Lightfoot’s ICE Accountability Project builds database of alleged immigration agent misconduct
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is gathering evidence of alleged misconduct by federal immigration agents and creating a public database she says could help hold them accountable. The ICE Accountability Project is a public database designed to collect and preserve evidence of “increasing misconduct” by federal agents…
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Vincent Uribe builds bridges within Chicago’s art community
Expo Chicago, the city’s largest art fair, returns to Navy Pier April 9–12. This year’s edition has slimmed down—130 galleries versus last year’s 170—and also eliminated the Special Exhibitions section, a move that’s rattled nonprofits and smaller arts organizations. For them, visibility matters.No one knows that better than Vincent Uribe. A 35-year-old artist and gallerist,…
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Out the Archives: Pride celebrations across Latin America in 2000
Out the Archives is a recurring feature diving into the Windy City Times collection, offering a look back at the rich history of LGBTQ+ Chicago. In this edition, we look back at the July 2000 issue of En La Vida. In most issues of En La Vida, ‘Tierras Distantes’ chronicled the happenings in LGBTQ+ news…
Nation & World
Chicago couple among those trapped in Puerto Vallarta unrest
Several LGBTQ+ Chicagoans were among those caught up in violence in Puerto Vallarta following the assassination of Jalisco New Generation Cartel Leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes by the Mexican military on Feb. 22. Violent…
Theater / Dance
Banned by the Nazis: ‘Der Silbersee’ (‘The Silver Lake’) is reclaimed by Chicago Opera Theater
There are major historical and political reasons why most audiences are unfamiliar with Der Silbersee (The Silver Lake). Chicago Opera Theater is reclaiming this obscure German hybrid work for its Chicago premiere at the Studebaker Theater in early March. Der Silbersee was the last collaboration between The Threepenny Opera composer Kurt Weill and German expressionist playwright Georg Kaiser. Their…
Music
We Keep Us Safe throws Queer Happening in support of Brave Space Alliance
On the chilly evening of Feb. 28, the new organization We Keep Us Safe held its inaugural queer happening Let Yourself Shine with Brave Space Alliance as the beneficiary. The event took place at i0 Theater, 1501 N. Kingsbury St., and invited guests to “come as your shiniest self” for a soiree that featured ambient performers, curated art installations, stylistically…
Film / TV / Gossip
‘Sinners’ dominates 2026 Dorian Film Awards, Rose Byrne and Amy Madigan take acting prizes
Eva Victor’s ‘Sorry, Baby’ Garners Two Wins; Ryan Coogler Earns Three Honors in a Breakout Year for Bold, Community-Driven CinemaSponsored by Tello Films March 3, 2026, Los Angeles – GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, the second largest entertainment journalists organization in the world, today announced the group’s 2026 Dorian Film Awards, with Sinners emerging as the…
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Trans Up Front Illinois marks one year with Light the Way Soiree, TDOV rally
One year after two trans parents organized a protest in a blizzard outside Lurie Children’s Hospital, Trans Up Front Illinois is marking the milestone with two major events: its first Light the Way Soiree and a second annual Transgender Day of Visibility rally. The organization will host the Light the Way Soiree March 21, followed two…
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LBTQ Giving Council hosts International Women’s Day dance
The LBTQ Giving Council of Chicago Foundation for Women’s annual International Women’s Day Dance raised more than $40,000 for granting programs in a dance-filled party at the Hairpin Arts Center March 7. More than 200 women and allies joined together in an event that traces its roots back to dances from the 1980s. The LBTQ Giving Council…