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|  | World AIDS Day commemorated at AIDS Garden Chicago 2023-12-03 On the rainy morning of Dec. 1, Chicago Parks Foundation and the AIDS Garden Chicago Board of Directors hosted a World AIDS Day commemoration at AIDS Garden Chicago, just south of Belmont Harbor on the Lakefront. ...
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|  | SAVOR Cody's dog drive, 'Dandy Holiday' and Santa 2023-11-27 New addition: Firewood BBQ, 1856 W. North Ave., has launched its newest weekend brunch item—the brisket pierogi Benedict. For a limited time only, Chef Art Wnorowski and wife/business partner Gosia Pieniazek are presenting this Benedict that ...
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|  | Openly gay OpenAI CEO back in charge of company 2023-11-22 On Nov. 21, OpenAI said it had reinstated Sam Altman as its chief executivethe latest chapter in a saga that involved a boardroom coup and staff backlash. The company, which is behind ChatGPT, also said it ...
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|  | NATIONAL Bishop removed, business news, Jezebel shutting down, MAP head 2023-11-17 Pope Francis removed the bishop of Tyler, Texas—a conservative prelate active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff, PBS reported. A one-line statement from the Vatican said the pope had "relieved" ...
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|  | Howard Brown Health Workers United members gather for post-strike rally 2023-11-16 Howard Brown Health (HBH) Workers United members held an evening post-Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) strike rally Nov. 15 in front of the new multi-story HBH Halsted clinic. It was the conclusion of their two-day strike that ...
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|  | Longtime Edgewater framing business owner contemplates what's next 2023-11-06 The large spit stains were still crusty and dry on Wall to Wall Framing's window on Saturday. They're evidence that remains more than two weeks after the incident that brought attention to the custom-frame shop's years-long ...
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|  | 30th anniversary of LGBTQ+ Bud Billiken Parade contingent celebrated 2023-11-06 The 30th Anniversary Ad Hoc Committee of Proud Black Lesbians and Gays celebrated the original Ad Hoc Committee of Proud Black Lesbians and Gays and members of the LGBTQIA+ community who in 1993 actively participated as ...
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|  | Berlin Nightclub workers urge customers to boycott as they fight for fair contract 2023-10-31 Berlin Nightclub workers are calling for people to boycott the LGBTQ+ club while they push for their first contract, which they hope will include increased wages and access to healthcare. Berlin Nightclub workers unionized in April ...
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|  | Longtime gay Chicago couple reflects on their 50-year love story 2023-10-31 When Chicagoans Bob Wolf and Peter Tortorello met each other for the second time, during the Friday night cocktail hours at the now-defunct gay-owned restaurant-bar The Trip in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood, in 1973, they knew right ...
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|  | SAVOR Bakery recommendation, venue slated to reopen, upcoming dinners 2023-10-29 Recommendation: Provo's Bakery is offering some really cool options for the latter part of the year. (Think holiday dinners and business catering events.) The Thanksgiving menu includes items such as pumpkin bread, various pies (pumpkin, a ...
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|  | HRC and Dylan Mulvaney to partner for 2024 SXSW Featured Session 2023-10-25 --From a press release - WASHINGTON The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced a key Featured Session at the South By Southwest (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals curated to discuss poignant LGBTQ+ issues. The panel, titled "When Beer Goes Viral: The Role ...
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|  | Plaques honoring MLB's Burke and marriage-equality added to Legacy Walk 2023-10-20 On the afternoon of Oct. 14, the Legacy Walk dedicated two new plaques, acknowledging both a prominent gay sports figure and the celebration for a historic milestone for Illinois. This year's additions honored gay Major League ...
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|  | State Treasurer Michael Frerichs honors LGBTQ+ leaders 2023-10-18 --From a press release - Gay Men's Chorus, Bar Association president, DePaul art professor honored during LGBTQ+ History Month celebration CHICAGO — Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today hosted a celebration to commemorate LGBTQ+ History ...
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|  | SAVOR A recommendation, a few Halloween events and stein-hoisting 2023-10-15 Restaurant recommendation: I've eaten at the Uptown mainstay Pho 888 several times—and I've never been disappointed. And apparently I'm not the only one who likes this "hole-in-the-wall" restaurant, as it's received several "best of ...
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|  | New research: Eight in ten LGBTQ+ employees feel comfortable being out at work 2023-10-10 --From a press release - NEW YORK CITY, NY — As our nation prepares to commemorate National Coming Out Day, Out Leadership's "Out to Succeed 2.0," [ https://outleadership.com/ ] a global workplace survey of LGBTQ+ employees finds historic progress for LGBTQ+ ...
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