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Michigan’s 13th Congressional battle topic on radio Friday with Ian Conyers

Posted on July 16, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Michigan’s 13th Congressional battle topic on radio Friday with Ian Conyers
Michigan’s 13th Congressional battle topic on radio Friday with Ian Conyers

Michigan’s 13th Congressional battle topic on radio Friday with Ian Conyers Ian Conyers, the nephew of long serving and popular Congressman John Conyers, who retired in 2017 and creating the vacancy the 13th District seat, will join award winning Palestinian American journalist and radio talk show host on live radio on Friday July 17, 2020…

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Rashida Tlaib faces tough re-election challenge from Brenda Jones

Posted on July 10, 2020July 12, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Rashida Tlaib faces tough re-election challenge from Brenda Jones
Rashida Tlaib faces tough re-election challenge from Brenda Jones

Rashida Tlaib faces tough re-election challenge from Brenda Jones (Radio Podcast) Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones, who served a brief five week term representing the 13th Congressional District in Michigan, discusses her rematch with Rashida Tlaib who won the full 13th District Congressional term in 2018. The next Democratic Primary is August 4, 2020…

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Make your own Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic face mask

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Make your own Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic face mask
Make your own Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic face mask

Make your own Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic face mask How to make a face mask to help protect you from the coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, if you don’t have a hospital grade face mask or don’t want to pay an exorbitant price for one. It’s easy to make and it is effective. This is a video that…

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Opinion: Mayor Keith Pekau’s “Watergate” problem

Posted on April 9, 2020April 20, 2020 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Opinion: Mayor Keith Pekau’s “Watergate” problem
Opinion: Mayor Keith Pekau’s “Watergate” problem

Opinion: Mayor Keith Pekau’s “Watergate” problem Did the Pekau administration on Thursday edit the audio files of Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau bullying Trustee Dan Calandriello in order to prevent taxpayers from hearing his vicious and personal attacks against another elected official? Pekau was angry because I published an opinion column that quoted his remarks…

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Radio Show: Illinois prepares to celebrate April Arab Heritage month

Posted on March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Radio Show: Illinois prepares to celebrate April Arab Heritage month
Radio Show: Illinois prepares to celebrate April Arab Heritage month

Radio Show: Illinois prepares to celebrate April Arab Heritage month Media professional Warren David joins The Arab street Radio and podcast on WNZK AM 690 Radio Friday March 13, 2020 to discuss Arab American Heritage month activities in April, and the politics of Senator Bernie Sanders. By Ray Hanania Arab Americans will be pushing to…

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Challenge to Congressman Bobby Rush fueled by uplifting story

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Challenge to Congressman Bobby Rush fueled by uplifting story
Challenge to Congressman Bobby Rush fueled by uplifting story

Challenge to Congressman Bobby Rush fueled by uplifting story A woman who was jailed for nonviolent prescription drug offenses years ago after being seriously injured when hit by a drunk driver, is challenging Congressman Bobby Rush in the March 17 Illinois Democratic Primary election for Congress in the 1st District. By Ray Hanania A woman who was…

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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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Podcast: A preview of the upcoming battle for the 3rd Congressional District

Posted on June 17, 2019November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Podcast: A preview of the upcoming battle for the 3rd Congressional District
Podcast: A preview of the upcoming battle for the 3rd Congressional District

Podcast: A preview of the upcoming battle for the 3rd Congressional District Another battle in the 3rd Congressional District: Dan Lipinski, Marie Newman, Rush Darwish. Season 1, Episode 17, June 17, 2019   Award-winning former Chicago City Hall reporter, and syndicated political columnist Ray Hanania offers a preview of the upcoming battle brewing in the…

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Stratton takes backseat in Pritzker administration

Posted on May 15, 2019November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Stratton takes backseat in Pritzker administration
Stratton takes backseat in Pritzker administration

Stratton takes back-stage in Pritzker administration Juliana Stratton, who was elected as the lieutenant Governor running mate to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, has not been given the role she was promised. Instead, high profile issues are being handed out to Pritzker’s male cronies including former Comptroller Dan Hynes By Ray Hanania After J.B. Pritzker was elected,…

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Game of Thrones is a “thrilling disappointment”

Posted on May 9, 2019November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Game of Thrones is a “thrilling disappointment”
Game of Thrones is a “thrilling disappointment”

Game of Thrones is a “thrilling disappointment” The Final Season of Game of Thrones is thrilling because fans like myself have invested more than 8 years into the series. It is a fantastic series, one of the best. But the ending is proving to be a huge disappointment as if the Game of Thrones writers…

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“Hate Night” TV will re-elect Trump

Posted on May 9, 2019November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on “Hate Night” TV will re-elect Trump
“Hate Night” TV will re-elect Trump

“Hate Night” TV will re-elect Trump I am sick and tired of listening to late night “talk show hosts” crusading against President Trump with stupid and sick jokes. The partisanship is disgusting and the viciousness of the attacks are even worse. Trump isn’t the best President but today’s crop of late night talk show hosts…

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Ray Hanania on Politics Podcast: Pritzker’s “unFair Tax”

Posted on May 6, 2019November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Ray Hanania on Politics Podcast: Pritzker’s “unFair Tax”
Ray Hanania on Politics Podcast: Pritzker’s “unFair Tax”

Ray Hanania on Politics Podcast: Pritzker’s “unFair Tax” In his latest podcast, Ray Hanania on Politics, former Chicago City Hall reporter Ray Hanania digs deep into the problems that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “Fair tax’ poses for Illinois taxpayers. Hanania explores the problems caused when the state replaces the Flat Tax on incomes with a “graduated…

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Former Chicago City Hall reporter hosts politics podcast

Posted on April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Former Chicago City Hall reporter hosts politics podcast
Former Chicago City Hall reporter hosts politics podcast

Former Chicago City Hall reporter hosts politics podcast Ray Hanania, a former Chicago City Hall reporter, and political columnist during the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, has launched a new podcast available for free on most podcat systems. Called “Ray Hanania on Politics,” the podcast is recorded several times each week and addresses mainstream American politics…

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Larry David stole my life and put it on TV

Posted on March 17, 2019November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Larry David stole my life and put it on TV
Larry David stole my life and put it on TV

Larry David stole my life and put it on TV One of the funniest sitcoms on Television is HBO’s long-running, short episode-life “Curb Your Enthusiasm” starring Larry David, Richard Lewis, and Jeff Garland among a phenomenal cast of actors and actresses. The series helped me recover from Cancer. Yes, that’s how medicinally potent it is,…

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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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