The East St. Louis Black Woodstock Festival happens on the 4th. The town of Brooklyn, America’s first incorporated Black town, is finally honored for its place along Route 66. Artstarts Company hosts a Wizard of Oz-themed summer camp for kids and teens. It’s Southern Illinois Dailies for 7-2-26.
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Art Coop, inc. kicks off its Big Gay Art Show fundraiser for Uniting Pride of Champaign County and the Greater Community AIDS Project. The B-N PrideFest Choir starts rehearsals Sunday. And AgeLinc seeks sign-ups for its murder mystery fundraiser at Pole Barn Chic. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 6-30-26.
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Democratic Congressional challenger Julie Fortier holds three town halls this weekend. The Downstate Illinois Trans Organizaton hosts a Trans Pride Picnic Saturday. And the Carbondale Area School District provides free breakfast and lunch for kids and teens through Aug. 10. It’s Southern Illinois Dailies for 6-25-26.
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Saturday in Chicago brings diverse ways to celebrate Pride month: eighteen metal bands at Pride Metal Fest, LGBTQ+ authors at the Chicago Pride Book Fest to benefit Brave Space Alliance, and Proud to Run Chicago, the 5K/10K to benefit Trans Up Front IL, the Youth Empowerment Performance Project, and the Lighthouse Foundation.
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Heralded musician Alysha Brilla performs tonight in Rockford at an event for older queer adults. This weekend, Yorkville Area Pride hosts its first annual Pride Fest, and the Joliet Pride Network hosts its Enchanted Forest Queer Prom for Youth. It’s Northern Illinois Dailies for 6-23-26.
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A Juneteenth Block Party Friday by the Black Chamber of Commerce of Southern Illinois, a Summer Solstice ritual Saturday for Southern Illinois pagans, and a full weekend of Pride in Quincy by State Street Theater: its Southern Illinois Dailies for 6-18-26.
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Check out two Central Illinois Pride events today: the West Peoria Pride Party by Peoria Proud, and the Prairie Pride Coalition Pride Picnic in Normal. Coming Wednesday, LGBTQIA+ teens can check out a Pride Month collage workshop with acclaimed artist and instructor Adda Farcas. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 6-14-26.
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The Chicago Pride Parade celebrates its “Free To Be Proud” theme and its grand marshals. Oak Park plans its Pride Night Out for Thursday, while First Presbyterian welcomes back Flamy Grant. It’s Chicagoland Dailies for 6-9-26.
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Ignite Pro Wrestling raises funds for Rainbow Cafe, Columbia & Waterloo merge their Prides for a second year, and Metro East Pride invites book-lovers to a swap. It’s Southern Illinois Dailies for 6-6-26.
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The Macomb Pride Picnic celebrates spoken word Saturday. Logan County PrideFest, also Saturday, asks why “the Earth is being mean.” And Sparky Ringside in Peoria raises money Sunday for the River City Pride Festival. It’s Central Illinois Dailies for 6-5-26.
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