Join Chicago NOW for a LGBTQ informational panel
When: Tuesday June 15th
Time: 8pm - 9pm
Where: YWCA
Address: XX
Why: Chicago NOW will have a speaker come out to discuss current issues around marriage equailty and what YOU and WE can do to help further the cause.
Cost: FREE
Contact Melissa Satterlee at melissasatterlee@hotmail.com if you have any questions or would like to [...]
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Event: Chicago NOW Health Team Meeting
What: Club/Group Meeting
When: Tuesday, March 30, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Where: T’s Bar and Restaurant
RSVP: chicagonow.org@gmail.com
Come Make a Difference!
This will be a fun, casual meeting where you can meet like-minded feminists and learn about our upcoming volunteer opportunities in Women’s Health. We are interested in hearing your ideas as well!
About us:
The Chicago NOW Health [...]
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Help raise awareness and education about the effects of HIV/AIDS on women and girls. Join the Red Pump Project in honoring Rae Lewis Thorton, an HIV/AIDS activist.
What: The Red Pump Project with honoree Rae Lewis Thorton, an HIV/AIDS activist.
Where: Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St.
When: March 25, 2025
Time: 6 pm-9 pm.
More event [...]
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Want Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care for Women?
Help Pass HB 6205 by Contacting Your State Representative Today!
On March 10th 2010, The Reproductive Health & Access Act (HB 6205) was passed out of the House Human Services Committee. The next step toward comprehensive reproductive health care for ALL women in Illinois is for the full Illinois [...]
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Watch the video featuring Chicago NOW, Citizen Action of Illinois, Planned Parenthood and Personal PAC
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By Adrian G. Uribarri
March 09, 2025
If state Sen. Bill Brady’s race against Gov. Pat Quinn comes anywhere as close as his campaign against Kirk Dillard, then one thing is for sure: It won’t be womens’ groups that push him over the edge.
Nearly eight months before the general election, advocates for abortion rights and equal-pay legislation [...]
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March 5, 2025
BY FRAN SPIELMAN AND FRANK MAIN Staff Reporters
Female aldermen criticized Chicago Fire Commissioner John Brooks on Friday for his “intemperate” and “insensitive” response to an underling’s allegation of sexual harassment.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday on the underling’s accusations that Brooks called her repeatedly, came on to her sexually and targeted her for [...]
February 10, 2026
Dear Mr. Cohen,
Thank you for requesting a meeting with the Chicago Chapter of the National Organization for Women to discuss the future of your political career. Chicago NOW has been a stalwart defender of the rights of women and girls since 1967. We appreciate that you recognize that fact enough to reach out [...]
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From Progress Illinois, Adam Doster, Friday February 5th, 2010, 4:25pm
A broad coalition of anti-violence and women’s groups held a press conference in Chicago to discuss the recent revelations about the Democrat lieutenant gubernatorial nominee’s history of violence and harassment. Due to their nonprofit status, most of the [...]
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