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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Chicago, Features, General Topics, News, Podcast, PoliticsChicago City Hall , Chicago Machine , Chicago politics , elections , iTunes , Jane M. Byrne , Mayor , Michael A. Bilandic , pod bean , Podcast , politics , Spotify WMAQ TV Reporter Warner Saunders passes away at 83 Iconic African American television journalist Warner Saunders dies. Saunders was a brilliant reporter who fairly covered the news and sympathized with those who were oppressed. By Ray Hanania Warner Saunders was almost one-of-a-kind. Not only was he a true journalist, he was also a genuine human…
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breaking news, Chicago, Media Bias, News, Obituary, TelevisionAfrican American icon , Channel 5 , Chicago City Hall , obituary , TV Anchor , Warner Saunders , WMAQ TV Who was Chicago’s Best Mayor? With Mayor Rahm Emanuel bowing out of next Spring’s Chicago mayoral elections, it’s a good time to look at the past eight of Chicago’s mayors to decide who was the “best” in a lot of different categories including inspirational, vindictive, vision, historic, and most productive. By Ray Hanania Chicago Mayor…
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Blogger, Chicago, Commentary, Government, Opinion, Politics, rayhananiabest Chicago mayor , Chicago City Hall , Chicago politics , David Orr , Eugene Sawyer , February 2019 elections , Jane M. Byrne , Michael A. Bilandic , Rahm Emanuel , Richard J. Daley , Richard M. Daley 30-year anniversary of a Chicago journalist’s passing Chicago City Hall Journalist Harry Golden Jr., died on May 1, 1988, 30 years ago having documented Chicago’s rollercoaster political scene, and bringing to a final end the era of Front Page journalism. Golden was one of the best journalists in America at the time and has never…
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Who was Chicago’s Best Mayor?
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Who was Chicago’s Best Mayor? With Mayor Rahm Emanuel bowing out of next Spring’s Chicago mayoral elections, it’s a good time to look at the past eight of Chicago’s mayors to decide who was the “best” in a lot of different categories including inspirational, vindictive, vision, historic, and most productive. By Ray Hanania Chicago Mayor…
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