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Illinois has the third most trash in landfills per capita in America

Posted on March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Illinois has the third most trash in landfills per capita in America
Illinois has the third most trash in landfills per capita in America

Illinois has the third most trash in landfills per capita in America Michigan has the most waste in landfills per capita in America, with 68.3 tons of waste in landfills per capita. Indiana is second, with 60.4 tons of waste in landfills per capita, and Illinois is third, with 56.6 tons of waste in landfills…

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16 members of St. Ignatius Hockey team injured, truck drive faces DUI charges

Posted on November 13, 2022November 13, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on 16 members of St. Ignatius Hockey team injured, truck drive faces DUI charges
16 members of St. Ignatius Hockey team injured, truck drive faces DUI charges

16 St. Ignatius Hockey team members injured, truck drive faces DUI charges Truck crash injures St. Ignatius Hockey team; Truck driver taken into custody with DUI Charges pending; Driver’s record and knowledge of company executives may become critical issue At least 16 members of the St. Ignatius Prep High School junior varsity hockey team were…

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Police searching for Hammond homicide suspects after vehicle chase, crash in Tinley Park

Posted on October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Police searching for Hammond homicide suspects after vehicle chase, crash in Tinley Park
Police searching for Hammond homicide suspects after vehicle chase, crash in Tinley Park

Police searching for Hammond homicide suspects after vehicle chase, crash in Tinley Park Tinley Park police responded Thursday night (Oct. 14, 2021) to the area of Ridgeland Avenue and 183rd Street to assist the Illinois State Police and the Posen Police Department in locating a vehicle occupied by suspects wanted in connection with an earlier…

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17 GOP States and President Trump Seek to Overturn Election

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on 17 GOP States and President Trump Seek to Overturn Election
17 GOP States and President Trump Seek to Overturn Election

17 GOP States and President Trump Seek to Overturn Election By Aron Solomon  This is the type of headline we know has been brewing since election day. Now that the day is here, let’s unpack the events of this remarkably interesting legal and political week and what it might actually mean for the next four…

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Marie Newman endorses Mara Candelaria Reardon for Congress in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Marie Newman endorses Mara Candelaria Reardon for Congress in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District
Marie Newman endorses Mara Candelaria Reardon for Congress in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District

Marie Newman endorses Mara Candelaria Reardon for Congress in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District Marie Newman, who won the Democratic Party nomination to replace Congress Dan Lipinski in the 3rd Congressional District, announced her support on Tuesday May 12, 2020, for Mara Candelaria Reardon for Congress in the Indiana 1st District Congressional race. Reardon is a…

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Alorica fires Wisconsin workers and hires 9,000 workers in the Philipines

Posted on December 11, 2019February 26, 2020 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Alorica fires Wisconsin workers and hires 9,000 workers in the Philipines
Alorica fires Wisconsin workers and hires 9,000 workers in the Philipines

Alorica fires Wisconsin workers and hires 9,000 workers in the Philipines Press release: Alorica to Close Green Bay Call Center and Lay Off 143 Wisconsin Workers After Announcing 9,000 New Hires in the Philippines. Call center layoffs of American workers replaced by foreign hires Washington, D.C. – Customer service outsourcing vendor Alorica announced this week…

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Casinos need to get their act together

Posted on August 6, 2019July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Casinos need to get their act together
Casinos need to get their act together

Casinos need to get their act together Chicago is planning to build at least one new casino possibly more. Hopefully the city will do a better job than Indiana which has the worst, dirtiest casinos in the Midwest. Government should put more restrictions on casinos and give more money back to the public By Ray…

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Rauner’s bash-and-burn TV Ads slander Illinois

Posted on November 16, 2017November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Rauner’s bash-and-burn TV Ads slander Illinois
Rauner’s bash-and-burn TV Ads slander Illinois

Rauner’s bash-and-burn TV Ads slander Illinois Illinois Gov Bruce Rauner thinks his ads bashing House Speaker Michael J. Madigan are clever, tapping support from three neighboring Republican governors. But the Ads really symbolize Rauner’s own self-hatred of the state he leads By Ray Hanania Anyone with a lot of money can clog our TV viewing…

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Conference focuses on restoring Great Lakes region

Posted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Conference focuses on restoring Great Lakes region
Conference focuses on restoring Great Lakes region

Conference focuses on restoring Great Lakes region Great Lakes Advocates in Buffalo Urge Congress to Maintain Federal Restoration Efforts BUFFALO (October 17, 2017)—The 13th annual Great Lakes restoration conference kicks off today in Buffalo, N.Y. Hosted by the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, the conference attracts Great Lakes supporters from the eight-state region of New…

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Charges filed against mother who left child in car

Posted on July 18, 2017August 16, 2017 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Charges filed against mother who left child in car
Charges filed against mother who left child in car

Charges filed against mother who left child in car Police in the Town of Cicero filed charges against the mother of a toddler she left in the back seat of a running vehicle as she went into a restaurant to pick up a pizza. While she was in the restaurant, a suspect stole the car…

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Illinois should loosen up its restrictions on fireworks

Posted on June 29, 2017November 29, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Illinois should loosen up its restrictions on fireworks
Illinois should loosen up its restrictions on fireworks

Illinois should loosen up its restrictions on fireworks I boiled eggs the other day on the stove, and when I was done, I was smart enough not to put my hand on the grill cover where the eggs were boiled. So, I didn’t get hurt. Why is lighting a sparkler or a few bottle rockets,…

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