Rick Garcia with state Sen. Heather Steans. Photo by Kat Fitzgerald (MysticImagesPhotography.com)

Rick Garcia. Photo by Kat Fitzgerald (MysticImagesPhotography.com)

EI board member Art Johnston, state Reps. Deb Mell and Annazette Collins, and Rick Garcia at a 2008 Equality Illinois event. Photo from Windy City Times archives