Category: Orland Park

Armed Oak Lawn teen championed by Arab Muslim activists arrested again

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 Ray Hanania 3 Comments

Armed Oak Lawn teen championed by Arab Muslim activists arrested again An Arab American teenager arrested with a semi-automatic weapon was championed by his ethnic community, accusing the Oak Lawn Police of “racism.” Later, the same teenager was arrested again. By Ray Hanania An armed teenager who had a run-in with police in Oak Lawn…

Blogger, Commentary, Crime, Opinion, Orland Park, Police, Racism, rayhanania, Suburban Chicagoland

Subscribe to Ray Hanania’s new eNewsletter Political Column

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Subscribe to Ray Hanania’s new eNewsletter Political Column The cost of an eNewsletter at Mailchimp has gotten out of hand so I decided to move my columns subscription page to a new site at Substack. You can subscribe (free for limited columns or paid for additional special columns) by clicking this link: https://hanania.substack.com/ I have…

Civil Rights, News, Orland Park, Political Pundit, Politics, rayhanania, Suburban Chicagoland

Issues and controversies that I just can’t seem to ignore

October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Issues and controversies that I just can’t seem to ignore Award winning columnist Ray Hanania writes about migrants and illegal aliens, the failed policies of President Biden, handicapped parking violators, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau one of the region’s worst elected officials next only to Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi, and the killing of civilians…

Blogger, Commentary, immigrant, Opinion, Orland Park, Politics, rayhanania, Suburban Chicagoland

No one injured in structure fire at 135th an Harlem, Al-Hayba Hookah Lounge

October 21, 2023October 24, 2023 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

No one injured in structure fire at 135th an Harlem, Al-Hayba Hookah Lounge At 5:06 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, companies of the Orland Fire Protection District and Palos Heights Fire District dispatched in response to a possible structure fire at the Al-Hayba Hookah Lounge, 13500 S Harlem Ave (formerly the Ale House) on…

Cook County, Fire, News, NewsWire, Orland Fire Protection District, Orland Park, Photos, Suburban Chicagoland

Grasso responds to Pekau’s pathological lies and abuse of his village office

October 20, 2023October 28, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Grasso responds to Pekau’s pathological lies and abuse of his village office Real Republican Gary Grasso responds to Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau’s vicious political lies and mischaracterizations. Pekau made his political attacks in his taxpayer funded position as Mayor of Orland Park, something Pekau does quite often. By Ray Hanania Orland Park Mayor Keith…

Blogger, Commentary, Cook County, Government, Opinion, Orland Park, Politics, rayhanania, Suburban Chicagoland

Fire damages Sandbox Preschool building in Orland Park prior to re-opening: no one injured

October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Fire damages Sandbox Preschool building in Orland Park prior to re-opening: no one injured At approximately 8 AM on Friday, October 6th, the Orland Fire District responded to a report of smoke coming out of an upstairs window and water flowing down the wall of a commercial structure in the 14300 block of 82nd Ave…

Fire, News, Orland Fire Protection District, Orland Park, Suburban Chicagoland

Anthony Rubino’s Office to Receive $1,075,000.00 In Grant Funds From State of Illinois

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Anthony Rubino’s Office to Receive $1,075,000.00 In Grant Funds From State of Illinois Highway Department to Receive Grant Funds from State of Illinois Orland Park, IL – The Highway Department of Orland Township is slated to receive $1,075,000.00 in grant funds from the State of Illinois. These grants are for infrastructure and capital improvements. The…

Illinois Legislature, News, Orland Park, Orland Township, Suburban Chicagoland, Tinley Park

Kaegi’s policies impact the middle class and those in serious need

October 3, 2023October 28, 2023 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Kaegi’s policies impact the middle class and those in serious need By Ray Hanania Last week, I wrote about how Fritz Kaegi artificially increased assessments on properties across Cook County in order to protect business property owners who are big donors with political clout. Kaegi knows voters have no lobbyists and are easily forgotten in…