On this coming Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14, 2015, the 2015 Equality Illinois Gala–the Midwest’s largest LGBT formal event–will fill two ballrooms in the Hilton Chicago, making an emphatic public statement that “love is love is love.” “Our annual extravaganza will feature couples and families for whom love knows no bounds,” said Bernard Cherkasov, CEO …
Tickets are now on sale for the 2015 Equality Illinois Gala on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Hilton Chicago. This event is not only one of the most exciting but it is also the largest LGBT event of its kind in the Midwest! Consistently drawing more than 1,400 guests in attendance, including nearly 100 …
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The Equality Illinois 2014 Gala Saturday night was the biggest and most successful ever, thanks to the record crowd of 1,400 celebrants, our dedicated volunteers, all the companies and individuals who were sponsors and donated items for the Silent Auction and bought pages in the program book, and the special guests, including Gov. Pat Quinn, …
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U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk will be presented with the Equality Illinois Freedom Award at the 2014 Equality Illinois Gala on Sat., Feb. 8 in the Hilton Chicago. In making the announcement today, Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of Equality Illinois, the state’s oldest and largest advocacy organization devoted to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Illinoisans, said the …
State Farm, a company founded in Bloomington, Illinois, that grew to become the nation’s largest insurer of homes and cars and a leader in supporting its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and customers, will receive the 2014 Equality Illinois Business Leadership Award. The recognition of State Farm by Illinois’ oldest and largest LGBT advocacy …
Chicago filmmaker Lana Wachowski will be presented with the 2014 Equality Illinois Freedom Award at the organization’s February 8th gala. A native of Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, Wachowski made her mark in the world of imagination, most famously by writing, directing and executive producing with her brother Andy Wachowski the “The Matrix” trilogy as well as …
Equality Illinois announces that the first of its annual Freedom Awards to be presented at the 2014 Equality Illinois Gala is going to the Chicago Urban League for spreading the message of fairness and equality. “For nearly a century the Chicago Urban League has been a fearless advocate for educational, economic and social justice for …
Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired) is a former soldier, an entrepreneur and investor, an adventurer and philanthropist, and a pioneer. And now, she has agreed to chair the Equality Illinois 2014 Gala. “A native Chicagoan, Col. Pritzker has always generously given of herself to the city, the state and the nation, including …