Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 19, 2015. A community forum will be held on Tuesday, August 4, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest. The event is free and open to the public. The forum will provide an opportunity for residents to[Read More…]

  Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 19, 2015. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC) will screen the documentary film ‘Vegucated’ on Friday, July 24 at 7 p.m. A lively discussion will follow the film. The event is free and open to the public. Part sociological experiment and part adventure comedy, ‘Vegucated’ follows[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015 Photos, Action Session Materials Now Available for 2015 National Legislative Conference If you missed last week’s National Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, or if you want to see more about it, visit the Alliance online! You can access photos from the event as well as the[Read More…]

Report Includes In-Depth Look at Debt Collection Complaints and Complaints from Milwaukee, Wis. WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015.  Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched the first in a new series of monthly reports to highlight key trends from consumer complaints submitted to the Bureau. The monthly report includes[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015 Hundreds of Alliance Members Converge on Washington for 2015 National Legislative Conference 400 activists came to Washington, DC for the Alliance’s 2015 National Legislative Conference this week. The activists reached more than 150 offices on Thursday’s Lobby Day, when they met with their Members of Congress[Read More…]

Nancy Kreith, Master Gardener and Horticultural Educator at the University of Illinois Extension to present ‘Composting Basics’ on Saturday, July 11 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2015. The St. Irenaeus Community Garden Group will host a free community workshop on ‘Composting Basics.’ The workshop will take place on Saturday, July 11[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. Attorney General Lynch announced today that federal marriage benefits will be available to same-sex couples nationwide following the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges:  “Following the Supreme Court’s historic decision in Obergefell that every couple has the same right to participate in the institution of[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015.   Prominent ministers, labor organizations, and national figures in the movement against police crimes are joining the call to march on Chicago City Hall on August 29th. In August, the Black Lives Matter movement will mark the anniversary of the police murder of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2015 Supreme Court Decision on Same- Sex Marriage Benefits Older Seniors On June 26th, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down states’ same-sex marriage bans, effectively legalizing same sex marriage in all 50 States. This case builds on the Court’s 2013 Windsor decision that struck down the Defense[Read More…]

Letters Clarify Legal Obligations Under Constitution HOUSTON –(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. County clerks face legal perils if they fail to issue marriage licenses to eligible same-sex couples, stated the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas in letters sent to select county clerk offices in Texas yesterday. The letters explain in detail[Read More…]