. By Ray Hanania . A bipartisan panel of Democrat and Republicans members of the U.S. Senate held a public hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in which they accused the owners of social media platforms for not doing enough to prevent cyberbullying of children. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee found common ground to identify cyberbullying […]
Author Archives: Tim Hadac
Posted inChicago - Clearing, Chicago - Garfield Ridge, Your Town
Resolve to make the neighborhood safer
. By Alexis Bocanegra Your correspondent in Clearing and Garfield Ridge (773) 949-1509 • grcl.alex23@gmail.com . Happy New Year! I, for one, felt the holiday season crept up on us. It went by too fast for my liking. Now that the holiday festivities are past us, it is time for our New Year’s resolutions. The […]
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Can the GOP be moderate on abortion?
. By Rich Miller . Republican Dennis Reboletti is trying something different in a state legislative race: Stake out a “moderate” position on abortion in a party which completely rejects that stance and in a race against a solidly pro-choice Democrat. Reboletti, the Addison Township Supervisor, has no GOP primary opposition, so he’s essentially free […]
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A church still hoping for your help
. By Kathy Headley Your correspondent in Chicago Lawn and Marquette Manor 6610 S. Francisco • (773) 776-7778 . Last fall we talked about a GoFundMe page that had been set up to aid the former Hope Lutheran Church in completing some of the repairs and remodeling that the building needs. The church on 64th […]
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West Lawn’s streets need salting
. By Peggy Zabicki Your correspondent in West Lawn 3633 W. 60th Place • (773) 504-9327 . Were you out and about last week? I was. It was like a skating rink out there. Almost slipped a few times. Maybe I should have worn ice skates. I remember when I was a kid, I actually liked sliding on the […]
Posted inChicago - Archer Heights, Your Town
Pruning may lead to more pears
. By Mary Stanek Your correspondent in Archer Heights and West Elsdon 3808 W. 57th Place • (773) 517-7796 . Spring is still far away, but the Staneks are getting ready. Over the past few years, the yield on our pear tree has not been as prosperous as in past years. So, this week, Davey […]
Posted inChicago - Clearing, Chicago - Garfield Ridge, DVN Top News, SWNH Top News, Top News, Your Town
‘He was the party’
. Friends mourn passing of Tony O . By Tim Hadac If the Southwest Side had a king of good times, Anthony Orlando Sr. was it. Widely and affectionately known as “Tony O” to his fans, Mr. Orlando died on Saturday, Jan. 20. He was 75 years old. Over the years, Mr. Orlando owned three […]
Posted inOpinion
Pro-ceasefire is pro-American
. By Ray Hanania . The Chicago City Council was scheduled on Wednesday, Jan. 31, to consider a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel’s extremist government and the Hamas extremist organization. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and Hamas have been battling each other for more than two decades, using violence against […]
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Not too late to get on the right path
. By Ray Hanania . An armed teenager who had a run-in with police in Oak Lawn back in 2022 has been arrested again, this time in a connection with a robbery and a brutal beating of an innocent man who was exercising at an Orland Park gym on Dec.10. One of the three suspects […]
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Migrants are a political hot potato
. By Rich Miller . Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget, passed last November, deliberately underfunded programs for asylum-seekers. The meager appropriation authority could be exhausted by April, but nobody knows yet what the city plans to do when it reaches that point. Also last November, Gov. JB Pritzker made it clear to reporters that “the state […]