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News and events from the central portion of Illinois, generally Springfield, Peoria, Decatur and Bloomington.
NORMAL — Illinois State University (ISU) Athletics will hold its first-ever Pride Night on Friday, Jan. 24, at the women’s basketball game versus reigning Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, Drake.
NORMAL — A clothing swap for LGBTQ people and allies will be held at the Normal Public Library on Sunday, Jan. 26.
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield’s Pride Fest, has been nominated for a Downtown Award by Downtown Springfield Inc.
SPRINGFIELD — Alex McCray, who has been working as an activist since his teens, died last week.
The State Journal-Register of Springfield reported on Monday that the 22-year-old had been majoring in social work at Fontbonne University in St. Louis. The newspaper said the transgender man had been at the forefront of a bathroom access battle at Williamsville High School several years ago.
SPRINGFIELD — The 2020 Women’s March will be at the Illinois State Capitol grounds on Saturday, Jan. 18.
PEORIA — The River City Pride Festival in Peoria announced this week it is officially open for vendor and sponsor applications.
PEORIA — The Corn Stock Theatre will be premiering “Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche,” a comedy, this weekend a their indoor Theatre Center building.
BLOOMINGTON — The Prairie Pride Coalition is running a survey for a planned weekly LGBTQ+ group.
BLOOMINGTON — Twelve local nonprofit programs in Central Illinois have been awarded a total of $37,641 in grants by the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation this past week.