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Treasurer’s website offers easy way to update property tax bill address information

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Treasurer’s website offers easy way to update property tax bill address information By Maria Pappas My website, cookcountytreasurer.com, offers people an easy way to correct, change or update name and address information about where property tax bills are mailed. The best option is to electronically request the change online. You may request a change in…

Blogger, Commentary, Cook County, Maria Pappas, Opinion, Taxes

Cantu Murder Update: Victim’s girlfriend plotted her boyfriend’s murder, Bridgeview Police charge

May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Cantu Murder Update: Victim’s girlfriend plotted her boyfriend’s murder, Bridgeview Police charge Agnieszka Rydzewski, 33, (8-10-1990) the girlfriend of Arturo Cantu, 39, who was murdered on Wednesday morning while leaving for work, was charged Saturday evening with “Solicitation to Commit Murder.” Rydzewski was a coworker with the accused killer, Anthony Calderon, at a local McDonalds….

Cook County, Crime, Law, News, Police, Suburban Chicagoland

Local law enforcement agencies should tap into state witness protection fund to help bring victim families closure

May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Local law enforcement agencies should tap into state witness protection fund to help bring victim families closure By Jeffery M. Leving SM With a reported homicide closure rate of about 20% in Chicago, far too many families are waiting for justice for their loved ones and closure for their families. While there are several reasons…

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Hanania syndicated columns: expose ASPCA spending, effort to block RFK from presidential debate and more

May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Hanania syndicated columns: expose ASPCA spending, effort to block RFK from presidential debate and more Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns this week included a detailed look at how the ASPCA spends the money it solicits in high profile but painful advertising on its company executives. Only about $7.75 of the monthly $19 solicited in the Ads…

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Bedford Park suspect arrested, charged by Bridgeview Police in remote car-start killing

May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Bedford Park suspect arrested, charged by Bridgeview Police in remote car-start killing A 20-year-old Bedford Park man was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder late Friday evening in the shooting death of a Bridgeview man who was walking to his car, which he remote started. Arturo Cantu, 39, was shot twice as he left…

Cook County, Crime, News, Police, Suburban Chicagoland, Technology, Transportation

Treasurer Pappas honors business, community leaders during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Treasurer Pappas honors business, community leaders during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas recognized 14 business and community leaders with Certificates of Excellence during an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration. The event took place at 3 p.m. Friday, May 17, at the Cook County Treasurer’s…

Civil Rights, Cook County, Maria Pappas, News, NewsWire, Suburban Chicagoland

Town of Cicero limits sales of alcohol to 12 Midnight

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Town of Cicero limits sales of alcohol to 12 Midnight Beginning January 1, 2025, bars and restaurants that are currently licensed to sell alcohol, individually or packaged will be forced to end those sales as of 12 midnight in the Town of Cicero, a suburban Chicago community of about 110,000 people including 30,000 undocumented residents….

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Orland Park Police Department Announces “Click it or Ticket” Campaign

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Orland Park Police Department Announces “Click it or Ticket” Campaign The Orland Park Police Department is stepping up enforcement for the Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” campaign running now through Memorial Day weekend. “Click It or Ticket” leverages education and enforcement to save lives. Officers will be in marked and unmarked police cars enforcing…

Crime, Law, News, Orland Park, Police, Suburban Chicagoland

Kennedy files lawsuit against Meta Facebook for election interference

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Kennedy files lawsuit against Meta Facebook for election interference Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.and American Values 2024 (AV24), a political action committee supporting Kennedy’s candidacy, today filed a First Amendment and election interference lawsuit against Meta after a biographical film, “Who Is Bobby Kennedy?”, was censored on Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit was…

Civil Rights, elections, Law, News, Politics

Ziyad Brand partners with SimSim to offer authentic Middle Eastern Recipes through App

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Ziyad Brand partners with SimSim to offer authentic Middle Eastern Recipes through App SimSim Middle Eastern App brings authentic, delicious recipes at your fingertips, and walks you through creating them with ease and great taste using Ziyad recipes as a resource. Downloadable from any App store Cicero, IL. — Ziyad Brand is partnering with the popular…

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Pekau hides Owens sign behind building but puts his own name upfront

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Pekau hides Owens sign behind building but puts his own name upfront By Ray Hanania Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau just can’t be honest. Last week, I revealed that the Village removed the sign for the Frederick T. Owens Village Hall from the front of the building. Fred Owens was a beloved mayor who helped…

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Meta Censors ‘Who Is Bobby Kennedy?’ Film, Social Media Giant Accused of Election Interference

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Meta Censors ‘Who Is Bobby Kennedy?’ Film, Social Media Giant Accused of Election Interference A PAC supporting Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released on Saturday a 30-minute biographical film about the life of RFK Jr., his environmental activism, and why he’s running for President. “Who Is Bobby Kennedy?”, narrated by Woody Harrelson, has…

Books & Films, censorship, elections, Media Bias, News, Politics, Racism, Technology, Television

Senior freeze exemptions help prevent huge spikes in property tax bills

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Senior freeze exemptions help prevent huge spikes in property tax bills By Maria Pappas Many senior citizens on fixed incomes face the challenge of managing their property taxes. They may be eligible for a tax break known as the “Senior Freeze” Exemption. My website, cookcountytreasurer.com, explains the eligibility requirements and can walk you through the…

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Senator Bernie Sanders to seek re-election to U.S. Senate

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Senator Bernie Sanders to seek re-election to U.S. Senate Senator Bernie Sanders announced Monday May 6, 2024 in Vermont that he will seek a fourth term to the U.S. Senate. His time in the Senate, along with his previous 16 years in the House of Representatives, makes him the longest-serving independent Member of Congress in…

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Desperate Democrats seeking to deny America voters presidential choice to block RFK Jr candidacy

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Desperate Democrats seeking to deny America voters presidential choice to block RFK Jr candidacy Democratic National Committee invents new rule in attempt to invalidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Nevada signatures one day before his Vice presidential announcement Just one week after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he had collected all of the signatures needed to get…

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Owens family questions removal of name from Village Administration Building

May 2, 2024April 27, 2025 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Owens family questions removal of name from Village Administration Building The family of beloved and highly respected late former Orland Park Mayor Fred Owens has questioned why Mayor Keith Pekau has removed his name from the outdoor sign identifying the Village Administration Building, which was placed there in 1993 following his passing the year before….

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Tinley police charge Wheaton man with aggravated arson

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Tinley police charge Wheaton man with aggravated arson A Wheaton man on April 24 was charged with aggravated arson after he intentionally started a fire the week before at Menards, 6851 W. 159th St., Tinley Park. Police said Nathan Grant, 32, set fire to multiple air conditioning unit filters in the store just after 4…

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Pekau removes Mayor Owens’ name from Village Hall sign

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 Ray Hanania 2 Comments

Pekau removes Mayor Owens’ name from Village Hall sign In a pure act of pettiness, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau has removed the name of Frederick T. Owens from the signs in front of the Village Hall, for which the Village Hall has been named, without any public discussion or notice. In its place, Pekau…

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