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•	Three men hit by car and killed near Jeffery Pub; car found, but not driver [UPDATES]

•	Monkeypox vaccine events being held Aug. 13-14

•	Big Cities Health Coalition holds monkeypox virus briefing

•	CDPH, community partners provide monkeypox update as Market Days nears

•	Brittney Griner found guilty, sentenced to nine years

•	Voters preserve abortion rights in red state Kansas

•	Pritzker issues monkeypox public-health emergency declaration

•	Michigan court: State law protects LGBTQ+ people

•	New York, San Francisco issue monkeypox declarations

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Three men were killed and another was injured after a hit-and-run crash in the city's South Shore neighborhood. Authorities said the crash happened around 5 a.m. on Aug. 14 in the 7000 block of S. Jeffery ... more

•	Journalist Chuck Colbert passes away at 67
•	SHOWBIZ 'The L Word,' drag queens, Tanya Tucker, Wanda Sykes, David Bowie
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•	PASSAGES Chicago Latino Theater Alliance Executive Director Myrna Salazar dies at 75

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Chicago Digital Equity Fund and Tech Desk launched
GET Cities—an initiative focused on accelerating the leadership and influence of women, trans and non-binary people in tech—has partnered with Gumbo Media and DePaul University's Women in Entrepreneurship Institute to ... more

•	Three men hit by car and killed near Jeffery Pub; car found, but not driver [UPDATES]
•	Taste of Greektown festival returns to Chicago Aug. 26-28
•	MCA to show 'Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s to Today'
•	Five Worth Finding: Movie short, 'Kaepernick,' ice cream and more
•	Cook County officials discuss MPV timelines

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Actor Ezra Miler seeking treatment for mental-health issues
After troubling behavior that has included charges of harassment and felony burglary, as well as allegations of assault and abuse, non-binary actor Ezra Miller (Justice League; The Perks of Being a Wallflower), said they are seeking ... more

•	Brittney Griner appealing conviction
•	10th biennial Bingham Cup taking place through Aug. 21
•	WORLD Vietnam's pro-LGBTQ+ move, Grindr kidnappings, Taiwan event

Film / TV / Gossip

•	Five Worth Finding: Movie short, 'Kaepernick,' ice cream and more
•	SHOWBIZ 'The L Word,' drag queens, Tanya Tucker, Wanda Sykes, David Bowie
•	Billy Masters

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THEATER Red Summer, connecting the 1919 Chicago race riots to present-day
University Park, IL—Governors State University's Center for Performing Arts announces the world premiere of Red Summer written by Lookingglass Theatre's Andrew White and MPAACT's Shepsu Aakhu, composed by Shawn Wallace ... more

•	THEATER Kokandy's 'Sweeney Todd' running Sept. 8-Nov. 6
•	COMEDY Talking with 'World' traveler Annick Adelle
•	Congo Square Theatre's 'What to Send Up When It Goes Down' at Lookingglass on Sept. 24-Oct. 16

Music

Chicago trans rapper Lila Star releases new song
Chicago trans rapper Lila Star (most known for her guest vocals on Shea Coulee's 2017 single "Cocky") has released the music video for her latest single, "Sex Appeal," which may strike some as a tribute to ... more

•	Taste of Greektown festival returns to Chicago Aug. 26-28
•	THEATER Kokandy's 'Sweeney Todd' running Sept. 8-Nov. 6
•	Market Days marks 40 years

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MCA to show 'Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago will run "Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s—Today," organized by Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator Carla Acevedo-Yates, on Nov. 19, 2022-April 23, 2023. According to a press release, ... more

•	StoryStudio Chicago's LGBTQ+ nonfiction writing class starting Aug. 17
•	Haven Chicago presenting first-ever Festival Au Cinema on Aug. 26-28
•	Journalist Chuck Colbert passes away at 67

Trans

•	NATIONAL: Conn. candidate, trans study, D.C. attacks, Palm Springs Pride
•	Chicago trans rapper Lila Star releases new song
•	NATIONAL Okla. schools, Tenn. lawsuit, political items, Mich. library

AIDS & Health

•	NATIONAL: Conn. candidate, trans study, D.C. attacks, Palm Springs Pride
•	WORLD Vietnam's pro-LGBTQ+ move, Grindr kidnappings, Taiwan event
•	COVID CDC 'streamlines guidance'; new info for immunocompromised

Lesbian

Brittney Griner appealing conviction
Russian news agencies have reported that attorneys for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal of her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, according to PBS Newshour. Griner, an eight-time all-star center with ... more

•	SHOWBIZ 'The L Word,' drag queens, Tanya Tucker, Wanda Sykes, David Bowie
•	WCT co-founder Tracy Baim stepping down from The Chicago Reader
•	PASSAGES Trailblazing lesbian activist Pat Norman dies

Sports

•	Sky snag #2 seed in playoffs; Red Stars, Cubs fall; White Sox win
•	10th biennial Bingham Cup taking place through Aug. 21
•	Chicago Fire FC fall; Cubs, White Sox both win

Youth

Sexual-misconduct report findings force Chicago charter-school leader to leave
A Chicago Public Schools inspector general's report substantiating allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct with a student forced Tim King, the head of a prominent charter school network, to resign recently, WBEZ reported. King, who founded Urban ... more

•	Utah school district removes LGBTQ+ books from libraries
•	NATIONAL Lesbian activist dies, school report, Robin Roberts, Joe Rogan
•	Florida school districts sued over 'Don't Say Gay' law

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