This Saturday: Remember Stacy Peterson and help victims of abuse

Stacy Peterson, missing since October 28, 2007

This Saturday, October 24, you are invited to participate in Groundwork’s First Annual Angels Against Abuse 5k Walk to raise funds for Guardian Angel Community Services, a Joliet-based non-profit that provides services to victims and families of domestic violence.

In memory of Stacy Peterson, Team: “Angels For Stacy” is partnering with the missing persons advocacy organization, Peace4 the Missing.

Visit the team page to join the team, walk, sponsor or make a donation.

By the way, you don’t need to join the “Angels for Stacy” team to participate. You can join a different team, start your own, or register without joining any team.

• WHERE:
  Hammel Woods, Crumby Recreation Area, Shorewood IL
  Enter on Black Road, .25 miles east of Rt. 59
• WHEN:
  Saturday, October 24, 2009
  8:00am Check-In. On-site Registration
  8:45am Opening Remarks by Will County State’s Attorney, James W. Glasgow
  9:00am Walk Begins
• FEE:
  $10 Registration
  Free T-Shirt with $50 Donation

Groundwork is a domestic violence program of the Guardian Angel Community Services, a non-profit 501c (3) social service agency. Groundwork operates a 24-hour emergency shelter that provides a safe haven for victims. Last year the shelter provided almost eight thousand nights of shelter. Nearly a third of those nights were for children who had been impacted by domestic violence. Additionally, Groundwork operates a 24-hour hotline providing crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals. All services are offered to victims free of charge. Groundwork also offers legal advocacy as well as individual and group counseling to adults and children.

Team Angels for Stacy/Peace4 the missing is not associated with the Friends of Stacy Peterson.

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Remember Stacy Peterson and help victims of abuse

On Saturday, October 24, you are invited to participate in Groundwork’s First Annual Angels Against Abuse 5k Walk to raise funds for Guardian Angel Community Services, a Joliet-based non-profit that provides services to victims and families of domestic violence.

In honor of Stacy Peterson, Team: “Angels For Stacy” is partnering with the missing persons advocacy organization, Peace4 the Missing.

Visit the team page to join the team, walk, sponsor or make a donation.

By the way, you don’t need to join the “Angels for Stacy” team to participate. You can join a different team, start your own, or register without joining any team.

• WHERE:
  Hammel Woods, Crumby Recreation Area, Shorewood IL
  Enter on Black Road, .25 miles east of Rt. 59
• WHEN:
  Saturday, October 24, 2009
  8:00am Check-In. On-site Registration
  8:45am Opening Remarks by Will County State’s Attorney, James W. Glasgow
  9:00am Walk Begins
• FEE:
  $10 Registration
  Free T-Shirt with $50 Donation

Groundworkis a domestic violence program of the Guardian Angel Community Services, a non-profit 501c (3) social service agency. Groundwork operates a 24-hour emergency shelter that provides a safe haven for victims. Last year the shelter provided almost eight thousand nights of shelter. Nearly a third of those nights were for children who had been impacted by domestic violence. Additionally, Groundwork operates a 24-hour hotline providing crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals. All services are offered to victims free of charge. Groundwork also offers legal advocacy as well as individual and group counseling to adults and children. 

Team Angels for Stacy/Peace4 the missing is not associated with the Friends of Stacy Peterson.
  

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Questions about the Peterson cases? Post them here.

Next Wednesday, Susan Murphy Milano will be debuting her new blogtalk radio show the Susan Murphy Milano Show.

Guests will include investigative reporter and author of, Fatal Vows: The Tragic Wives of Sergent Drew Peterson, Joe Hosey; and police perpetrated violence expert, Susan Rhoades.

Rescueapet and myself have been invited to to ask questions from you, the faithful followers of the Kathleen Savio and Stacy Peterson cases. If you are interested, please post your questions here in this thread and we will ask them live on the air.

The show airs at 3pm (Central time) on Wednesday, April 8th. To listen go to the Susan Murphy Milano Blogtalk Radio site and click on the “Click to Listen” icon. You can also participate in live chat during the show.
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Susan Murphy Milano

Susan Murphy Milano is the author of, Defending Our Lives, getting away from domestic violence & staying safe and Moving Out, Moving On: when a relationship goes wrong. Her new book, Time’s Up, how to leave and survive a dangerous relationship will be available July 2009.

Susan is an adult survivor of her parents’ violent marriage. Her father, a Chicago violent crimes detective, murdered her mother and then took his own life. Susan’s quest for justice was instrumental in the passage of the Illinois Stalking Law and the Lauternberg Act.

Joe Hosey

Joseph Hosey has been a reporter for the Chicago area’s Herald News since 1999 and has been on the cusp of every major development in the Drew Peterson case. He is the only member of the media to cover Kathleen Savio’s inquest, having broken the stories of her death and, later, the disappearance of Stacy Peterson.

Susan Rhoades is the President and CEO at National Organization on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence.  She has a blog called Officer-Involved Domestic Violence: Officers Who Stalk Intimate Partners

Joe Hosey photo credit: Janet Lundquist

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Is There a Recipe for Love?

Just in time for Valentine’s Day!

A group has joined together with a lovely project to honor Stacy Peterson and Kathleen Savio and raise money to bolster the efforts of domestic violence organizations. They are putting together a cookbook called “Recipe for Hope”.

This is no plain, ordinary cookbook; but a cookbook with recipes as well as safety tips for women caught in the cycle of abuse. They need your recipes!

If you would like to participate, write out your favorite recipe, add your name (or nickname) and city, if you like, and email it to: recipesforstacy@gmail.com

Or in lieu of a tasty dish, feel free to contribute a recipe of tips for someone who is looking to safely get out of the cycle of abuse! These valuable tips will be included in the cookbook in recipe form…sort of like:

• 1oz. call mom every day
• 1C self-defense classes
• stir in a pinch of caution and don’t let it boil over!

All of the printing costs have been generously donated to this project and proceeds will go to Groundwork at the Guardian Angel Home, in Joliet, Illinois. This is the shelter that received the proceeds from the one-year anniversary walk for Lisa Stebic. Had Kitty or Stacy looked for shelter in their area, this is the place they would have been referred to.

You’re in the Right Place…

…it just looks a little different.

Yep, this used to be called The Search for Stacy Peterson. We’ve changed the name based on your feedback, to Justice Cafe.

The appearance has also been changed to something less glaring and white. But the site is basically the same.  None of the content has changed.  All the old posts and comments are still here.  Use the menu on the right to see the latest posts and comments.

If you click around and find yourself lost, click on the HOME tab at the top of the page to get back to the main page.

Announcement – Your Thread – February 5

Morning all!

Along with the changing of the guard, Rescueapet and myself are going to be transitioning into editorial positions on the blog. In order to keep up the flow of information and discussion, we’ll be creating new posts to be commented upon, adding news and information and inviting guests to post from time to time.

I look forward to our continued discussions, and many new threads!

There’s also a new email address for any concerns, questions, etc.  Make sure to not use any of the old suburbanlife addresses.  New email: petersonstory@gmail.com

Facs

Farewell

Hello everyone,

This post is to inform you all that Suburban Life Publications has decided to discontinue coverage of the Peterson case. Now before anyone starts having heart palpitations, this means we will no longer be running the blog but the blog is not shutting down. An independent third party has agreed to take over maintenance and moderating duties so you will all still have a place to discuss the case.

As for me, I’ll be covering the city of Berwyn for Suburban Life. I’m excited about the move, which puts me much closer to home, but I will surely miss this. I can honestly say that this blog has been one of the most rewarding projects of my career and, although things got a little messy at times, I’ve enjoyed sharing the last year with you all.

It was a little bumpy at first, but I think that together we’ve created a truly unique space for discussion and news dissemination. I have faith that this can continue even without our involvement. This blog was always for you all anyway, and now it will belong to you. So, I thank all of you for your continued readership, passionate discussions, and for all that you’ve contributed to help make this small experiment into a success.

And with that…so long, it’s been fun.

-d-