Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– eNews Park Forest is pleased to welcome Celebration Ministries to our permanent listing of clubs and organizations. Celebration Ministries is a brand new ministry in Park Forest. It is a place where God’s love is Celebrated, people are Connected, Cared for and live out their Calling. What[Read More…]
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House Hears Testimony On Landmark Employment Non-Discrimination Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2009. The House Education and Labor Committee heard testimony today on H.R. 3017, a bill that would finally end workplace discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. There is also a version of that bill, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), pending in the Senate. Currently, it remains[Read More…]
Domestic Partners Seek To Intervene In Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin’s Domestic Partner Law
MADISON, WI–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2009. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion before the Wisconsin Supreme Court today on behalf of five same-sex couples asking that the couples be allowed to participate in a lawsuit that will decide whether the state’s newly enacted domestic partner law violates Wisconsin’s anti-gay marriage[Read More…]
Park Forest Nurses Club To Hold 8th Annual Seminar
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2009. The Chaos and Confusion of Cardiac Drugs (Clarifying by Classifying) is the topic of the eighth annual Park Forest Nurses Club Seminar to be held on Saturday, October 3 from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Hilton Hotel, 9333 S. Cicero Avenue,[Read More…]
Tennessee Appeals Court Unanimously Upholds Rights Of Lesbian Mom
NASHVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2009. A three-judge panel of the Tennessee Court of Appeals has unanimously ordered a trial court to reconsider a ban preventing a divorced mom from having her partner of 10 years and her own children stay overnight at her home at the same time. The trial court had[Read More…]
Two Green Thumbs Up For Western Avenue School
Western Avenue parents Carrie Malfeo (left) and Maggie Bachus help level the ground before placing another side to the raised garden bed. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Steger, IL–(ENEWSPF)– ME4E, Multidisciplinary Education for the Environment, has been working with the PTO at Western Avenue Elementary School in Flossmoor, IL and is proud to[Read More…]
Exploring the Park Forest Area Farm History
St. Ann Catholic Church. (Photo: Park Forest Historical Society) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Sunday September 20, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in the Park Forest Village Hall Board Meeting Room, the Park Forest Historical Society will hold a brief Annual Meeting for its membership followed by discussion of an intriguing project. The[Read More…]
ME4E Continues Work with School District 163
Michelle O’Connor, ME4E Co-Founder, sharing a student created video to a family at Forest Trail Middle School’s Open House. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– ME4E, Multidisciplinary Education for the Environment, has been working with the students in School District 163 for the past several years. Whether it’s a monarch program[Read More…]
League of Women Voters Kick-Off Potluck
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest area begins each new season with a fabulous potluck dinner at the home of Marge Friedman-Scherr who was honored last year for fifty years of membership. This year we will again meet at Marge’s home (33 Monee Road,[Read More…]
‘It’s A Great Day For America, Everybody!’ Craig Ferguson Has A Book Coming Out!
Commentary. It’s a great day for America, Everybody! Craig Ferguson has a book coming out! It may be a biography. And then again, it may not. I’m watching him right now, and he’s absolutely hilarious. Honestly laughing, sitting there drinking from his serpent mug. Buy his book, for heaven’s sake![Read More…]
