DOJ probes Illinois schools over LGBTQ+ policies, but won't say why
The Department of Justice is investigating whether 36 Illinois schools, including one Chicago charter network, have included "sexual orientation and gen
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Chicago Cubs Unveil 2026 Pride Night Jersey Honoring Boystown's Legacy Walk and LGBTQ+ Icons
The Chicago Cubs have released details on their 2026 Pride Night jersey, incorporating design elements from the rainbow pylons of Chicago's Legacy Walk in the historic Northalsted neighborhood, also known as Boystown.
LGBTQ+ icon Henry Gerber receives Halsted Street plaque
On the afternoon of Oct. 11, a contingent of about 35 people met at 3311 N. Halsted St. for an induction ceremony by Chicago Legacy Project for activist Henry Gerber.
Chicago LGBTQ+ icon Henry Gerber to be honored with Legacy Walk plaque on National Coming Out Day
Lori Cannon, ‘AIDS Angel of Chicago,’ Dies at 74
Lori Cannon got started as a caregiver at a young age. One of her brothers was born with a heart defect and died at 14. The other had a motorcycle accident that left him with brain damage.
Chicago’s Outdoor Museum: The Legacy Walk and its Mission
In the heart of Chicago’s historic Northalsted neighborhood, a unique and powerful monument stands as a testament to the LGBTQIA+ community’s enduring spirit and profound impact on the world.
HONORING THE LIFE OF LORI CANNON; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 137
Legacy Project sets sail with Summer Yacht Party
On Aug. 6, 235 LGBTQ+ community members, allies and friends set sail at the 5th Annual Legacy Project Summer Yacht Party.
‘She Changed So Many Of Our Lives’: Longtime HIV/AIDS Activist and LGBTQ+ Community Advocate Lori Cannon Dies at 74
Lori Cannon, a longtime HIV/AIDS activist and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community in Chicago, died Sunday following complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 74.
Lori Cannon, tireless ‘AIDS angel,’ dead at 74: ‘She took care of the whole universe’
Understand the terror of the times. To be a gay man in the mid-1980s: young, just figuring yourself out, suddenly sick with HIV, dying from a dread disease, AIDS — a death sentence that tortures you first with nausea, exhaustion, lesions, emaciation, diarrhea, confusion, blindness.