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Walgreens chooses to fight Cicero Face Mask order

Posted on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Walgreens chooses to fight Cicero Face Mask order
Walgreens chooses to fight Cicero Face Mask order

Walgreens chooses to fight Cicero Face Mask order Walgreens, which operates three retail store locations in the Town of Cicero, has decided to fight a Cicero Executive Order requiring essential businesses to require employees and customers to wear face masks. Town President Larry Dominick and the Town of Cicero Board issued the face mask requirement…

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Orland Park COVID-19 cases continue steady rise

Posted on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Orland Park COVID-19 cases continue steady rise
Orland Park COVID-19 cases continue steady rise

OPINION: Orland Park COVID-19 cases continue steady rise Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau asserts in a recent video that face masks are only a substitute for other measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, despite the fact that the village continues to show a troubling and ominous rise in infections which increased by…

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Taco Village in Des Plaines offers free face masks with purchases

Posted on June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Taco Village in Des Plaines offers free face masks with purchases
Taco Village in Des Plaines offers free face masks with purchases

Taco Village in Des Plaines offers free face masks with purchases A restaurant in Des Plaines is giving away face masks to customers for use against the coronavirus. Taco Village owners Maria Marquez says many customers have saids they can’t get masks because of hoarding during the pandemic and wants to help the public be…

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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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Coronavirus has changed our lives forever

Posted on May 24, 2020July 12, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Coronavirus has changed our lives forever
Coronavirus has changed our lives forever

Coronavirus has changed our lives forever The coronavirus has changed how we will live forever. Social distancing is here to stay. Concern about viruses and pandemics will not go away anytime soon. Things we should have learned from the politics of the 1918 “Spanish Flu” which wasn’t Spanish at all. And why we need to…

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Illinois House adopts COVID-19 guidelines in advance of meeting

Posted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Illinois House adopts COVID-19 guidelines in advance of meeting
Illinois House adopts COVID-19 guidelines in advance of meeting

Illinois House adopts COVID-19 guidelines in advance of meeting House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement Tuesday: “Last week when I announced the House would return to Springfield, I asked all members to commit to safety precautions approved and guided by the Illinois Department of Public Health to help prevent the spread of…

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Pritzker acts recklessly, jeopardizes first responders

Posted on May 2, 2020July 5, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Pritzker acts recklessly, jeopardizes first responders
Pritzker acts recklessly, jeopardizes first responders

Pritzker acts recklessly, jeopardizes first responders Gov. J.B. Pritzker spent $17 million to purchase face masks but it turns out they were fake and useless, another example of his poor leadership as Illinois governor. That wasted money and his excessive taxes that he imposed on Illinois taxpayers has created an unjustified burden on the state’s…

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Make your own Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic face mask

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Make your own Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic face mask
Make your own Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic face mask

Make your own Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic face mask How to make a face mask to help protect you from the coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, if you don’t have a hospital grade face mask or don’t want to pay an exorbitant price for one. It’s easy to make and it is effective. This is a video that…

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Lightfoot, Pritzker and holier-than-thou political hypocrites

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Lightfoot, Pritzker and holier-than-thou political hypocrites
Lightfoot, Pritzker and holier-than-thou political hypocrites

Lightfoot, Pritzker and holier-than-thou political hypocrites Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker are using the coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic as a political weapon to advance their partisan political agendas. Instead of working with President Donald Trump, whom they loath, Lightfoot and Pritzker are blaming their own shortcomings on the President, to help cover…

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