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The Political Pundit Comic Strip: Anyone who criticizes me hates the police

Posted on May 3, 2022May 4, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on The Political Pundit Comic Strip: Anyone who criticizes me hates the police
The Political Pundit Comic Strip: Anyone who criticizes me hates the police

The Political Pundit Comic Strip: Anyone who criticizes me hates the police Ray Hanania’s The Political Pundit Comic Strip for May 3, 2022, satire and opinion on politics across America and Around the world, lampooning political hypocrisy. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau attacks anyone who challenges his assertions and if they question his statements on…

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Crime is down for everyone but Pekau, he claims

Posted on April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Crime is down for everyone but Pekau, he claims
Crime is down for everyone but Pekau, he claims

Crime is down for everyone but Pekau, he claims Politicians love to manipulate crime statistics to boost their chances for re-election and Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, who is running an incredulous race for Congress in the new 6th District, is no different. Pekau asserts that crime is down because of his policies and falsely…

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Cicero Police and Illinois State police announce murder charges against two suspects in three homicides

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Cicero Police and Illinois State police announce murder charges against two suspects in three homicides
Cicero Police and Illinois State police announce murder charges against two suspects in three homicides

Cicero Police and Illinois State police announce murder charges against two suspects in three homicides Officials of the Cicero Police and the Illinois State police said they have formally charged two individuals, an adult and a juvenile, with First Degree Murder involving two separate incidents where three people were killed. Joseph Guzman, 20, a Cicero…

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Two police officers, one firefighter injured in Orland Park house fire

Posted on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Two police officers, one firefighter injured in Orland Park house fire
Two police officers, one firefighter injured in Orland Park house fire

Two police officers, one firefighter injured in Orland Park house fire Two Orland Park Police officers and one Orland Fire Protection District firefighter were injured Tuesday night (April 26, 2022) while responding to a house fire in the 8200 block of Legend Lane in Orland Park. The police officers were treated for smoke inhalation and…

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Governor and legislature turn public need into campaign greed

Posted on April 16, 2022April 16, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Governor and legislature turn public need into campaign greed
Governor and legislature turn public need into campaign greed

Governor and legislature turn public need into campaign greed Pritzker, who has broken most of his promises since his election to everyone, wants to pretend like he is helping the economically strapped Illinois residents by giving residents $50 to help offset the rising costs of gasoline. He is also delaying a huge 2 cent gas…

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Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez announces for Chicago mayor

Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez announces for Chicago mayor
Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez announces for Chicago mayor

Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez announces for Chicago mayor Ald. Raymond Lopez who has led the fight against Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s continued failures to reduce crime and her negative policies that have undermined the Chicago Police Department, announced his candidacy for Mayor of Chicago on Wednesday April 6, 2022. Lopez is the only Hispanic weho has…

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 Sheriff Dart Announces Anti-Carjacking Legislation 

Posted on April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on  Sheriff Dart Announces Anti-Carjacking Legislation 
 Sheriff Dart Announces Anti-Carjacking Legislation 

 Sheriff Dart Announces Anti-Carjacking Legislation  Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced legislation today requiring auto manufacturers to create a 24/7 recovery hotline to help law enforcement quickly track stolen vehicles.  The inability for law enforcement to access tracking information in real time after a carjacking makes it difficult to catch offenders and prevent the…

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Pekau uses position on Village board to undermine political rival Kaspar

Posted on April 5, 2022April 12, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Pekau uses position on Village board to undermine political rival Kaspar
Pekau uses position on Village board to undermine political  rival Kaspar

Pekau uses position on Village board to undermine political rival Kaspar While Scott Kaspar is trying to do something to stem the threat of crime, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau and his minions are lying, playing politics and using their taxpayer paid positions to boost their failed election campaigns. The latest lie comes from a…

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Egonmwan calls for City to protect Black women from violence

Posted on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Egonmwan calls for City to protect Black women from violence
Egonmwan calls for City to protect Black women from violence

Egonmwan calls for City to protect Black women from violence NPHC-Chicago will host a candlelight vigil tonight (Friday, March 25, 2022) for the victims beginning at 6 PM at the 7200 block of South Vincennes to raise awareness of the violence against African American women in Chicago African American women in Chicago are in need…

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GOP candidate Kaspar says more must be done to fight crime in 6th District

Posted on March 21, 2022March 29, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on GOP candidate Kaspar says more must be done to fight crime in 6th District
GOP candidate Kaspar says more must be done to fight crime in 6th District

GOP candidate Kaspar says more must be done to fight crime in 6th District Scott Kaspar, who is running for the Republican Party nomination for the 6th Congressional District, decried the violence and crime that is “out of Control” in the 6th District and in Orland Park, Illinois. Kaspar founded the The Kaspar/Kerik Public Crime Task Force…

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Cook County Sheriff Dart says suspect in Las Vegas stabbings apprehended

Posted on March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Cook County Sheriff Dart says suspect in Las Vegas stabbings apprehended
Cook County Sheriff Dart says suspect in Las Vegas stabbings apprehended

Cook County Sheriff Dart says suspect in Las Vegas stabbings apprehended Members of the Cook County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the US Marshals Great Lakes Regional Task Force arrested a 26-year-old man wanted for stabbing three people in a Las Vegas hotel parking lot, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Friday March 18, 2022. Bradley…

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Tinley Park Police seek identity of armed robbery suspect

Posted on March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Tinley Park Police seek identity of armed robbery suspect
Tinley Park Police seek identity of armed robbery suspect

Tinley Park Police seek identity of armed robbery suspect Tinley Park Police are asking for help in identifying a man who robbed a Tinley Park business at gunpoint Thursday night March 17, 2022. Police said a man wearing a black surgical mask and a hooded sweatshirt pulled tightly over his head entered Just Threading, 9512…

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Cicero invites Chicago Police Officers to apply for Lateral Transfers

Posted on March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Cicero invites Chicago Police Officers to apply for Lateral Transfers
Cicero invites Chicago Police Officers to apply for Lateral Transfers

Cicero invites Chicago Police Officers to apply for Lateral Transfers Town President Larry Dominick said Friday (March 4, 2022) he hopes to hire at least 20 more qualified Chicago Police officers to join Cicero’s Police Department. Dominick, a retired 20-year Deputy in the Cicero Police Department, said that the additional police officers will receive support…

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Casten Endorsed by League of Conservation Voters in Re-Election Campaign

Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Casten Endorsed by League of Conservation Voters in Re-Election Campaign
Casten Endorsed by League of Conservation Voters in Re-Election Campaign

Casten Endorsed by League of Conservation Voters in Re-Election Campaign U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL) announced Thursday March 3, 2022. he has been endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters in his re-election campaign. This is LCV’s first endorsement in a member-on-member primary and highlights the urgent need to keep global climate leaders like Rep….

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 Sheriff Dart Testifies Before Senate on Solutions to Carjacking Surge 

Posted on March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on  Sheriff Dart Testifies Before Senate on Solutions to Carjacking Surge 
 Sheriff Dart Testifies Before Senate on Solutions to Carjacking Surge 

 Sheriff Dart Testifies Before Senate on Solutions to Carjacking Surge  Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart testified today before a U.S. Senate Committee about the Chicago area’s disturbing rise in carjackings and his work with automakers on innovative, comprehensive solutions.  Last year there were more than 2,000 carjackings – or about one every four hours…

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Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more

Posted on February 11, 2022February 12, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more
Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more

Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more Crime fighting is upside down in Chicago thanks to poor leadership from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and from Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx. Drugged up suspects get the sympathy while the police are persecuted for political reasons. Originally published in the Southwest News Newspaper…

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Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom. Update on Ukraine and the culture of smoking

Posted on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom. Update on Ukraine and the culture of smoking
Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom. Update on Ukraine and the culture of smoking

Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom, and update on Ukraine plus the culture of smoking Two Guys on Politics: Live on Facebook is a discussion about a wide range of topics, many focused on politics locally in Chicagoland but examining issues nationally and international. This week’s Season 2, Episode 6 “Two Guys on Politics” podcast, taped…

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Bond Set at $2 Million for Chicago Man Accused of Shooting Pregnant Woman in the Back While Driving on Route 83

Posted on February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Bond Set at $2 Million for Chicago Man Accused of Shooting Pregnant Woman in the Back While Driving on Route 83
Bond Set at $2 Million for Chicago Man Accused of Shooting Pregnant Woman in the Back While Driving on Route 83

Bond Set at $2 Million for Chicago Man Accused of Shooting Pregnant Woman in the Back While Driving on Route 83 DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Willowbrook Chief of Police Robert Schaller announced today that bond has been set for a Chicago man charged with shooting a woman who is eight-months pregnant…

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