June 6: NCJW’s “Women of Justice” Awards Dinner

East Bank Club 500 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL, United States

Put this one on your calenar and plan not to miss it !!!!!  It's the 2023 "Women of Justice" Awards Dinner of the National Council of Jewish Women, Chicago North Shore Section. Honoring Lorie Chaiten and Jill Lexier and featuring keynote speaker Jill Wine-Banks, author of The Watergate Girl, MSNBC legal analyst and co-host of […]

June 10: Woodstock PrideFest

Woodstock Square 121 West Van Buren Street, Woodstock, IL, United States

It's the annual Gay Pride Fest in the central square of Woodstock, and it's always huge (and it's going to be even bigger this year, given the ongoing attacks on LGBT+ people.)  And it's always really, really fun, interesting and informative.  And if anything illustrates the truth of adage, "an attack on one of us, […]

June 17: McHenry County Juneteenth Freedom Day Festival

Woodstock Square 121 West Van Buren Street, Woodstock, IL, United States

Juneteenth is Freedom Day, commemorating the emancipation of African-American slaves in the United States, and thanks to some enlightened legislators, now a federal holiday. Please join us for the Juneteenth—Freedom Day Festival, on the Square in Woodstock, IL on Saturday, June 17 from 3-5:30 pm.  It will be a historic celebration of Black Emancipation featuring […]