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Paul Vallas is clear choice for mayor over Brandon Johnson By Ray Hanania As much as he tries, Brandon Johnson can’t get away from comments that he made about the most important issues facing Chicagoans, his support to “defund” the Chicago Police and comments he made defending looters, criminals who destroyed and robbed hundreds of…
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Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau continues to lie and slander people By Ray Hanania Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau is such a liar: He exaggerates criticism claiming that — the poor little baby — he is being attacked “personally.” Pekau is the mayor, paid for by Taxpayers like you and me. As for my “blog,”…
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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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Whoa is Wu’s House in Palos Park Residents in Palos Park thought they had the backing of the Plan Commission which voted twice to block the parking expansion of the huge new Wu’s House restaurant at 123rd and LaGrange Road. But in a mysterious move, the Commission recommended approval at the Palos Board meeting where…
Foxx policies punish police rather than the criminals July 2022 was a bad month for law abiding citizens witnessing two teenagers who wielded weapons that resulted in one Chicago Police Officer being killed six months later, and another Oak Lawn Police Officer being railroaded by a corrupt political movement of injustice that puts the concerns…
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Pekau silences accountability to expand his political power By Ray Hanania Mayor Keith Pekau has launched a campaign to silence his critics and expand his power by reducing accountability in Orland Park, the largest municipality between Chicago and Joliet. His most recent effort to expand power is to remove Orland Park from the “confines” of…
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America should stand with Ukraine and set aside internal politics By Ray Hanania The terrorist regime in Tehran, Iran is providing weapons to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Iran is the same nation that supports terrorist militias that have targeted American soldiers who are fighting to eradicate the ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria. And,…
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Former Orland Park Asst Village Manager analyzes misguided referendum to eliminate Managerial form of government Video of former Orland Park assistant village manager discusses the referendum to eliminate the village managerial form of government proposed by controversial Mayor Keith Pekau. In a political move, Pekau introduced an ordinance to replace the managerial form of government…
EXCLUSIVE: Pekau has already decided to move ahead and eliminate the Village Manager form of government Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau may not wait to find out if the voters agree with him to vote out the Village Managerial Form of Government in the April 4 , 2023 election referendum. He’s already introduced the ordinance…
Why so much emphasis in Illinois on protecting criminals? Protecting criminals seems to be the priority of politicians in Cook County and in Illinois and Springfield. And, why is Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau such a whining little baby. Pekau has spent his entire term in office personally attacking everyone and anyone, including me, who…
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State hearings and transparency needed on Nicor gas cost hikes Nicor has dramatically increased the cost of its heating gas without anyone holding it accountable. The State Legislature needs to hold hearings on the increases and they also need to strengthen the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) funding it from state taxes the way the state…
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Right from the Middle: Newt Gingrich helped fuel America’s political polarization By William O. Lipinski Our country must come together, we have far too many challenges domestically and internationally to continue to be so divided. Some people say the great divide starred back in the Golden days of radio, the 1930s and the 1940s. …
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