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'All in Illinois' launched to reinforce message to stay home
- Gov. JB Pritzker launched a new statewide effort April 2 called "All in Illinois" to reinforce the state's core message, backed by scientists and public ...
Lightfoot names next police superintendent
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot named former Dallas police Chief David Brown as the next leader of the Chicago Police Department at an April 2 press conference, ...
FDA loosens restrictions on gay men who donate blood
- On April 2, The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) said it would loosen some of the restrictions that have blocked gay men from ...
LGBT people more likely than non-LGBT people to face housing instability
- A new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law examines challenges facing LGBT people in accessing affordable and secure housing. Compared to ...
Democratic National Convention now in August
- In a letter to the media, The Democratic National Convention (DNC) media logistics team announced that the 2020 event will be held the week of ...
Arts for Illinois launches with grants for artists, groups
- Arts Alliance Illinois joined Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in launching Arts for Illinois—a collaboration between the State of Illinois, the ...
About Face Theatre's Wonka Ball and Laced production postponed
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- CHICAGO ( April 1, 2020 )— About Face Theatre today announced the postponement of its annual benefit gala and its planned production of LACED, which ...
International Prides coming together for June 27 event amid COVID-19 cancellations
- Pride organizations around the world have come together to organize a "Global Pride" event on Saturday, June 27, in response to the hundreds of Pride ...
Five Worth Finding: From an absorbing memoir to cool socks
- —Ordinary Girls: A Memoir: In this hard-hitting memoir, Jaquira Diaz writes of struggling with depression and drug abuse while growing into her identity as a ...
Advocates: LGBTQs face additional complications in pandemic
- Members of the LGBT community face additional healthcare challenges as they contend with the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, according to national LGBTQ-health advocates and officials speaking ...
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Gay sign-language interpreter on press conferences, LGBTQs
- As a child, Michael Spencer Albert never knew how important his hands would be one day as an interpreter for the deaf community. He was ...
ELECTIONS 2020 Jill Rose Quinn heads toward being state's first openly transgender judge
- Among those notching victories on March 14, during Illinois' primary, was Democratic judicial candidate Jill Rose Quinn. Her win was significant in many ways—including the ...
CAKE postponed until June 2021
- Because of coronavirus-related concerns, Chicago Alternative Comics Expo ( CAKE ) and CAKE-related activities are being postponed until a proposed date of June 2021. In ...
CMSA events shut down through May 9
- Because of COVID-19-related concerns, The Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association ( CMSA ) is expanding its suspending all game play, team practices and social events through ...
STREAMING THEATER REVIEW Methtacular!
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Playwright: Steven Strafford Via: 16th Street Theater, 6420 16th St., Berwyn. Tickets: 708-795-6704 or 16thStreetTheater.org; . $12 per person/on your honor. Available through: April 4 ...
BOOKS Legendary Chicago 'lesbian of conscience' tells her story
- In Emily L. Quint Freeman's no-holds-barred 262-page memoir, Failure to Appear: Resistance, Identity and Loss, she provides a gripping true-life story of a lesbian of ...
MOVIES Astrid Ovalles hits the 'Road'
- Venezuelan-born actress/writer/director Astrid Ovalles is the secret ingredient in the upcoming kinky dramedy Road of Bygones. The coming-of-age story centers around three women who embark ...
Billy Masters
- "Spend more time on your knees than on the internet."—Mike Pence shares his advice at a Christian school. I'm not sure what one has to ...
IN THE LIFE Bradshaw Wish: Yoga in the age of COVID-19
- Bradshaw Wish is a yoga instructor with quite a following. However, dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has been difficult for everyone, including those involved in ...
New Order, Pet Shop Boys in Chicago in September
- New Order and Pet Shop Boys confirmed a co-headlining tour of North America. The two British electronic bands announced that The Unity Tour will kick ...
Open TV virtual screenings April 7
- Open TV—the platform that helped launch the careers of Brown Girls, Fatimah Asghar and Sam Bailey and the Brown Girls series—is releasing its fifth cycle ...
Pritzker extends state's stay-at-home order through April 30
- Building on the state's efforts to flatten the curve of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois and following consultation with experts in Illinois and across the ...
Cook County commissioner urges census participation
- Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison will wrap up "#2020Census at the Brookfield Zoo," a weekly video series featuring information about the 2020 census and ...
Organizations ask LGBTQs to pledge to run for office, online panel April 2
- Washington, DC — This Thursday, April 2, LGBTQ Victory Institute and 40 partner organizations will hold the second annual National Out to Win Day, which ...
Bolshoi Ballet June performance at Auditorium Theatre postponed
- The Bolshoi Ballet's performances of Swan Lake at the Auditorium Theatre, originally scheduled for June 10-14, have been postponed as a result of COVID-19. The ...
Court Theatre reschedules The Gospel at Colonus to the 2020-2021 season
- Chicago, IL - Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, and Angel Ysaguirre, Executive Director, announces new dates ...
Courts stand up for women's reproductive rights during Coronavirus Pandemic
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Multistate coalition formed to ensure abortion remains "Essential" service
- NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a federal judge ensured that women in the State of ...
Brave Space Alliance, Trans Liberation Collective begin COVID-19 Trans Relief Fund
- CHICAGO — On the International Trans Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to the celebration and liberation of the trans community worldwide, two of Chicago's ...
Benjamin Scheuer releases "I Am Samantha" for International Transgender Visibility Day
- Canvasback Records/Atlantic Records is proud to announce the release of "I Am Samantha" from singer-songwriter Benjamin Scheuer. The touching track recounts the real-life journey of ...
Restaurants: COVID-19 responses, tips and developments
- With Illinois pretty much under lockdown through at least April 30, restaurants are doing what they can to help others—but it's also about people supporting ...
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