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Sinead O’Connor is missing, possibly suicidal
She reportedly went for a bicycle ride Sunday morning, but never returned.
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Former House speaker sentenced to over a year in prison
“I am sorry to those I hurt and misled,” Dennis Hastert said. “What I did was wrong and I regret it.”
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Blackhawks player Andrew Shaw apologizes for antigay slur
I know my words were hurtful and I will learn from my mistake.”
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To sidestep antigay law, Chicago’s mayor will help North Carolina businesses relocate
Rahm Emanuel also says he will he ban the use of city funds for nonessential travel to the state.
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Teen seeks Boy Scouts’ top honor with gay community project
Troubled for years by scouting’s anti-gay policies, the usually quiet kid decided to honor Chicago’s gay community, including young people made homeless when their families pushed them out.
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Two days after settlement, school district to reconsider transgender locker room deal
School officials in a suburban Chicago district said Friday they may back out of a newly minted deal with the U.S. Department of Education allowing a transgender student to use a girls’ locker room.
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Illinois school district OKs deal over locker room access
A suburban Chicago school district has approved a deal allowing a transgender student a separate changing area in a girls’ locker room.
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HIV-positive doctor says his dog saved his life
“When Dogs Heal” tells the stories of HIV-positive people and their dogs in an exhibit launching in Chicago on Tuesday — World AIDS Day.
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US Rep. Quigley: New group to address transgender rights
Among the first topics they’re tackling is how to reduce violence against transgender Americans.
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Educators defend ‘privacy curtains’ for transgender girl
They’re prepared to go to court to defend their “creative accommodation” for a transgender student who wants access to a girls’ high school locker room.