Readers share fear of street gang violence Oct. 13, 2016 Street Gangs Part 2, Des Plaines Valley News, SW News-Herald, The Regional, The Reporter By Ray Hanania Last week I wrote about how most violence in Chicagoland is the result of… Read More ›
Chicago
Rahm Emanuel deserves support to fight violence
Rahm Emanuel deserves support to fight violence SW News Herald Sept. 29, 2016 By Ray Hanania Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled a three-part plan to confront Chicago’s rising murder rate. The crime wave in Chicago is so bad that people… Read More ›
In Suburbs vs Chicago, the city needs to improve
In Suburbs vs Chicago, the city needs to improve By Ray Hanania I don’t hate the people of Chicago, but I do worry about the city where they live. The fact that everyday at least one or two people are… Read More ›
Greeting Cupich with Da Bears, or Da Poor?
Greeting Cupich with Da Bears, or Da Poor? By Ray Hanania I watched Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel greet the new Cardinal of the Catholic Archdiocese Blasé Cupich with a collection of gifts that reflected the city’s mood these days. That… Read More ›
Baby Boomers: Summer? What summer?
Summer? What summer? By Ray Hanania When I was a kid, we got out of school in May, and then didn’t return until well after Labor Day in September. That gave us more than three months to enjoy the summer…. Read More ›
Please visit The Arab Daily News for Ray Hanania’s opinions, blogs and reports
Please visit The Arab Daily News for Ray Hanania’s opinions, blogs and reports We’ll be directing everything from this website to http://www.TheArabDailyNews.com where you will be able to read Ray Hanania’s columns and also the blogs and commentaries of other… Read More ›
Involved neighbors can beat street gangs
Involved neighbors can beat street gangs By Ray Hanania Southwest News-Herald Newspaper Thursday, April 17, 2014 This past weekend was a tragic one for the City of Chicago. During a 36 hour period starting on Friday, 36 people were shot…. Read More ›
Society continues to block Arabs
Society continues to block Arabs By Ray Hanania Southwest News-Herald Newspaper Friday, April 04, 2014 I was pleased to see Chicago celebrate St. Patrick’s Day earlier in the month and then the Shamrock Shuffle marathon this past week. They’re just… Read More ›
Our Democratic system is the best
Our Democratic system is the best By Ray Hanania The news is full of stories about people in countries around the world who have to struggle to have their voices heard. They’re denied the right to vote, or if there… Read More ›
Move protects suburbs from more water hikes
Move protects suburbs from more water hikes By RAY HANANIA Southwest News-Herald Thursday, February 27, 2014 Did you know that every public utility has a watchdog agency that ensures that the taxpayers’ rights are protected, except when it comes to… Read More ›
Snow I can handle; gov’t., bad drivers, no way
Snow I can handle; gov’t., bad drivers, no way By Ray Hanania Southwest News-Herald Friday Jan. 31, 2014 It’s pretty obvious that the weather patterns are changing dramatically. I don’t know if it is because of global warming (no, the world doesn’t… Read More ›
Martin Luther King Jr. and Chicago history
Martin Luther King Jr. and Chicago history By Ray Hanania Friday Jan. 24, 2014 Southwest News-Herald Newspaper Monday, Jan. 20 was another national holiday marked by major retail sales, and also commemorated by some as marking the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther… Read More ›
Jane Byrne deserves to be remembered
Jane Byrne deserves to be remembered By Ray Hanania Friday January 17, 2014 Southwest News-Herald Newspaper I first met Jane Byrne before Thanksgiving in 1978 at a meeting of the “Bogan Broads” – that was their name and they were… Read More ›
Obit: Local engineer Nick Khoury invents easy open can tops
Obit: Local engineer Nick Khoury invents easy open can tops By Ray Hanania Friday Jan. 10, 2014, Southwest News-Herald Newspaper Nick Khoury is not a name that will be familiar to many of you out there. But what he did for you… Read More ›
Veteran Chicago Police Officer Pens New Book
Veteran Chicago Police Officer Pens New Book By RAY HANANIA Southwest News-Herald Newspaper Friday, November 29, 2013 Greg Zito began his career as a military police officer in Germany and worked at the Chicago Transit Authority Police before he joined… Read More ›
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