"Closing our doors is the direct result of the horrific attacks, endless harassment, and unrelenting negative misinformation"
Chicago’s first Black woman & first openly gay mayor failed to get enough votes Tuesday to advance to an April 4 runoff election
"Hate has no home here, & we're not afraid. We love our neighborhood. We work with local police, locally elected officials. We feel safe"
Awake Illinois has repeatedly used hostile epithets against those they disagree with, labeling them “groomers,” “hateful,” and “perverts”
Lake in the Hills had created “a victory for hateful, anti-LGBTQ+ voices who attacked the owner and bakery after coverage of the drag brunch”
There had been a family-friendly drag show for all ages scheduled for later on Saturday, but UpRising Bakery & Cafe cancelled the event
Lori Lightfoot in 2019 became the first Black lesbian woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city, the nation's third largest
