AURORA — Registration is now open for the inaugural 5K Rainbow Run & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk as a part of Aurora Pride this June. From the registration website: Registration Fees & Race Shirts Price through May 10th: 5K Run: $35 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk: $25 REGISTER EARLY!! Race shirts guaranteed to those who register by…
AURORA — Aurora Pride Festival has started fundraising for this year’s Pride event. They’re kicking it off with a GoFundMe. From the GoFundMe page: This past June, Indivisible Aurora held the first ever Pride Parade in the Chicago suburbs. The response was rousing. The reviews were incredible. We saw thousands of participants and spectators turn…
AURORA — The organizers of Aurora Pride are now accepting vendor applications for the 2019 festival. From their Facebook group post: Aurora Pride is now accepting vendor applications for our June 2019 Marketplace event! ** Don’t wait! Applications are due by January 25th!** This community event will be a family-friendly shopping experience in the Downtown…
AURORA — The Aurora Pride Festival is looking for sponsors as planning gears up for its 2019 set of events, scheduled for June 7 through June 9. With sights set higher than ever, the Aurora Pride Festival boasts numerous events throughout the weekend including a Rainbow Run 5K, Pride Marketplace, opening and closing celebrations, and…
CHICAGO — Protest over the firing of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session and Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker taking over supervision of the Mueller investigation were planned across the state on Thursday. While protests nationally were coordinated by MoveOn.org, Illinois actions were organized by local groups and individuals. Protestors are concerned that Whitaker, who had…
AURORA — Youth Outlook will be holding their annual gala at Pipers Banquets in Aurora on Saturday, Nov. 3. From the Facebook event: Youth Outlook is celebrating our 20th Anniversary at this year’s Dare to Dream Gala. Please save the date of November 3rd, 2018 and join us as we honor our past and look…
AURORA — Aurora Pride Festival, the Pride celebration in Illinois’s second largest city, announced today that an entry from Alisa Kober of Arlington Heights as their logo for 2019. Indivisible Aurora announced the contest in mid-July. Alisa came out ahead of 20 semi-finalists. Among the prizes she wins are a $300 cash prize, t-shirt and…
AURORA — Indivisible Aurora is looking for a new logo for the 2019 Aurora Pride Festival. The political organization, which was the organizers of Aurora’s first Pride, said in a post on their website that “the logo needs to be unique and help promote the Aurora Pride Festival’s goal of, ‘Promoting the inclusion and support…
CHICAGO — The Human Rights Campaign released its annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI) this week. The index rates the largest cities in each state on local laws and policies for LGBTQ. In Illinois, Chicago came in as the most friendly city in the state while Naperville, the fifth largest in the state and one of…
