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The Equality Illinois Freedom Award, which honors individuals who demonstrate remarkable vision, courage, and leadership in the effort to achieve full equality for LGBTQ individuals in Illinois, will be presented to Jim Bennett at the 2018 Equality Illinois Gala. The gala will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 in the Hilton Chicago. Gala information, […]

The Equality Illinois Business Leadership Award, given annually to organizations that demonstrate remarkable vision, courage, and leadership in the effort to achieve full equality for LGBTQ individuals in Illinois, will be presented to Planned Parenthood of Illinois at the 2018 Equality Illinois Gala. The gala will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 in the

From a U.S. senator to gala celebrants to volunteers, the Equality Illinois 2017 Gala Saturday night was filled with love for LGBTQ Americans and the many communities we intersect that have come under attack from the new administration, including refugees and immigrants, women, and people from all races, nationalities and religions. Thank you to everyone

The excitement is building for the Equality Illinois 2017 Gala on Saturday night at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. You can still join the fun by clicking the link to purchase tickets today. The important work of Equality Illinois advocating for the civil rights of LGBTQ Illinoisans is funded by events such as the gala. When

The Equality Illinois 2017 Gala this Saturday will feature individuals who have benefited from the work of the state’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, recognize those who have fought for equal rights and cared for our community, and offer a vision for the ongoing fight to improve the lived equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,

We’ve entered into a new year and are excited about many new things, such as our 2017 Equality Illinois Gala taking place in just ONE MONTH from today! Join us, commemorate with us, and help us take equal rights for #LGBTQ Illinoisans to a new and exciting level. To get excited, watch the video below.

  Chicago Human Relations Commissioner Mona Noriega and Personal PAC CEO Terry Cosgrove will be the 2017 recipients of the Equality Illinois Freedom Award for their lifelong commitment to fighting for the civil rights and personal freedoms of all Illinoisans, the organization announced Monday. The recognition will be made at the Equality Illinois 2017 Gala,

For its dedication to improving the lives of LGBTQ Illinoisans, Equality Illinois will honor the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago with its Business Leadership Award. The recognition will be made at the Equality Illinois 2017 Gala, the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ formal celebration, to be held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at

We are excited to announce the Equality Illinois 2017 Gala on February 4, 2017 at the Hilton Chicago. The Midwest’s largest LGBTQ gala and fundraiser supports the work of Equality Illinois. The Equality Illinois 2017 Gala is a celebratory winterfest of the accomplishments that advanced LGBTQ rights over the last year and a gathering of

One week ago tonight – U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi accepted the Equality Illinois 2016 Freedom Award at our 25th Anniversary Gala in the Hilton Chicago Hotel. Her full acceptance speech and other moments during the Equality Illinois Jubilee Gala, including the recognition given the Mariano’s grocery chain with the 2016 Equality Illinois Business

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Thank you, President Obama, for greeting tonight’s Equality Illinois 25th Anniversary Gala with your message. You honor us.

The Equality Illinois 25th Anniversary Gala this Saturday will celebrate a quarter century of progress for LGBT Illinoisans and the organization’s enduring commitment to securing equal treatment for all. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is the special guest for the jubilee celebration of the state’s oldest and largest organization advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual and

J.B. Pritzker, the Chicago entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist and longtime advocate for LGBT causes, is the chair of the Equality Illinois 25th Anniversary Gala, we announced today. The Feb. 6 gala at the Hilton Chicago will honor House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi with the 2016 Equality Illinois Freedom Award and the Mariano’s grocery chain with

Now that 2016 is upon us, it’s time to make your plan to celebrate at the largest LGBT event of its kind in the Midwest, the Equality Illinois Gala on Saturday, February 6. Join us in celebrating our 25th Anniversary at the 2016 Gala and help us honor our Freedom Award recipient, House Democratic Leader

Congratulations to the Mariano’s​ grocery chain, which will be recognized with the 2016 Equality Illinois Business Leadership Award for its outreach to the LGBT market and embrace of LGBT employees. The award will be presented at the Equality Illinois 25th Anniversary Gala at Feb. 6, 2016. From the planning stages of Mariano’s entry into the

To help Equality Illinois celebrate its Silver Anniversary year and the work behind its quarter century of advancing LGBT rights, four companies have agreed to become Jubilee Sponsors–BMO Harris Bank, Coca-Cola, MillerCoors and United Airlines. Their contributions will fund statewide educational and outreach activities throughout 2016 and help Equality Illinois chart its course for the

Happy Valentine’s Day from Equality Illinois. We’re excited to be celebrating tonight at the 2015 Equality Illinois Gala at the Hilton Chicago Hotel.  With the gala falling this year on Valentine’s Day, we highlight the significance that this first full year of ‪marriage equality‬ holds for LGBT Illinoisans. Valentine’s Day used to be a day

The contributions made by the Illinois business community toward the work of Equality Illinois, the state’s oldest and largest advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Illinoisans, continue at a robust pace, fueled by a shared belief that fairness and inclusiveness are not only the right thing to do but are also good business practices.

Illinois native Lea DeLaria, a groundbreaking performer who was the first out comedian to appear on a late-night talk show and whose numerous stage and screen appearances include her standout role of prison inmate Big Boo in the hit Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” will be honored with the Equality Illinois Freedom Award.

The TransLife Center of Chicago House is the recipient of the 2015 Equality Illinois Freedom Award for providing critical services to transgender Illinoisans. In announcing the recognition on Wednesday, Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of Equality Illinois, said, “The TransLife Center demonstrates remarkable vision, courage, and leadership in the effort to achieve full equality for transgender people