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  • State Senator Michael Hastings introduces law to revive long dormant and degraded Tinley Park Mental Health Center into a Sports Park for the community. Photo courtesy of the State Senate President Don Harmon
    Hastings announces $75,000 state grant to upgrade New Lenox Township Fire Protection District communication systems Fire
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    Father’s Role Affirmed, Family Stability Preserved   Dads' Rights
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Former Mayoral Candidate, Business Leader Dr. Willie Wilson Endorses Vallas for Mayor

Posted on March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Former Mayoral Candidate, Business Leader Dr. Willie Wilson Endorses Vallas for Mayor
Former Mayoral Candidate, Business Leader Dr. Willie Wilson Endorses Vallas for Mayor

Former Mayoral Candidate, Business Leader Dr. Willie Wilson Endorses Vallas for Mayor Wilson Supports Vallas’ Call to Make Public Safety a Civil Right Mayoral candidate and business leader Dr. Willie Wilson is endorsing Paul Vallas in the runoff election. Wilson is now the second former opponent to support Vallas, joining Alderman Roderick Sawyer who endorsed…

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Alderman Raymond Lopez would have made a great mayor

Posted on January 26, 2023February 3, 2023 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Alderman Raymond Lopez would have made a great mayor
Alderman Raymond Lopez would have made a great mayor

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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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot must go

Posted on January 15, 2023February 3, 2023 By Ray Hanania 2 Comments on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot must go
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot must go

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…

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Now that elections are over, voters get hit by a costly truth

Posted on November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Now that elections are over, voters get hit by a costly truth
Now that elections are over, voters get hit by a costly truth

Now that elections are over, voters get hit by a costly truth By Ray Hanania If you listened to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s campaign rhetoric, you would think that Illinois was well on its way to economic recovery. Pritzker threw a few hundred dollars at us in state tax money, spent hundreds of millions on himself…

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Lightfoot uses taxpayer dollars for political stunt

Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Lightfoot uses taxpayer dollars for political stunt
Lightfoot uses taxpayer dollars for political stunt

Lightfoot uses taxpayer dollars for political stunt After Dr. Willie Wilson launched two successful gasoline giveaways to ease the gasoline costs for motorists in the Chicagoland area — not just in Chicago where he is running for Mayor — the failed Mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, who was responsible for widespread discrimination against Arab Americans,…

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American Arab Chamber honors Tabares, Lopez and Pappas with its prestigious annual “Action” Award

Posted on December 11, 2021December 12, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on American Arab Chamber honors Tabares, Lopez and Pappas with its prestigious annual “Action” Award
American Arab Chamber honors Tabares, Lopez and Pappas with its prestigious annual “Action” Award

American Arab Chamber honors Tabares, Lopez and Pappas with its prestigious annual “Action” Award The American Arab Chamber of Commerce gave its prestigious annual “Action” Award to three elected officials who went out of their way to defend the rights of Arabs and Muslims in Chicago and Cook County. More than 200 Arab and Muslim community…

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Dr. Wilson donates face masks to Chicagoland’s Arab American Community

Posted on June 16, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Dr. Wilson donates face masks to Chicagoland’s Arab American Community
Dr. Wilson donates face masks to Chicagoland’s Arab American Community

Dr. Wilson donates face masks to Chicagoland’s Arab American Community The Willie Wilson Foundation donated thousands of face masks and gloves to members of the Chicagoland Arab American and Muslim Community on Monday during a meeting at the Palestine Club Center in Bridgeview. Wilson has been supporting all of the ethnic communities and the Chicagoland…

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