagoland’s viewership has surpassed more than 1 million views per month, according to our hosting site GoDaddy. The increase in the…

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Ray Hanania Podcast: Smollett, Chicago Mayoral Election, Israeli war crimes

Posted on March 1, 2019November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Ray Hanania Podcast: Smollett, Chicago Mayoral Election, Israeli war crimes
Ray Hanania Podcast: Smollett, Chicago Mayoral Election, Israeli war crimes

Ray Hanania Podcast: Smollett, Chicago Mayoral Election, Israeli war crimes #RayHananiaPodcast #JussieSmollett #ChicagoMayoralElection #IsraeliWarCrimes This week’s Ray Hanania Podcast reviews the past week’s events, issues and my recent columns in the Regional News newspaper, The Reporter and Southwest News-Herald on Jussie Smollett; my columns in the @ArabNews on the Oscar win by #RamiMalek, and at…

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Illinois Tollway Authority passes balanced budget

Posted on December 20, 2018November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Illinois Tollway Authority passes balanced budget
Illinois Tollway Authority passes balanced budget

Illinois Tollway Authority passes balanced budget The Illinois Tollway Authority, which has come under attack by the Daily Herald, has done what many public agencies continue to fail to do and that is to live within their spending approving a balanced budget for the coming year. Despite this, critics continue to play politics and attack…

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