UUCC New Drop Site for Organically Grown Procduce  The new drop-off site for organically grown produce from Genesis Growers Community Supported Agriculture is the Unitarian Universalist Community Church in Park Forest at 70 Sycamore Drive (1/4th mile south of Steger Road at Western Ave.) www.uuccpf.org Purchase a share at[Read More…]

The Pittsburgh Channel and many other media outlets sent a news alerts indicating that Senator Edward Kennedy was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital after falling ill at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport. Kennedy, 76, spent two hours in the emergency room before being transported via MedFlight helicopter to Massachusetts General[Read More…]

Potential Ballot Measure Now Moves on to the Senate Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, released a statement today on the Arizona House of Representatives’ vote to put a proposed state constitutional amendment to prohibit[Read More…]

SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ned Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference, released the following statement on behalf of California’s Bishops and the California Catholic Conference, following the California Supreme Court’s decision declaring the state’s Defense of Marriage Act (Proposition 22) unconstitutional, thus allowing same-sex marriages to take place in California:[Read More…]

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Since its incorporation in 1984, the City of West Hollywood has been one of the most ardent advocates for the legal rights of same-sex couples and the right to marry. Tonight the members of the West Hollywood City Council will join with other leaders from the Lesbian,[Read More…]

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–It’s time to kick up your heels and be “Mary!” The month of June not only marks the official start of summer, but also commemorates the anniversary of the modern gay rights movement. Cities across the globe take this opportunity to celebrate freedom and equality for everyone regardless of[Read More…]

Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, May 15 (IPS) – Farmers in the Diyala province in Iraq have been hit by just about every crisis possible. First the security disaster dried up supplies and markets, then lack of electricity cut irrigation, and now comes a drying[Read More…]

The alerts just started pouring in from the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and others: John Edwards will endorse Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination tonight at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, a spokeswoman for the Obama campaign said. This is great news for the Democrats[Read More…]

Updated Thursday, May 15, 3:10 p.m.  Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A boil order that had been in place for some residents in Park Forest has been lifted as of 2:30 pm Thursday. Residents affected by the boil order can resume normal water usage. A precautionary boil order was issued for residents of[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— A man who was shot on Hemlock Sunday night later died, according to police. According to a press release issued by the Park Forest Police Department, on Sunday, May 11, at approximately 11:00 P.M., the Park Forest Police were dispatched to the area of Court H-6 on[Read More…]