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  • Members of the Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative (GEDI) program team are pictured from left to right: Andrew Bierlein, Amanda Capuano, Julissa Sanchez, and Dylan Ciolek
    Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Expands Specialized Emergency Care for Older Adults  Health
  • Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas hosted a reception Monday afternoon for Cook County’s Haitian community following the Flag Raising Ceremony in Daley Plaza. The celebration honored Haitian Heritage Month and Haitian Flag Day, observed annually on May 18.
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  • Centennial Park Aquatic Center. Photo courtesy of Ray Hanania
    Centennial Park Aquatic Center Kicks Off Summer Season May 23 Entertainment
  • The OFPD will Host its Senior BBQ on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 as a part of the 4th of July commemoration. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time at the OFPD Admin building, 9790 W. 151st Street.
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  • Chris Getty files petitions in Springfield Monday May 18 2026 for 4th Congressional District Race. Getty is the first to file as an independent
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Right from the Middle: The Need for an Ethnic America Caucus in our Congress

Posted on April 11, 2022June 14, 2022 By William Lipinski No Comments on Right from the Middle: The Need for an Ethnic America Caucus in our Congress
Right from the Middle: The Need for an Ethnic America Caucus in our Congress

Right from the Middle: The Need for an Ethnic America Caucus in our Congress American politics needs to balance by creating an ethnic caucus to ensure that everyone’s rights are represented in America. By William O. Lipinski When I was sworn in as a member of the United States house of representatives in January 1983,…

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Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine

Posted on February 20, 2022March 27, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine
Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine

Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine As Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin prepares to invade Ukraine, Americans are living in a world of censorship where they don’t get the whole truth. That skewered system driven by mainstream news media bias and social media censorship is twisting facts and giving us a distorted image…

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Voting Right or Voting Blight? Is anyone telling the truth?

Posted on January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Voting Right or Voting Blight? Is anyone telling the truth?
Voting Right or Voting Blight? Is anyone telling the truth?

Special Column: Voting Right or Voting Blight? Is anyone telling the truth? Anyone who questions the November 2020 Presidential election vote is being banned by Social Media giants like Twitter and Facebook. But many questions remain unanswered that politicians don’t want you to consider. I blame Democrats for obfuscating the issues in order to ram through partisan…

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Democrats’ drug proposal cuts patient costs — but also restricts access

Posted on January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 By Guest Columnist No Comments on Democrats’ drug proposal cuts patient costs — but also restricts access
Democrats’ drug proposal cuts patient costs — but also restricts access

Democrats’ drug proposal cuts patient costs — but also restricts access Former five-term Congressman Erik Paulsen exposes short-cuts in President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” package that on the surface appear to lower drug costs — but really only work to lower prices by significantly reducing the number of drugs available to Medicare recipients. The…

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Change.org plays politics with truth and censors GOP

Posted on December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Change.org plays politics with truth and censors GOP
Change.org plays politics with truth and censors GOP

Change.org plays politics with truth and censors GOP The Chicago Republican Organization blasted the leftwing extremist group Change.org accusing it of playing politics with information nd distorting truth. In the latest example of totalitarian suppression of free speech by Big Tech in our society, Change.org has removed from its site a petition sponsored by the…

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Illinois quickly becoming a one-party tyranny as bad officials drag it down

Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Illinois quickly becoming a one-party tyranny as bad officials drag it down
Illinois quickly becoming a one-party tyranny as bad officials drag it down

Illinois quickly becoming a one-party tyranny as bad officials drag it down Failed Democrats like Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx are not only dragging Cook County down the tubes but they are also dragging the state down with it. Failure of officials like Gov. J.B. Pritzker to speak out…

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Will Congress now try to “Amnesty” us in new immigration bill?

Posted on July 28, 2021August 3, 2021 By Guest Columnist 1 Comment on Will Congress now try to “Amnesty” us in new immigration bill?
Will Congress now try to “Amnesty” us in new immigration bill?

Will Congress now try to “Amnesty” us in new immigration bill? A proposed bill to expand immigrant amnesty in the United States will worsen the crisis and make it more difficult for American citizens to find jobs, educator and analyst Mark Thies contends. More than 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States would be…

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Republicans urge Senate to stand up to Chuck Schumer

Posted on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Republicans urge Senate to stand up to Chuck Schumer
Republicans urge Senate to stand up to Chuck Schumer

Republicans urge Senate to stand up to Chuck Schumer Republicans Must Oppose Schumer’s Blank Check Bill that Would Crush Individual Liberty & Freedom Fairfax, Va. – Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement today in reaction to an attempt by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to pass a massive spending bill…

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Democratic Party Chair Robin Kelly Names Abby Witt New Executive Director

Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 By Ray Hanania
Democratic Party Chair Robin Kelly Names Abby Witt New Executive Director

Democratic Party Chair Robin Kelly Names Abby Witt New Executive Director Kelly Says Witt Will Lead Effort to Build New & Inclusive Democratic Party of Illinois (DPI) The Democratic Party of Illinois (DPI) today named Abby Witt as its new Executive Director. An Evanston native, Witt has spent nearly two decades working with progressive campaigns…

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Police unfairly targeted in new Illinois laws and politics in Palos

Posted on April 1, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Police unfairly targeted in new Illinois laws and politics in Palos
Police unfairly targeted in new Illinois laws and politics in Palos

Opinion: Police unfairly targeted in new Illinois laws and politics in Palos Police are again being unfairly targeted in legislation that strips away their “qualified immunity” and exposes them to unjustified and frivolous lawsuits, while the legislators who are stripping them of protection continue to enjoy “qualified immunity” for their actions … and the Cook…

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Arab Democrats to host virtual Candidate and Leadership forum March 25

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 By Ray Hanania
Arab Democrats to host virtual Candidate and Leadership forum March 25

Arab Democrats to host virtual Candidate and Leadership forum March 25 The Arab Democratic Club will host its pre-election Forum for Democratic candidates running in the April 6 election and for elected public officials in a special celebration of Arab American Heritage month tat will be held on Thursday March 25, 2021. The forum will…

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22nd District officials will name new successor to Madigan

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on 22nd District officials will name new successor to Madigan
22nd District officials will name new successor to Madigan

22nd District officials will name new successor to Madigan By Ray Hanania After the surprise decision by Edward Kodatt to withdraw from the appointment to succeed Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan as the representative for the 22nd Illinois House District, Madigan announced that the district’s Democratic Committeemen will reconvene on Thursday, Jan. 25, to…

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Trump trial driven more by politics than truth

Posted on February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Trump trial driven more by politics than truth

Trump trial driven more by politics than truth There is absolutely no basis for a conviction of President Trump. Being an unpopular, misogynist and a self-centered egotist is not enough to convict someone for the violence that has plagued this country on both sides for the past five years even before Trump. All they are…

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Newman urges removal of Marjorie Taylor Greene

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Newman urges removal of Marjorie Taylor Greene
Newman urges removal of Marjorie Taylor Greene

Newman urges removal of Marjorie Taylor Greene Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the leading voices amongst the far-right GOP officials responsible for aiding President Trump’s betrayal of our democracy and inciting the insurrectionist attack on January 6th. She has repeatedly used social media to support calls to execute Democratic officials and promote…

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GOP House Members urged to fight Pelosi attack on newly elected Member

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on GOP House Members urged to fight Pelosi attack on newly elected Member
GOP House Members urged to fight Pelosi attack on newly elected Member

GOP House Members urged to fight Pelosi attack on newly elected Member Republicans should refuse to participate in Democrat hit job House Democrats are demanding Republicans strip freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her two committee assignments unless she denounces QAnon and apologizes publicly for backing conspiracy theories and supporting calls for violence against Democrats….

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Voters by state with most influence in Presidential & Senate elections

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Voters by state with most influence in Presidential & Senate elections
Voters by state with most influence in Presidential & Senate elections

Voters by state with most influence in Presidential & Senate elections With the 2020 election a little over a week away and voters’ influence varying from state to state, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s States with the Most & Least Powerful Voters, as well as accompanying videos. WalletHub compared the…

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Media hypocrisy corrupts debate on Ginsburg succession

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Media hypocrisy corrupts debate on Ginsburg succession
Media hypocrisy corrupts debate on Ginsburg succession

Media hypocrisy corrupts debate on Ginsburg succession Politics is politics in America and politicians say one thing and do something else. Both Republicans and Democrats. In the debate over the succession to the vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the US Supreme Court, that hasn’t changed. But what has changed is…

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Tara Reade reminds us how hypocritical the DNC really is

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Tara Reade reminds us how hypocritical the DNC really is
Tara Reade reminds us how hypocritical the DNC really is

Tara Reade reminds us how hypocritical the DNC really is Sexual harassment claims by Tara Reade against Democratic Presidential contender Joe Biden are not being taken as seriously as sexual harassment claims made by women against President Donald Trump. That’s because no one is really concerned about sexual harassment. They are more concerned about how…

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