Day: May 8, 2010

Report: 2 Men Charged In ’08 Park Forest Murder

Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Southtown Star reports that two men have been charged in the shooting death of Jonathan Edwards, 24, of Hammond: Revenge for a relative’s murder led to two Chicago Heights men facing first-degree murder charges in connection with a 2008 killing in Park Forest, prosecutors said. Ouma[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Reports for May 10, 2010

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on April Jobs Report

Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)– The addition of 290,000 jobs in April, the fourth consecutive monthly gain, is a hopeful sign, if it can be sustained, that real employment growth is finally underway.  Still, we face an enormous challenge to get out of the more than 11-million job hole that was opened by[Read More…]

CAIR Asks GOP to Repudiate Racist, Anti-Muslim Ads

Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)– The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on national Republican leaders to repudiate campaign advertisements for a Florida GOP candidate that advocate racial profiling and promote Islamophobia. In one ad, Republican candidate for Congress Dan Fanelli points to a white man and asks, "Does this look like[Read More…]

On Immigration the NBA Has More Courage than the GOP

Phoenix Suns, Charles Barkley Speak Up While McCain and Kyl Stand Down Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)– Arizona’s controversial new immigration law has sparked unprecedented criticism and activism from leaders in the National Basketball Association, especially in Arizona.  As an important social institution in American life, they have decided to stand up for[Read More…]

In Historic Vote, D.C. Council Approves Medical Marijuana Law

Commentary By Mike Meno, MPP.ORG By a unanimous vote, the D.C. Council approved amendments to a medical marijuana law first passed in 1998 by 69 percent of District voters. Congress had blocked implementation of Initiative 59 for more than a decade, until it lifted its ban last year. Mayor Adrian[Read More…]

Lieberman’s Citizen-Stripping Bill ‘Unconstitutional’

Cambridge, MA–(ENEWSPF)– Kadidal is senior managing attorney of the Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York City. He just wrote the piece "Senator Lieberman’s Latest Constitutional Buffoonery," which states: "Senator Lieberman [Thursday] proposed a bill that would strip American citizenship from anyone who has[Read More…]

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