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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, and…
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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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Do more for senior citizens like we do for illegal aliens By Ray Hanania They’re talking about how social security will run out of money by the year 2033. Run out of money? Social security recipients have been putting money into the system every year that they have been working, shaving to feed their families…
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Orland Township Democratic Organization to honor Former Secretary of State Jesse White on Feb. 23
Tickets and Ads available for the February 23rd event at Papa Joe’s Restaurant in Orland Park by visiting the Orland Township Democratic Organization website.
First Responders announce candidacies for Orland Fire District Board seats Orland Park — Veteran and experienced first responders Matthew G. Rafferty and William Bonnar Jr., officially announced their candidacies for the April 4 election for two seats on the Board of Trustees of the Orland Fire Protection District (OFPD). The two candidates filed petitions in December…
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Alderman Raymond Lopez would have made a great mayor Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez is running for re-election as alderman of the 15th Ward. He considered running for mayor but decided that he would step down from that candidacy to not weaken other candidates seeking to oust the incompetent and racist Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Lopez…
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Buckner slams Garcia, Johnson and Lightfoot for Crypto hypocrisies, supports probes Kam Buckner Slams Chuy García, Brandon Johnson & Mayor Lightfoot for Crypto Cop-outs, Supports City Council Resolution for Investigation Into Crypto Fraud Victims of crypto fraud held a press conference Wednesday with Ald. Byron Sigcho- Lopez (25th) as he introduced a resolution for the…
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Pritzker’s assault weapons ban not enough to make law abiding citizens safe Pritzker’s assault weapons ban is not about making law abiding citizens safer, but rather appealing to his voter constituency and the far left which seeks to decriminalize accountability for criminals while holding police to a higher standard. The assault weapons ban basically takes…
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Vallas urges probe in Lightfoot’s CPD scandal and accuses of Congressman Garcia of being AWOL from Chicagoland needs Chicago Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas calls for broader investigation into Mayor Lightfoot’s misuse of City Resources after new revelation on CPD Deployment. CPD Exempt Officers were ordered to go Door to Door instead of Doing Police Work. And…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot must go Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has failed to achieve any of her campaign promises from four years. In fact, under her leadership, she has made Chicago worse, failing to crackdown on rampaging crime or speaking out against those who enable the criminals like Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx or…
Kam Buckner slams Mayor Lightfoot for ethical violations and pushing CPS to support her candidacy Lori Lightfoot Plays Political Patronage Game, Asks CPS Teachers, Students to Support Re-Election Campaign in a Massive Ethical Violation and Abuse of Power Lori Lightfoot’s political campaign sent an email to CPS teachers’ government email addresses asking them to recruit…
Paul Vallas demands Lightfoot explain email scandal, and use of government resources for political campaign Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas on Thursday called on Mayor lightfoot to explain two growing public scandals in her administration. The first is to explain the recent ethics breach involving her emails, and the other is to account for the use…
Chicago’s Police Officers Endorse Paul Vallas for Mayor Vallas is the only Mayoral Candidate committed to providing the tools and resources needed to protect Chicago families Paul Vallas has earned the endorsement of the brave men and women of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police for his tireless dedication to improving the safety of the city’s…
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Black and Latinx Elected Officials Unite Against the Chaos Caused by Mayor Lightfoot A coalition of elected officials from different levels of government representing predominantly Black and Latinx communities in Chicago united today to hold Mayor Lori Lightfoot accountable for the chaos and division she’s causing through her lack of leadership. Lightfoot unilaterally decided to…
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Paul Vallas launches major television adverting campaign Six figure broadcast and cable television advertising buy marks the most substantial media campaign launched by a challenger to incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is launching two advertisements on both broadcast and cable television stations throughout the Chicago media market. This six figure advertising buy…
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Right from the Middle: Nicaragua and the leadership of Reagan and Tip O’Neill Former Congressman Bill Lipinski looks back at President Ronald Reagan’s efforts to undermine the communist rise in Nicaragua and how Communism continues ot upward growth threatening the West and America today By William O. Lipinski Back in the nineteen eighties when I…
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to readers, and the tragedy of O’Hare Airport Ray Hanania writes to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and describes the horror of having to travel through O’Hare Airport’s filthy, disgusting condition while Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot promotes her candidacy for re-election in nauseating ads that repetitively broadcast over O’Hare…
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