Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2014. Earth Day at Thorn Creek this year celebrates soil on Saturday, April 26 from noon to 4 p.m.  What is soil anyway?  Soil is more than just dirt, and it is always forming.  More is known about stars millions of miles away than the soil[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. Paul Ryan’s April Fools’ Day Budget Would Cut Medicare Dramatically On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released another Republican budget proposal – this one for the 2015 fiscal year – that would slash programs that benefit seniors in order to cut taxes for[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), begins its second annual Unity Conference, “Navigating Medical Cannabis in the Mainstream,” in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 5. The event will be held at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW.[Read More…]

Pre-registration Required Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Financial Empowerment Fair on Wednesday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at New Faith Baptist Church, 25 S. Central Ave., Matteson. The fair will offer sessions on managing a budget in today’s economy, strategies for making[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is now able to process requests for Medicare Part A and Part B Special Enrollment Periods, and reductions in Part B and premium Part A late enrollment penalties for certain[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014.  Yesterday, the Center for American Progress released a new analysis that examines “How the Prison Rape Elimination Act Helps LGBT Immigrants in Detention.” The brief, by CAP Policy Analyst Sharita Gruberg, details the risks that LGBT immigrants face in the U.S. detention system, why these standards[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2014–The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host an educational meeting on Regional Cooperation in the Southland on Wednesday, April 16, at 7:00 PM at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard in Park Forest.  Ed Paesel, Executive Director of the[Read More…]

Registration Fees Increase After April 7 Portland, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2014. Join us May 8, 9, 10 in Portland, Oregon, for the 8th conference in our biennial series of clinical cannabis conferences. Our goal is to bring the latest research on cannabis and the endocannabinoid system (ECS) to health care providers.[Read More…]

University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014 – Technology has significantly changed the dating scene. Chicago’s Teatro Luna theater company explores the subject with their latest show, “Generation Sex,” which comes to the stage at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts April 11 at 8 p.m. With “Generation Sex,” Teatro Luna[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 28, 2014. The Voices of Triumph of the First Baptist Church will host a benefit concert in honor of Phillip “Poppie” Gaston on Saturday, April 19, at 4 p.m., at First Baptist Church, 80 N. Orchard in Park Forest, Illinois. Admission is free for the concert. A[Read More…]