CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC 7, Chicago's No. 1 station for news, is celebrating Pride Month on all of its platforms, including two special virtual town halls on June 10 and June 24. This week's forum is moderated by ABC 7 Chicago's I-Team Consumer Investigative Reporter, Jason Knowles ...
Physical spaces for people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community are disappearing throughout the country and have been for decades ...
In Chicago's newly-renamed North Halsted neighborhood, 40 rainbow pylons form the Legacy Walk, mounted with plaques taking the public through LGBTQ+ history.
"The meaning of this community to the larger LGBTQ diaspora cannot be understated," said Mayor Lori Lightfoot ...
As the first openly LGBTQ+ Cook County Commissioner, Kevin Morrison was proud to kick off Pride Month in the county with the raising of the rainbow pride flag at Daley Plaza.
For the first time ever, it will fly throughout the month ...
June is Pride Month and we’re joining forces with Jewel Osco to celebrate Pride Together. This theme celebrates the importance of community and acknowledges that we are stronger together as work to spread love, acceptance, and empathy ...
PEORIA (WEEK) -- The people behind new PPS lesson plans that focus on accomplishments and contributions of people who are LGBTQ say their goal is to show that people of different sexual orientations have done great things ...
PEORIA – Gay and transgender people have made great contributions to society throughout history, but their stories are rarely told ...
Peoria Public Schools will be adopting an LGBTQ+ inclusive history curriculum starting with the 2021-2022 school year ...
Some may call them the “Unsung Heroes” of American History. Figures—some well-known, some not as much—each one, though, making an impact in their communities.
... You'll also hear how in compliance with a state law requiring inclusive history lesson plans, Peoria Public Schools will begin using the Legacy Project curriculum for high schools next spring. The free curriculum developed in Chicago will teach students about LGBTQ figures in U.S.