Category: Suburban Chicagoland

Orland Township Republicans should reject the “Not Really” Republicans on April 6

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Ray Hanania

Orland Township Republicans should reject the “Not Really” Republicans on April 6 Orland Township Republican Committeewoman Elizabeth “Liz” Gorman slams Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau for endorsing controversial slate of fake Republicans in the April 6 election. The slate includes one candidate who had an outstanding arrest warrant and another who claims to be a…

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How do you not remember a DUI-drug court date?

March 20, 2021July 13, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

How do you not remember a DUI-drug court date? Just what the people of Orland Township need, right? An official whose only response to not showing up for a court appearance that prompts an active arrest warrant, is Lora Kreczmer a candidate for Orland Township Trustee, forgot. She only turned herself in because it became…

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Foster Votes to Pass Two Historic Immigration Bills

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 Ray Hanania

Foster Votes to Pass Two Historic Immigration Bills Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) voted on Thursday to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, two landmark pieces of legislation to modernize and reform our immigration system and secure permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for…

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Newman pushes amendments to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Ray Hanania

Newman pushes amendments to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act TWO CRITICAL AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY U.S. REP. NEWMAN PASS WITH THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REAUTHORIZATION ACT … Amendments proposed by Rep. Newman would support women survivors in small businesses and establish the first-ever grant program dedicated to support LGTBQ+ women U.S. Representative Marie Newman (IL-03) voted…

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Tasneem Abuzir can bring sanity and services back to Palos Township

March 16, 2021July 13, 2021 Ray Hanania

Tasneem Abuzir can bring sanity and services back to Palos Township By Ray Hanania When I think about a smart, reasoned and honest person running for public office for the first time, I think immediately of a young woman named Tasneem Abuzir. Abuzir is running for a spot on the Palos Township Board of Trustees…

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Cicero firefighter released from hospital care in good health

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Ray Hanania

Cicero firefighter released from hospital care in good health A Cicero firefighter who was hospitalized after inhaling heated smoke while fighting a fire in the Town of Cicero Saturday was released from the hospital on Monday in good health, Cicero officlas said. Ted Polashek was ventilating a roof when he collapsed and was rushed to…

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House fire at 13900 block of Springview, Orland Park: no injuries

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Ray Hanania

House fire at 13900 block of Springview, Orland Park: no injuries The Orland Fire District responded to a reported house fire on Sunday, March 14th at approximately 1:37 pm located in the 13900 block of Springview in Orland Park on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Orland Central Dispatch received multiple 911 calls of a reported house fire. …

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Chicago Wolves power past Iowa Wild

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Ray Hanania

Chicago Wolves power past Iowa Wild The Chicago Wolves converted three of their four power-play chances to trigger a 6-2 victory over the Iowa Wild on Sunday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. Forwards Dominik Bokk, Tanner Jeannot and Phil Tomasino and defensemen David Warsofsky, Max Lajoie and Josh Healey scored for the Wolves (10-2-0-1), who became the American Hockey League leader with 21 points. Rookie…

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Cicero Firefighter hospitalized in serious condition while battling home fire

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Cicero Firefighter hospitalized in serious condition while battling home fire A Cicero firefighter was hospitalized suffering from what is being described as a serious case of smoke inhalation while fighting a fire at a two-story home in the Town of Cicero Saturday afternoon. The home fire at 2112 61st Court was called in at 3:45 PM…

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Coronavirus, one year and too many deaths later

March 11, 2021July 13, 2021 Ray Hanania

Coronavirus, one year and too many deaths later A look back at our new way of life, and the lives that have been lost to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, one year after it was formally recognized as a real threat to human life. Well, at least some people think it is a real threat. Others,…

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Countryside alderman dies

March 10, 2021November 9, 2021 Steve Metsch

Countryside alderman dies ‘It’s a tragic loss’ mayor says of Jasinski’s passing By Steve Metsch Countryside City Hall was draped with purple-and-black bunting Tuesday after the sudden death Monday of longtime Alderman Jim Jasinski (1st Ward). “On behalf of the city of Countryside and the Countryside City Council, we are deeply saddened by the loss…

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State’s Attorney files charges against five individuals alleging voter fraud

March 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

State’s Attorney files charges against five individuals alleging voter fraud DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that his office has filed charges against five individuals accused of various charges related to election fraud in the 2020 general election. The charges are the result of investigations conducted by the State’s Attorney’s Office into thirty-two…

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Kreczmer turns herself in to Chicago Ridge Police

March 9, 2021March 7, 2025 Ray Hanania

Kreczmer turns herself in to Chicago Ridge Police Orland Township trustee candidate surrenders to the Chicago Ridge Police on an outstanding arrest warrant for an accident in which she was involved back in August 2017. Lora Kreczmer was charged with DUI-drugs, driving with a revoked drivers license, and failure to yield in an accident involving…

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Police presence in SD 103

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Steve Metsch

Police presence in SD 103 Lyons to hire officer liaison for middle school By Steve Metsch The Lyons School District 103 board approved a plan to have a police officer liaison stationed in George Washington Middle School, but it wasn’t a slam dunk. The hiring was approved by 4-2 vote with board member Sharon Anderson…

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Easter egg hunt in Lyons

March 9, 2021 Steve Metsch

Easter egg hunt in Lyons March 28 event will be followed by others in ’21 By Steve Metsch For the first time in roughly a year, Ted Tala is busy planning events. Like many of us, Tala, the parks and recreation director for the village of Lyons, saw his routine thrown for a loss with…

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Argo girls crush Bremen

March 9, 2021 Steve Metsch

Argo girls crush Bremen Soph Guerrero scores 21 to lead 70-19 romp By Steve Metsch When a team jumps to a 17-0 lead, it’s sometimes hard to keep the focus. It’s easy to lighten up, to let the other team back into the game. That was not the case when the Argo girls took a…

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Orland Township trustee candidate has outstanding arrest warrant

March 8, 2021March 7, 2025 Ray Hanania

Orland Township trustee candidate has outstanding arrest warrant A candidate challenging the incumbent officials in Orland Township has an outstanding arrest warrant for three charges stemming from an accident that took place in August 2017. Any police department, including the Orland Park Police, can arrest Lora M. Kreczmer who is a candidate running on the…

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Cleveland Monsters overtake Chicago Wolves

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Ray Hanania

Cleveland Monsters overtake Chicago Wolves Dominik Bokk records first North American goal to pace Wolves Matiss Kivlenieks rejected 42 shots to backstop the Cleveland Monsters to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves on Saturday afternoon at the Wolves Training Facility. Rookie forward Dominik Bokk scored his first professional goal in North America to register…

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