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Funeral arrangements announced for Lawrence K. Doody, father of former Tollway Executive Director & Commissioner Liz Gorman

Posted on January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Funeral arrangements announced for Lawrence K. Doody, father of former Tollway Executive Director & Commissioner Liz Gorman
Funeral arrangements announced for Lawrence K. Doody, father of former Tollway Executive Director & Commissioner Liz Gorman

Funeral arrangements announced for Lawrence K. Doody, father of former Tollway Executive Director & Commissioner Liz Gorman Live streaming Mass will be held Friday, January 7th at 3:00 p.m. until time of Mass 5:00 p.m. at Christ the King Church, 9235 S. Hamilton Ave, Chicago Former Illinois Tollway Executive Director and Cook County Commissioner Elizabeth…

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Tribute to fighter behind a Chicagoland success story, RoseMarie Lipinski

Posted on July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania
Tribute to fighter behind a Chicagoland success story, RoseMarie Lipinski

Tribute to fighter behind a Chicagoland success story, RoseMarie Lipinski Court of Claims Judge RoseMarie Lipinski, nee Lapinski, attorney and wife of former alderman and Congressman Bill Lipinski, passed away late Sunday night July 11, 2021 at age 83 after a long illness. RoseMarie Lipinski, the mother of two children Laura and Dan, and two grandchildren…

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Video Documentary: Mansour Tadros Coronavirus funeral March 31

Posted on April 6, 2020July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Video Documentary: Mansour Tadros Coronavirus funeral March 31
Video Documentary: Mansour Tadros Coronavirus funeral March 31

Video Documentary: Mansour Tadros Coronavirus funeral March 31 Mansour Tadros died on March 28 as a result of the coronavirus and was buried in a “social distancing” funeral on March 31 at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. This is a video of the funeral in which mourners were forced by social distancing requirements set by the nation…

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Mansour Tadros mourned by Arab American community

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Mansour Tadros mourned by Arab American community
Mansour Tadros mourned by Arab American community

Mansour Tadros mourned by Arab American community Leaders of the Arab American community mourned the death of Mansour Tadros who published one of the midwest’s most popular bi-lingual Arab American newspapers, The Future News. Tadros died on Saturday, March 28, 2020, as a result of a suspected coronavirus infection. Tadros was released from the hospital…

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Mayor Getty and community mourn Trustee Greg Ramirez passing

Posted on January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Mayor Getty and community mourn Trustee Greg Ramirez passing
Mayor Getty and community mourn Trustee Greg Ramirez passing

Mayor Getty and community mourn Trustee Greg Ramirez passing Mayor Christopher Getty has Closed the Lyons Village Hall and suspended Garbage Service for Monday, January 28th in a Call for Mourning of Trustee Greg Ramirez “It is with deep regret that we share the news of the passing of Village of Lyons Trustee Gregory F….

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Miriam Zayed passing mourned by Chicagolands Arab, Muslim community

Posted on October 28, 2018October 29, 2018 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Miriam Zayed passing mourned by Chicagolands Arab, Muslim community
Miriam Zayed passing mourned by Chicagolands Arab, Muslim community

Miriam Zayed passing mourned by Chicagolands Arab, Muslim community Local activist fought for the rights of Arabs and Muslims in the Chicagoland area and also for the rights of all in mainstream American politics. Miriam Zayed was among one of the first two Arab Americans in Chicagoland to run for public elective office in the…

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Longtime Lebanese American activist Jackie Haddad passes

Posted on October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Longtime Lebanese American activist Jackie Haddad passes

Longtime Lebanese American activist Jackie Haddad passes Jackie Haddad worked behind-the-scenes on behalf of the influential Lebanese and Arab American communities to raise funds for the needy, helped to lead and organize the annual conferences of the Midwest Federation of American Syrian & Lebanese Clubs, and was active in her local community in Elmhurst where…

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WMAQ TV Reporter Warner Saunders passes away at 83

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 By Ray Hanania No Comments on WMAQ TV Reporter Warner Saunders passes away at 83
WMAQ TV Reporter Warner Saunders passes away at 83

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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Obit: Illinois legislator George Shadid, 1929 – 2018

Posted on February 4, 2018September 25, 2018 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Obit: Illinois legislator George Shadid, 1929 – 2018

Obit: Illinois legislator George Shadid, 1929 – 2018 Lebanese American legislator based in Peoria, Illinois dies, February 3, 2018. George P. Shadid ( born on May 15, 1929) died on Saturday February 3, 2018 according to friends and family. Shadid, 88, was a pioneer in American and Illinois politics, the inspiration of the growing and…

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Skimming through the Obits and life

Posted on December 23, 2016November 29, 2019 By Website Editor No Comments on Skimming through the Obits and life

Skimming through the Obits and life The obituary section of the old more informed newspaper era was an obsession with my father back in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, the newspapers are anorexic but the Obit section is still growing strong. And, I understand why my father paid attention to it so much now that I…

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Remembering Summit Mayor Joe Strzelczyk

Posted on May 22, 2015September 28, 2018 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Remembering Summit Mayor Joe Strzelczyk

Summit Illinois Mayor Joseph Strzelczyk died Sunday, May 17, a few days before he would have celebrated his 76th birthday. Strzelczyk was a people’s mayor, kind, generous and caring. Despite his small handful of relentless critics who falsely claimed he was absent during his recent battle with cancer, Strzelczyk worked hard for the citizens of…

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