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| | Nurses union announces tentative Howard Brown agreement
Illinois Nurses Association (INA) announced Aug. 6 that nurses employed by the Howard Brown Health system reached a tentative bargaining agreement with system officials the evening of Aug. 5. "The contract meets the nurses' core concerns, ... | |
| | Author Toni Morrison dies at 88
Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died at 88. Morrison was the first Black woman to receive the Nobel literature prize, awarded in 1993. Her novel Belovedin which a mother, Margaret, makes a tragic choice to ... | |
| | 'Trailblazer" confirmed to federal district bench in Illinois
The U.S. Senate, last week, confirmed lesbian magistrate Mary Rowland to a U.S. district court judgeship in Illinois, prompting U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth to express appreciation for the Trump administration's "willingness to work ... | |
| | Judge rejects Smollett request regarding special prosecutor
On July 31, Cook County Judge Michael Toomin rejected a bid from Jussie Smollett to reconsider his decision to appoint a special prosecutor in the controversial case against the embattled actor, The Chicago Tribune reported. Toomin ... |
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| | ACLU opens arguments for trans prisoners' healthcare rights
ACLU of Illinois began arguments the week of July 30 for a federal injunction they say would improve healthcare conditions for transgender state prisoners. According to a May lawsuit filed by five transgender Illinoisans, transgender state ... | |
| | Mills, Logue among ACS honorees
Attorney and activist Alan Mills was among those honored July 24 at the 2019 Legal Legends Luncheon of the Chicago Lawyers Chapter of the American Constitution Society. Mills, who is executive director of the Uptown People's ... | |
| | PASSAGES CMSA Hall of Famer/former North End co-owner Bobby Nicholson
Games were played Aug. 4, but with heavy heartsand tribute ribbons attached to players' and umpires' uniforms. The balls and strikes, safe and out calls were, in large part, secondary to the memories that ran throughout ... | |
| | Sebastian Patti: Legal icon talks past, health issues and accomplishments
To say Sebastian Patti has achieved milestonesfor himself and the LGBTQ communitymight be giving him short shrift. More than two decades ago, Patti, 66, became the first openly gay appointed judge and, in 2009, he took ... | |
| | Angela Barnes discusses chairing Center on Halsted's board
Growing up in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Angela Barnes learned the importance of "volunteering and giving back as much and as often as you can" early on from her parents. From bringing queer women ... | |
| | College student balances LGBTQ+ activism, student life
After her semester at a new college, Zaiden Sowle knew she found what was lacking at her previous college. Before, her experience at Connecticut Collegea small, liberal arts school in New London, Connecticutwas not the personal ... | |
| | Women & Children First, forty years of book-selling history
Full celebration schedule below
To celebrate Women & Children First's 40th anniversary, the store will be hosting a summer block party with a feminist slant Saturday, Aug. 24 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Honorary Women & Children First Way (Farragut ... | |
| | EXCLUSIVE: Community activists launch focus on Center on Halsted
After several community conversations this summer about allegations of racism from some Boystown business owners and other organizations, a Chicago activist organization is calling for Center on Halsted to drop its security ... | |
| | OP-ED How 'Queen Sugar' increases Black LGBTQ visibility
In 2018, there were more LGBTQ people of color on TV than their white counterparts. OWN's Queen Sugar is part of a quiet revolution of increasing queer representation on TV. Pose is rightfully getting the Emmy-nominated ... | |
| | MillerCoors' 'Tap Into Change' running all summer
MillerCoors is celebrating Pride all summer long in Chicago through the "Tap Into Change" program, which will direct a portion of the proceeds from every MillerCoors product sold at select accounts toward non-profit organizations. The program ... | |
| | Sen. Tom Cullerton replaced as Labor Committee chair
SPRINGFIELD State Sen. Tom Cullerton was replaced as chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, a move that comes four days after he was indicted on federal charges of embezzling money from a labor union. According ... | |
| | WORLD Tel Aviv stabbing, Gay Star News ends, LGBT issues in Poland
Police arrested a third suspect in a stabbing in Tel Aviv that left an LGBT teen from the Arab town of Tamra seriously wounded, The Times of Israel reported. The two main suspectswho presented themselves to ... | |
| | NATIONAL Consent decree, Lyft, AOC, priest, Univ. of Michigan
After more than three years of litigating, a North Carolina federal judge approved a consent decree that would protect the rights of transgender citizens in the state to access public accommodations like restrooms and locker rooms ... | |
| | New Dance for Life director named
Fewer than three weeks before Dance for Life is slated to take place, the organization announced the appointment of Kesha M Pate as executive director. Pate previously operated her own firm, Ahsek Media, offering consulting and ... | |
| | Janelle Monae headlines 'A Beautiful Future' at MCA
The evening before her unforgettable set at Lollapalooza music festival, performer Janelle Monae attended an event at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago on Aug. 1. The theme of the Belvedere Vodka event was "A Beautiful ... | |
| | Artemis Singers to join Women & Children First Bookstore Block Party
CHICAGO─Artemis Singers, www.artemissingers.org, Chicago's lesbian feminist chorus, will perform songs from 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Women & Children First 40th Anniversary Block Party, in honor of the bookstore. The non ... | |
| | Women & Children First Neighborhood Block Party to celebrate 40 years
CHICAGO, IL - In honor of our 40th Anniversary, Women & Children First Chicago's only feminist bookstore will be throwing a block party to say thank you to the community that has made us 40 years ... | |
| | 'TGNC Access to Surgical Services' Sept. 13
Howard Brown Health's Center for Education, Research and Advocacy (ERA) will host the 2019-2020 gender-affirming learning series "Holistic Care for TGNC People: Updates on Social, Medical, and Trauma-informed Care Continuum." ... | |
| | Immigration activist reflects on long road to the United States
New York City-based activist Uchechukwu Onwa, who is gay, said that he came to the United States from his native Nigeria "to be someplace where I could be free, someplace where I did not have to ... | |
| | PASSAGES Randy Boston
Randy Boston died July 1 in Rogers Park. He was 56. He was the eldest of six children and was preceded in death by his mother. Randy grew on Chicago's South Side, in the Back of the Yards community. He graduated ... | |
| | Crain's honors notable LGBTQ executives
Crain's Chicago Business has published a second annual Notable LGBTQ Executives with 84 Cbhicago area leaders in the business and nonprofit world. Included are: James Alexander, Co-trustee, Elizabeth Morse Genius ... | |
| | Women's national soccer team in Chicago on Oct. 6
U.S. Soccer announced the women's national team will play South Korea on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. at Soldier Field in the final match of the victory tour celebrating the Americans' World Cup title, The ... | |
| | Feds: State senator collected pay and benefits for "little or no work"
By Rebecca Anzel, Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD An Illinois state senator was formally accused of collecting a salary as well as health and pension benefits from a labor union "for which he did little or no work" by a federal grand ... |
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| | About Face at Unity Park on Aug. 16
The Chicago Park District Night Out in the Parks program is celebrating 2019 as The Year of Chicago Theatreand About Face Theatre will provide an LGBTQ-themed performance at Unity Park, 2636 N. Kimball Ave., on Friday, ... |
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| | Writers Theatre opens 2019/20 Season with Into the Woods
Glencoe, IL Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, opens its 2019/20 Season with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical masterpiece ... | |
| | ART
Del LaGrace Volcano:
'About Face' photographer on works, 'gender terrorism'
A variety of artists are exhibiting provocative works at "About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art" an exhibit at Wrightwood 659, 659 W. Wrightwood Ave. Among them is the redoubtable Del LaGrace Volcano, a genderqueer artist ... | |
| | We need to talk about the 'Pose' hospital episode right now
The TV show Pose, on FX, is nothing less than astounding to me. So much could have gone wrong, with the era, the themes, the characters, andthe aspect of the show closest to my heart and ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW Come From Away
Authors: Book, music & lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein At: Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. Tickets: 800-775-2000; BroadwayInChicago.com; $35-$105. Runs through: Aug. 18 With the United States flush with bigotry, mendacity, megalomania ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW Much Ado About Nothing
Playwright: William Shakespeare At: Oak Park Festival Theatre, 167 N. Forest Ave, Oak Park. Tickets: OakParkFestival.com . Price: $15-35. Runs through: Aug. 31 It's Shakespeare versus an army of cicadas at Oak Park Festival's Much Ado ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW The Spitfire Grill
Playwright: James Valcq and Fred Alley, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff At: American Blues Theatre at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: $19-49; stage773.com/showspitfiregrill. Runs through: Aug. 17 Female-driven musicals are still ... | |
| | NUNN ON ONE Alex Newell, living outside the box
Performer Alex Newell refuses to be put in a box. Best known for the playing the character Unique Adams in the Fox series Glee, Newell competed on Oxygen's The Glee Project beforehand to eventually earn a ... | |
| | SPOTLIGHT Violet Surprise, A Femslash Parody Festival
We love the title, Violet Surprise, A Femslash Parody Festival, at Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark Street, Aug. 9-11 only. Otherworld specializes in science fiction and fantasy theater so director Iris Sowlatwho has a self-proclaimed "passion ... | |
| | NUNN ON ONE 'A Little Night Music' with Bernadette Peters
The legendary Bernadette Peters has a career that has spanned decades thanks to her theater, television and film work over the years. She has taken home trophies along the way, including multiple Tony Awards, three Drama ... | |
| | NUNN ON ONE The talented Brian Justin Crum coming for Market Days
America's Got Talent finalist Brian Justin Crum came out to audiences on national TV during season 11. He told personal stories in between classic cover songs and returned for America's Got Talent: The Champions to sing ... | |
| | Billy Masters
"But at the same time, my God, if you're 3 years old and you're saying you're feeling a certain way, or you think you're a boy or a girl or whatever the case may be, I just think it's dangerous as ... | |
| | UPDATE Sheila E., Jake Shears, Macy Gray part of Market Days line-up
CHICAGOThe Northalsted Business Alliance (NBA) brings the beats to Boystown for this year's Northalsted Market Days, set for Aug. 10-11. The fest returns with five stages of non-stop entertainment, shopping, food and ... | |
| | FILM Fawzia Mirza, Kathy Griffin and much
more at Outfest
Founded by UCLA students in 1982, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit film festival Outfest celebrated 37 years of bringing LGBTQ stories to the screen. Presented by HBO, the festival ran July 18-28. This year, films were from ... | |
| | 'Doing Fine' dance event Aug. 22-Sept. 8
Culminating a year-long research process, Joanna Furnans will premiere Doing Finea new full-length dance performance over three weekends Aug. 22-Sept. 8. All performances are at 2 p.m. at the grey space, 1803 W. Byron St., #104. ... | |
| | Dance event 'Rampage' in Chicago on Aug. 11
Rival Productions (Milwaukee) and CircuitMom Productions (Chicago) are collaborating to present "Rampage"a new performance and dance event dedicated to the presentation of female identified, transgender and ... | |
| | THEATER REVIEW
Roast
Author: Harry Wood Directed by: Derek Bertelsen. At: The Comrades Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.. Tickets: $15-20; GreenhouseTheater.org. Runs through: Aug. 18 The Comrades team is presenting Derek ... | |
| | Critics' Picks
Ghost Quartet, Black Button Eyes Productions @ Stage 773, through Aug. 17Dazzling vocal and instrumental musicianship in the town's most unique musical; a mash-up of fantasy, gothic horror and fairytale with Dave ... | |
| | SHOWBIZ Comic-book heroes, Cara and Ashley, Chris Pine, Pride Summit
The animated character Aquaman was confirmed to be LGBT+ on the latest episode of Young Justice: Outsidersthe DC Universe's animated show about teenage superheroes, PinkNews reported. The latest episode, "Quiet ... | |
| | Gene Siskel Film Center to present Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Aug. 23-29
As a venue that celebrates all art forms and a public program of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Gene Siskel Film Center mourns the loss of the celebrated Black author and Nobel ... | |
| | Lollapalooza 2019: Great weather, defiant and eclectic acts
While Lollapalooza has already committed to four days again next year, it was very difficult to sustain the excitement and sell tickets for promoters with the festival this year. Four-day passes did not sell out until ... | |
| | Grant Park Music Festival includes Resurrection Symphony Aug. 16-17
CHICAGO (July 29, 2019) The 85th season of the Grant Park Music Festival, led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar with Chorus Director Christopher Bell, concludes in August at Millennium Park's Jay Pritzker ... | |
| | Pride Films and Plays to produce A Man of No Importance
Chicago, IL - Pride Films and Plays will stage the first Chicago production in more than a decade of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, the heartwarming musical created by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally, ... | |
| | Chef Iliana Regan Tells All in Memoir Burn the Place
Iliana Regan, the chef behind beloved Chicago restaurants Elizabeth and Kitsune, as well as Bunny Bakery, divulges her origin story in her new memoir Burn the Place, released by Agate Publishing in Evanston Tuesday, July 16. ... |
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| | TRAVEL Driftless and daring: Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Thousands of years ago when the glaciers razed the Midwest and flattened the landscape, they left certain areas untouched, unmarred. These areasknown as the "driftless" areasabound with lush, green, rolling ... | |
| | Shark-fin controversy surfaces in Illinois
In 2013, Illinois became a leader in shark conservation by banning shark-fin productsbut, according to an Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) report, five restaurants (three in Chicago, one in Champaign) in the state ... | |
| | SAVOR Fry the Coop
DISH Dining Guide by Joshua Irvine
Joe Fontana, like many a suburban dreamer like him, has come to the city. The restauranteur, who found success with Fry the Coophis spin on Nashville hot chickenin Oak Lawn and Elmhurst, made his recent Chicago ... | |
| | DINING Honey Butter, chef news, CBD event
Honey Butter Fried Chicken is continuing its Clucker Collab Chef Series, partnering with Jason Hammel, chef/owner of Logan Square spot Lula Cafe. Hammel's 20 Years Young Sandwich pays homage to Lula Cafe's 20 years of service, ... |
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