Friday, March 14, 2025

Search results for keyword: Pride found in 106 News.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Mayoral allies in hot water over social media posts

Johnson's Communications Director Ronnie Reese is under fire for a 2010 tweet that said, “I brake for gay pride, reluctantly." Meanwhile, Ald. Debra Silverstein called a recent Facebook post by Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez "an antisemitic dog whistle."

lgbtq
  • by david hall
Traveling abroad for Pride Month? LGBTQ+ Chicagoans respond to worldwide travel alert

The U.S. State Department issued a "worldwide caution" alert, saying it had learned of an "increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events."

education
  • by david hall
Students protest Israel-Hamas war during School of the Art Institute of Chicago commencement

Many students carried — and tore onstage — flyers with images of a crown, bullets and bombs, symbolizing the Crown family, benefactors to the Art Institute who students say invest in weapons manufacturers.

israel-hamas-war
  • by david hall
Advocate Health staff stages protest, alleges disparities and discrimination in response to Gaza crisis

Advocate Medical Group physicians say the organization has fallen short in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, especially compared to donated aid and calls for peace after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.