 |  | Applications open for Chicago community advisory councils - CHICAGO— Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Commission on Human Relations ( CCHR ) today launched an open call ...  | | | Boy Scouts files for bankruptcy in wake of sex-abuse lawsuits - The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy as it deals with approximately 300 lawsuits from men who say ... | | | Candace Gingrich endorses Warren at LGBTQ event - Activist Candace Gingrich announced her endorsement of Elizabeth Warren for President at a Chicago LGBTQ and allies Come Out for ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Local deportation defense group calls for vigilance, reporting ICE, border patrol activity - Chicago, IL - This afternoon reports announced the Trump administration's intent to send Border Patrol tactical units from the southern ... | | | Reports: Tactical border agents to deploy to immigrant-welcoming cities - CHICAGO ( February 14, 2020 ) — The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is issuing the following response ... | | | EI announces legislative endorsements, including 13 LGBTQ legislative candidates - CHICAGO - Equality Illinois, the state's civil rights organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Illinoisans, today announced endorsements ... | | | Equality Illinois endorses Kim Foxx for Cook County State's Attorney - CHICAGO - Equality Illinois, the state's civil rights organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ( LGBTQ ) Illinoisans, ... |
| | Applications open for Chicago community advisory councils - CHICAGO— Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Commission on Human Relations ( CCHR ) today launched an open call ... | | | Equality Illinois endorses Kim Foxx for Cook County State's Attorney - CHICAGO - Equality Illinois, the state's civil rights organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ( LGBTQ ) Illinoisans, ... | | | March 7 fundraiser set for Elgin's first Pride Parade and Festival - Organizers of the first Elgin Pride Parade and Festival will be holding a benefit for the summer event on Saturday, ... | | | Mary Griffith, Champion of LGBTQ rights, has passed away - LOS ANGELES—Mary Griffith, iconic crusader for LGBTQ equality, passed away after a lengthy illness on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 at ... | | | PASSAGES Gordon Lewis Smith - Gordon Lewis Smith, age 68, of Chesterton, Indiana, died January 14, 2020. On that day, he'd taken the train to ... | | | NEA supports dozens of Chicago arts organizations - National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) Chairman Mary Anne Carter announced that organizations in every state in the ... | | | EI announces legislative endorsements, including 13 LGBTQ legislative candidates - CHICAGO - Equality Illinois, the state's civil rights organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Illinoisans, today announced endorsements ... | | | Howard Brown Health unveils expansion plans for North and South sides - Howard Brown Health announced a multi-year expansion plan that it says will better serve its current and future patients. Howard ... | | | Reports: Tactical border agents to deploy to immigrant-welcoming cities - CHICAGO ( February 14, 2020 ) — The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is issuing the following response ... | | | Local deportation defense group calls for vigilance, reporting ICE, border patrol activity - Chicago, IL - This afternoon reports announced the Trump administration's intent to send Border Patrol tactical units from the southern ... | | | Candace Gingrich endorses Warren at LGBTQ event - Activist Candace Gingrich announced her endorsement of Elizabeth Warren for President at a Chicago LGBTQ and allies Come Out for ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Reeling co-director stepping down - Richard Knight Jr. is stepping down from his role as co-programming director of the annual event Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ ... | | | 30 Under 30 Awards to be held June 24 - Windy City Times will again mark Pride Month with its annual 30 Under 30 Awards. The ceremony will take pace ... | | | Boy Scouts files for bankruptcy in wake of sex-abuse lawsuits - The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy as it deals with approximately 300 lawsuits from men who say ... | | | WORLD Marriage in Mexico, European report, arrests in journalist's murder - The Congress in the Mexican state of Sonora is now getting pressure from federal legislators to approve a measure allowing ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | NATIONAL Legislators walk out, hit-and-run arrest, lawsuits, Dan Reynolds - Democratic lawmakers in Virginia's legislature walked out as a Republican-invited pastor delivered a prayer that condemned homosexuality, LGBTQ Nation reported. ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | ELECTIONS 2020 JUDGES (COGHLAN VACANCY) James Derico Jr. on current judgeship, church, LGBTQ history - Cook County Circuit Court Judge James Derico Jr.—a member of the LGBTQ community—finds himself in the position of several of ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | ELECTIONS 2020 ILLINOIS STATE REP (9TH DISTRICT) Candidate Ty Cratic on LGBT issues, campaign challenges - Political consultant TyJuan "Ty" Cratic, who is openly gay, is one of several candidates vying to fill the vacancy left ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Panel talks lesbians, feminism in Chicago during the '70s and '80s - Extended for the online edition of Windy City Times - Lesbians and Feminism in Chicago in the 1970s and '80s was the focus of a panel discussion Feb. 12 at ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | ELECTIONS 2020 Early voting info; election judges needed - Early voting for the March 17 primary elections will take place March 2-16. From Feb. 19 through March 1, early ... | | | 'Drag Them to the Polls!' Feb. 20 - "Drag Them to the Polls!"—a voter education effort to get out the LGBTQ+ vote in the Chicago area by celebrating ... | | | LGBT-procurement goals make up main part of MWRD meeting - The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District's ( MWRD's ) Committee on Affirmative Action held an informational study session on LGBT procurement ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | Affinity says goodbye to executive director Imani Rupert-Gordon - Staff and supporters of Affinity Community Services sent off departing Executive Director Imani Rupert-Gordon with a celebration at its South ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Suburban district settles anti-trans lawsuit - After more than four years, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 settled a lawsuit brought by transgender former student Nova Maday, ... | | | Census official talks LGBTQs' relevance - According to Timothy P. Olson, associate director for field operations for the U.S. Census Bureau, it is imperative that members ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | Exhibit examines works of refugee, immigrant writers - The American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., celebrates refugee and immigrant writers with its newest exhibit, "My America: Immigrant ... | | |
ELECTIONS 2020:
ILLINOIS STATE REP (5TH DISTRICT) Lamont Robinson on past accomplishments, future goals - Lamont Robinson, Jr.—a Chicago business owner and insurance agent who became the first openly gay Black state legislator in Illinois ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | ELECTIONS 2020 COOK COUNTY CLERK Jacob Meister talks hopes for reforms - Attorney/activist Jacob Meister is making his second attempt vying for the Cook County Court Clerk post that is being vacated ...
Author: Matt Simonette | | | ELECTIONS 2020 Guide to the LGBTQs - This year's primary elections will feature a record number of openly LGBT candidates throughout Illinois. The list includes: 1. Karla ... | | | Windy City Times printable election charts - For printable Election Guide charts, please follow the link: . Please check back here on March 4, 2020. ... |
| | Steppenwolf for Young Adults offers I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter events - CHICAGO ( February 13, 2020 ) — Steppenwolf for Young Adults ( SYA ) is proud to announce two additional ... | | | OUTspoken at Beverly Arts Center to Place LGBTQ Stories in the Spotlight - ( Chicago, February 12, 2020 ) — The Beverly Arts Center presents an evening with LGBTQIA storytelling collective OUTspoken on ... | | | At 20 years of The Laramie Project, call goes out for submissions - The Laramie Project, a play by Moises Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project, had its world premiere production ... | | | THEATER REVIEW Roan @ The Gates - Playwright: Christina Telesca Gorman At: American Blues Theater at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: $19-$39. Runs through: Feb. ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | FASHION 2020 Sneaker Gala shares message about local human trafficking - Sneakers brought together fashion enthusiasts at the 2020 Sneaker Gala this year, hosted at Loft on the Lake. The purpose ...
Author: Vee L. Harrison | | | 'Butches Who Cook'on March 15 - The Facebook group LezInColor is hosting its first cooking competition, "Butches Who Cook," Sunday, March 15, 1-6 p.m., at the ... | | | 'Lipstick & Lyrics' Feb. 22, 28-29 - Chicago Gay Men's Chorus will present "Lipstick & Lyrics: All In The Family,"—a live-singing drag show on Feb. 22, 28 ... | | | Black Ensemble Theater opens Season of Change with Legends the Musical - CHICAGO, IL — Black Ensemble Theater opens its 2020 Season: Season of Change with Legends the Musical: A Civil Rights ... | | | ShOWBIZ 'Drag Race' judges, Dwyane Wade, 'Porgy,' Of Montreal, Cirque du Soleil - RuPaul Drag Race's season-12 guest judges consist of film, music, television, fashion and political figures such as Nicki Minaj, Whoopi ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Joffrey Ballet announces 2020-2021 season - February 18, 2020 ( Chicago )— Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, proudly ... | | | ART Vaginal Davis talks storied career at Art Institute event - A packed house greeted renowned artist Vaginal Davis as she took the stage for her one-woman show, No One Leaves ...
Author: Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times | | | THEATER REVIEW Lipstick Lobotomy - Playwright: Krista Knight At: Trap Door Theater, 1655 W. Cortland Ave. Tickets: $20-$25; Trapdoor.ticketleap.com. Runs through: March 21 Home, goes ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | THEATER REVIEW Emma - Playwright: Paul Gordon ( book, music & lyrics ) At: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier. Tickets: 312-595-5600; ChicagoShakes.com; $35-$90. Runs ...
Author: Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times | | | THEATER REVIEW Roan @ The Gates - Playwright: Christina Telesca Gorman At: American Blues Theater at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: $19-$39. Runs through: Feb. ...
Author: Mary Shen Barnidge | | | OPERA REVIEW The Queen of Spades - Score: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Libretto: Modest Tchaikovsky; after Alexander Pushkin. At: Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Dr. Tickets: ...
Author: Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times | | | THEATER REVIEW The Boys in the Band - Playwright: Mart Crowley At: Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Rd. Tickets: WindyCityPlayhouse.com Price: $75-95. Runs through: April 19 ...
Author: Karen Topham | | | NUNN ON ONE COMEDY Zach Zimmerman bringing 'Fabulous' tour to Chicago - Out comedian Zach Zimmerman's first comedy album Clean Comedy debuted at number one on the iTunes Comedy charts. He's a ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | CONCERTS Grammy Awards; Super Bowl's halftime; Yola and Amythyst; Deadmau5 - January and part of February felt like springtime in Chicago, with intermittent snow showers, clouds of fog and the rare ...
Author: Vern Hester | | | NUNN ON ONE TELEVISION Actress brings Da'Vine performances to various roles - Performer Da'Vine Joy Randolph grew up in Philadelphia and studied musical theater in school. This led to a Tony-nominated performance ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | Billy Masters - "I thought, 'Why does he have to do that?' I mean, it seemed like he was living a fine life. ...
Author: Billy Masters | | | MUSIC
Mykal Kilgore: Out singer on NAACP award nod, $2 wine and Billy Porter
- Mykal Kilgore definitely marches to the beat of his drum. The singer certainly possesses talent ( as witnessed by his ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | '...Love Is Queer to Stay' throughout Feb. - The Laughing Stock Theatre production The Masquerade; Or, Love Is Queer to Stay presents a queer spin on classical tropes, ... | | | SocialWorks' Black History Month Film Festival through March 1 - SocialWorks' 3rd Annual Black History Month Film Festival will run at Showplace Icon Theater, 1011 S. Delano Ct., through March ... | | | 'Judy & Liza' tribute March 5-April 5 - The tribute show "Judy & Liza—Once In A Lifetime: The London Palladium Concert" will be presented at the Greenhouse Theater ... |
| | Chicago Gay Hockey Association participating in Blackhawks Pride Night - The CGHA ( Chicago Gay Hockey Association ) is participating in the first official Chicago Blackhawks Pride Night at the ... | | | Make a pit stop in Indy for a gay ol' time
- Approximately three hours outside of Chicago, Indianapolis, Indiana has a lot to offer travelers in terms of cuisine, history and ...
Author: Jerry Nunn, Windy City Times | | | SAVOR Doc B's; The Dandy Crown - DISH Dining Guide - I first had a taste of the offerings at the River North location of Doc B's Restaurant + Bar ( ...
Author: Andrew Davis, Windy City Times | | | Four Red Stars players invited to SheBelieves Cup camp - The United States Women's National Team announced its 26-player roster for the upcoming SheBelieves Cup training camp. Chicago Red Stars ... | | | Women to report, produce Blackhawks match on March 8 - International Women's Day is on Sunday, March 8—and NBC Sports Network will celebrate by using an all-female crew to broadcast ... | | | BUSINESS Entrepreneur works with Beyonce's parents on 'Diverse Perspective' - Entrepreneur Rhett Lindsey has created a news and social platform so unique that even Beyonce's parents were eager to be ...
Author: Sarah Toce | | | Yarbrough officiates special Valentine's Day wedding - On Valentine's Day, Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough officiated the wedding of Bronzeville couple Ivan Bujan, 34, and Charles Long, ... | | | PHOTOS Sidetrack - Feeling the love of Sidetrack's Valentine's Day party. Joseph Stevens Photography ... | | | PHOTOS Jackhammer - No one does it harder than Joe Whitaker's FuKr party. Joseph Stevens Photography ... |
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