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News and events from the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore.

Buffalo Grove neighbor complains about Pride decorations, they get gayer

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | May 21, 2020

BUFFALO GROVE — Since Buffalo Grove Pride was pushed back until 2021, the community has been planning for a Pride Drive past homes decorated for Pride. And not everyone seems to have been happy about the decorations.

Carolyn Heyman Pinta, one of the organizers of the suburb’s Pride celebration, received an anonymous letter on Thursday. While the letter did thank the Pinta family supporting LGBTQ rights, they also thought it could be toned down.

Both Pinta and people in the Buffalo Grove Pride Facebook group have basically taken that as “So… go bigger then?”

Brave Space Alliance announces founding board of directors

Lilly Wachowski reads Ivanka, Elon Musk after 'red pill' tweet

Buffalo Grove Pride hosting virtual Drag Queen Story Hour

Bolingbrook Pride cancelling 2020 picnic

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International Mr. Leather secures new dates in September

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | May 1, 2020

CHICAGO — International Mr. Leather (IML) announced Friday that they had secured a new date for the annual event, September 24-27, 2020.

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Chicago Pride Parade, festival postponed

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | April 22, 2020

CHICAGO — The Chicago Pride Parade, the third largest in the country and the largest in the Midwest, announced on Wednesday that they were postponing the event.

“We are sad to announce that the annual Pride Parade will not take place this year on June 28,” said parade coordinator Tim Frye in a statement. “We announce this postponement in the hope that conditions will allow the parade to take place later this summer or early fall.”

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Reps. Kelly, Takano host COVID-19 call with Chicagoland LGBTQ Task Force

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | April 21, 2020

CHICAGO — On Monday morning, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Chicago) and U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, hosted a COVID-19 conference call discussion with members of the Illinois Second District LGBTQ Task Force.

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UIC clinical trials investigate COVID-19 treatments

By UIC Today | April 3, 2020

CHICAGO — The University of Illinois at Chicago is participating in two clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments.

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Aurora, Buffalo Grove Prides pushed back to 2021

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | April 1, 2020

BUFFALO GROVE — Aurora and Buffalo Grove became the latest cities to postpone Pride on Wednesday.

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Chicago mayor embraces meme worthiness to promote shelter in place

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | March 31, 2020

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has become an meme phenomenon with her actions to encourage and enforce social distancing in the city. And she seems to be embracing it.

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International Mr. Leather postpones for 2020

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | March 20, 2020

CHICAGO — International Mr. Leather, the largest indoor LGBTQ event in the state and the largest leather event in the country, is postponing their annual Memorial day event.

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Transgender woman wins Illinois judicial primary

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | March 18, 2020

CHICAGO — Chicago attorney Jill Rose Quinn won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for a vacant judicial seat. After the November election, she will be the state’s first out transgender elected official.

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Newman beats anti-LGBTQ Lipinski in Dem primary

By Tom Wray, Publisher/blogger | March 18, 2020

WESTERN SPRINGS — Challenger Marie Newman beat incumbent Dan Lipinski in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Illinois 3rd congressional district.