Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is joining a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from limiting gender-affirming care

Shorewood seniors are once again taking part in nationwide protests against the policies of the Trump Administration on Thursday, July 17, this time in honor of the late congressman John Lewis.

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join

Plainfield Pride, a local LGBTQ+ advocacy group, says it has seen an uptick in support in 2025 despite hostile political climate.

Pride Month is celebrated each year in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. Kendall County Board member Brooke Shanley is disappointed the board has yet to adopt a resolution recognizing Pride Month.

A talented team brings the Tony-nominated musical comedy to the Woodstock Opera House stage.

Dozens of people rallied in support of transgender rights Sunday in downtown DeKalb. Many said they fear for their right to simply exist in the U.S., which under President Donald Trump has targeted trans visibility, access to crisis hotlines, service in the military and more.

Dozens of people rallied in support of transgender rights Sunday in downtown DeKalb. Organizers said the Trans Resilience Rally was to show public support and allyship for people they believe are unjustly and harmfully targeted under President Donald Trump's policies.

Area activists with Queer-Oriented Rural Resource Network and other groups said they’re planning a rally Sunday in DeKalb to support transgender people and communities they believe are being intentionally and unfairly targeted by the Trump administration.

The Ottawa Family Pride Festival is set to return Saturday, June 14, with a full day of family-friendly entertainment, music and games in downtown Ottawa.

A Pride Night of Remembrance will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 13, at Central Park in Ottawa, next to the YMCA.

Gov. JB Pritzker has made supporting LGBTQ rights a regular part of his platform as governor, including speaking at dinner events for the HRC and Equality Illinois in recent month

Safe Passage Inc. hosted its annual Take Back the Night March and Speak Out event in DeKalb this week to mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Residents from around Will County gathered in downtown Joliet to protest the policies of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk as part of the Hands Off movement on Saturday.

PFLAG Sauk Valley is a community of LGBTQ+ individuals, their family members, and allies. We find strength in sharing the certainty that – despite current political rhetoric – society actually benefits from building each human’s sense of belonging.

If successful, this would be the first time that a state would remove existing, explicit nondiscrimination statutory protections for gender identity, according to the Movement Advancement Project

One Book, One Town returns to Downers Grove March 5-13 and will feature special events sponsored by EQuality Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Public Library

EQuality Downers Grove, in partnership with the Downers Grove Public Library, invite residents to join in the third annual community-wide reading initiative, One Book, One Town, featuring a week of special events from March 5-13.

President Donald Trump has targeted the rights of transgender people in executive orders in his first two weeks back in office

A government memo aimed at implementing President Donald Trump’s order rolling back protections for transgender people has rippled through the federal government as agencies scramble to make changes to strip “gender ideology” from websites, contracts and emails

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their military service

President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration

A measure awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature will help protect transgender people and victims of domestic violence who seek to change their names, according to its proponents

Illinois lawmakers in early January could consider easing requirements for residents to change their names, a move proponents say will reduce risks for victims of domestic abuse, transgender residents and others

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district’s guidance for supporting transgender students

A workshop for the LGBTQ+ community will be held this this week at the Downers Grove Public Library to help guide individuals on actions they can take in everyday life to advocate for oppressed groups.

The Lockport event is hosted by the Queering The Binary Foundation, First Congregational Church of Lockport UCC and The Prideful Path Project.

The public comment period at the Plainfield Village Board meeting on Monday was focused on debate over the village flying the Pride flag each June during Pride month. At least one person - not a Plainfield resident - called for the village to fly the Christian flag instead.

David J. Silverman, attorney for the village of Shorewood, said case laws have declared these types of shows protected by the U.S. Constitution’s first amendment.

Gov. JB Pritzker has amplified calls this week for Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign in the wake of Sonya Massey's shooting.

A new chapter of PFLAG Geneva/Tri-Cities has formed to promote equality and support for the local LGBTQ community. Chapter president Elaine McClure of Campton Hills said it is a national human rights organization with over 400 chapters.

With a crowd in attendance, Geneva raised the Pride Flag, recognizing June as Pride Month for the third year.

Live music, crafts and a costume contest and parade for pets and people are just some of the activities on tap for this year’s Pride Fest in downtown Downers Grove.

Pride in the 815, a new event aimed at celebrating LGBTQ youth in the community, will take over Hopkins Park in DeKalb this weekend.

Donald Trump has mocked transgender people during his campaign, using language about gender identity that LGBTQ+ advocates say is wrong and harmful

Area youth looking to build community within LGBTQ+ spaces are invited to free sessions in DeKalb tailored to those ages 12 to 18.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced that it became easier for Illinois residents to change the gender listed on their birth certificate as of July 1, under a new law signed by Governor JB Pritzker in February.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has ruled a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples

In its third year, the annual DeKalb Pride Fest and March continues to grow and expand in more ways than one. Downtown DeKalb was filled Thursday with area residents who gathered to proclaim "Love is love."

There was no formal recognition of LGBTQ Pride or Juneteenth at last week’s Will County Board meeting following controversy over a potential decision to recognize a group that has been called extremist by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Those looking to celebrate Pride Month will find no shortage of ways to do that in Downers Grove.

Belong: Fox Valley is hosting its second annual Teen Queer Prom on April 21 in Batavia, according to a news release.

The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday’s Pride Night game against Vancouver because of security concerns involving a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country

Lake in the Hills' UpRising Cafe, the center of protests and the victim of vandalism after family-friendly drag show brunch was announced last summer, set to close March 31.

DeKalb resident Elizabeth Fern Jensen says she hopes sharing her journey and how it led to a victory helps pave a clearer path for transgender individuals like herself.

Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.

President Joe Biden has signed gay marriage legislation into law before a crowd of thousands, a ceremony that reflects growing acceptance of same-sex unions

Performers in Illinois told Shaw Local News Network that they think the recent rise in hostility toward drag shows in the suburbs has been driven by a small coordinated contingent who misrepresent drag and the nature of their shows.

The bipartisan legislation, which passed 258-169 with almost 40 Republican votes, would also protect interracial unions by requiring states to recognize legal marriages regardless of "sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin."