Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 2, 2017. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC) will host a ‘Vegging Out Vegan Pot-Luck Dinner’ on Monday, May 15, at 6 p.m. UUCC is located at 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. Vegging Out is a South Suburban community initiative in support of a whole-food, plant-based[Read More…]
Month: May 2017
State Department Issues Europe Travel Alert, May 1, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2017. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout Europe. This Travel Alert expires on September 1, 2017. Recent, widely-reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom demonstrate that the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS or[Read More…]
Illinois Coalition of Local Governments Salutes Rep. DeLuca on Local Government Finance Control
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2017. Local governments around Illinois are thanking Rep. Anthony DeLuca today for helping advance a plan aimed at keeping critical revenue and budget decisions local. DeLuca is chairman of the House Cities and Villages Committee, which today held a joint legislative hearing in Chicago with the House Revenue[Read More…]
Federal Court Declares Wisconsin “Unborn Child Protection” Law Unconstitutional
Law permitting forced treatment and detention of pregnant women is struck down, effective immediately WISCONSIN—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2017. On Friday evening, April 28, 2017, a federal court in Wisconsin struck down a state law authorizing the detention, forced treatment, and incarceration of pregnant women as unconstitutional. National Advocates for Pregnant Women[Read More…]
NOW: “Bill Shine Gone, but Toxic Culture at Fox News Must Change”
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2017. Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill: Fox News has done the right thing by showing co-president Bill Shine the door, but that doesn’t mean they have “fixed” their harassment problem. Sexual harassment always goes beyond the behavior of individual men. For every harasser who gets[Read More…]
DeLuca Passes Legislation Out of the House to Bring New Jobs and Development to Park Forest
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – (ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2017. State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, passed legislation in the house last week which will allow for the redevelopment of the former Blue Ridge Farms Building on North Street in Park Forest. “House Bill 159 will authorize the necessary incentives for the redevelopment of[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: Trump Calls Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Supports His Murderous Drug War and Invites Him to White House
Filipino Police and Vigilantes Have Killed Over 7,000 People Suspected of Using or Selling Drugs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2017. President Trump invited President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines to the White House after having a “very friendly conversation with Mr. Duterte” on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the[Read More…]
Park Forest Farmers’ Market Opens on Saturday, May 6
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2017. The Park Forest Farmers’ Market will open on Saturday, May 6 and every Saturday thereafter through October 28 from 7 a.m. to noon. The Market is located on the corner of Lakewood Boulevard & Cunningham Drive in DownTown Park Forest. Since 1974, the Park Forest[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Coal Miners Win Critical Funding for Health Care
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2017. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on inclusion of permanent funding for coal miners’ health care in the congressional funding bill: For thousands of coal miners who suffer from Black Lung, as my father did, this funding for health care is as important as a breath[Read More…]
Prairie State College Christopher Art Gallery Presenting 2017 Graduate Exhibition
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2017. Works of art from eight graduating Prairie State College (PSC) students is on display through Thursday, May 18, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. A reception with the artists is scheduled from 11[Read More…]